Board of Directors

Moné Cassier

Co-founder and Executive Director

Moné is a successful small business owner in the New Hampshire seacoast area. She is a person in long term recovery with 15+ years experience. Moné has been active in the Women’s T.C. (therapeutic community) Program at the Strafford County House of Corrections for the past 14 years where she facilitates a 12-step recovery group, and she has successfully completed the Recovery Coach Academy (CCAR)

Moné is passionate about women’s health and fitness, as well as supporting women in recovery. Moné has combined these two interests by running half-marathons as fund raisers with all proceeds going to support women in recovery. The last two half-marathons raised the seed money to help make Sober Sisters Recovery at Malley Farm a reality. She is also a proud mother of an amazing son and loves spending time at her second home on beautiful Kauai where she connects with her family and recharges her batteries.

Mark Sipple

President

Mark has served New Hampshire’s youth and families as Executive Director of Malley Farm Boys Home for over 30 years. He’s an experienced professional leader in the nonprofit community and is active on city and state committees that address addiction, education, mental illness, and affordable housing. Mark attended College of the Holy Cross, has a B.A. in Public Policy, and was a member of the Peace Corps in Honduras.

Dale & Laura Houde

Laura Houde, Secretary

Dale and Laura Houde are both individuals in long term recovery from substance use disorder. They live in Dover, have three adult daughters and two Boston Terriers. They enjoy camping, motorcycles, boating, spending time with family and friends, and helping others in their community.

Dale is a local small business owner and a maintenance technician for the City of Dover Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Laura is the Practice Coordinator for the Wentworth Health Partners Community Dental Center and Central Support. Laura is also a mentor and champion for the Substance Use Response Team at Wentworth Douglas Hospital.

Michael & Beth Ruby

Long time residents of Seacoast, New Hampshire, Michael and Beth Ruby are both individuals in long term recovery from substance use disorder. Michael has worked in the Substance Use Disorder field, serving as a counselor at a local detox/rehabilitation center for over six years. Next to helping raise five daughters, Michael considers his time as a counselor the most meaningful work of this life. He currently works at Lonza Biologics in Portsmouth, NH.

Beth Ruby has worked in early childhood education for 33 years and is an event planner, offering menu planning, flowers, and decoration through her new business, Bashes and Blooms by Beth. She is passionate about the mission of Sober Sisters Recovery and assists us in the planning and execution of events for fundraising, public awareness, community involvement, and support. Beth feels blessed to give back and be of service in the recovery community.

Beth is happily married to Michael Ruby, is the proud Mom of 5 amazing daughters and is “Mimi” to her 2 new granddaughters. While time with family tops the list other passions include working in her vegetable and flower gardens, kayaking, time at the beach, travels to mid-coast Maine and cooking and baking.

Katie Andersen

Katie Andersen joined the SSR Board of Directors in the spring of 2023. Katie is an alumnus of Sober Sisters Recovery and is celebrating over seven years of continuous recovery. She is the proud mother of two teenage boys and loves the outdoors, the beach, and crafting.

Katie worked as the Residential Case Manager at a local treatment center for mothers and children for over three years and is now a Patient Assistant Representative Clerk at a local health care center. She received her CRSW certification (Certified Recovery Support Worker) in 2022.

Katie is very involved at Malley Farm and has been since her completion in 2016. She has served as the on-site Resident Assistant and continues to be part of our day-to-day operations.

Joey Macoul

Joey Macoul joined the SSR Board of Directors in the summer of 2023. Joey has worked in the insurance industry for 23 years, with expertise in Commercial Auto and General Liability Claims, Litigation Management, Field Investigation, Teams Management, and as an IT Product Owner.

Outside of work, Joey has served as a volunteer EMT for Newmarket Fire and Rescue for seven years, on the board of the Newmarket Fire Fighters Association for three years, and as President of the NFFA board for one year. He has also been a mentor for the Big Brother Big Sister organization and has volunteered at Camp Sunshine, a camp for kids with terminal illness.

Joey is a Reiki Master and Qi Gong instructor at several seacoast studios, a gift he shares as a facilitator with Sober Sisters Recovery at Malley Farm.

Leah Lynch

Leah Lynch joined the SSR Board of Directors in the spring of 2024. Owner of the award winning Beautique Salon, Spa & Lash Lounge in Newburyport, Leah is a national and international award-winning lash artist, master trainer speaker, and judge. She is also the owner and creator of lash mastery online academy, a training resource for lash artists.

In addition to being a successful business owner and member of her community, Leah also donates her time to provide healing services such as yoga, breathwork, reiki, integrated energy therapy, sound healing, and shamanic healing practices. Leah is a certified yoga instructor and wellness advocate and is certified in Reiki, integrated energy therapy, and shamanic healing.

In Memoriam: Lisa Johnson

In November of 2022, we lost Board Member Lisa Marie Johnson to cancer. She was a great friend, one of the original supporters of Sober Sisters Recovery. Below is a message from Lisa’s friend and SSR Executive Director, Moné Cassier: 

On behalf of myself, the Board of Directors and the whole SSR recovery community, we would like to honor Lisa Marie Johnson. Lisa has served the SSR mission in a masterly fashion since 2016 and joined our Board of Directors in 2020. Lisa was here when we cleaned Malley Farm out and began the refurbishing. She served all the women that have recreated their lives here through the past almost 7 years.

Lisa drove women to doctor appointments and meetings. She was every resident’s favorite early morning reach out call… She cooked, cleaned, decorated and made sure our flower gardens were kept in tip top shape. I know that the SSR alumni have so many amazing memories to hold dear to their hearts.

Lisa, we know you are watching us here at “The Farm,” and keeping us all on point. We are blessed by knowing you. Thank you Lisa! xo #watchingforsigns