The Providence Center Appoints Donald Barbeau and Mathew Stark to Board of Trustees

PROVIDENCE, RI (March 26, 2010) – The Providence Center, a community-based outpatient behavioral health organization, announces the following appointments to its board of trustees:

Donald Barbeau, president and owner of Coffee Express, Ltd. brings over 20 years of experience serving the community to The Providence Center's board of trustees. Barbeau has been a board member of the Pawtucket Water Supply Board since 2002 and vice chairperson of the board since 2007. He is an active member of Saint Teresa’s parish in Pawtucket and has been serving as parish council president since 1997. Barbeau has also been a member of the Pawtucket Lions Club since 1989 and served on the Club’s board of directors from 1997 to 2007. He is currently vice president of the Pawtucket Lions Foundation. Barbeau holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Bryant University. He resides in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Specializing in government affairs, legislation, policy development and healthcare, Matthew Stark brings a history of public service to The Providence Center’s board of trustees. As director of policy and legislative affairs for the city of Providence since 2008, Stark oversees government affairs at the local and federal level. He has also served as principal policy associate at the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner from 2006 to 2008 and as communication director at Stark Group, a strategic marketing group for small businesses, from 2003 to 2006.

Stark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/creative writing from the University of Rhode Island. He resides in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The Providence Center annually serves over 10,000 adults, children and adolescents experiencing mental illness, addiction and emotional problems. Since its establishment in 1969, The Providence Center has been part of Rhode Island’s exemplary behavioral health care system, offering a comprehensive array of treatment and rehabilitation services. For more information call 276-4020.