OUR TEAM
Erik French
BA JD, Executive Director
Erik brings significant experience in human services, non-profit management, and general legal practice to Granada House. Erik has successfully demonstrated skills in evaluating regulatory and contract matters, client advocacy, developing client relationships and management.
Prior to joining Granada House, Erik practiced law in Connecticut and Massachusetts in a sole proprietorship and within firms. Most recently, Erik served at a residential program for persons with developmental disability, advancing that program’s quality of service and professionalism over the course of years. Having worked intermittently in human services since 2003, Erik has a proven record of commitment to upholding client rights, dignity; and furthering service coordination and support.
Erik brings a special interest in the substance use disorder field. With a deeply held belief that long-term recovery is both life-saving and attainable for our clients, Erik will bring his compassion and dedication to bear in this role.
His educational degrees include a B.A. Philosophy and a B.A. English Literature from the University of Maine Orono and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. Erik has attained bar admission in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Mary Kate Jurek
Program Director
Mary-Kate comes to the Granada House with a wealth of management as well as life experience. Mary-Kate has always felt passionate about taking care of others, and spreading the knowledge of self-care.
Mary-Kate believes in a holistic approach towards helping clients achieve long-term sobriety, and is thrilled to continue on her path in working in recovery with the Granada team.
Joe Kelleher
LADC I, Clinical Director
Joe brings almost 30 years of experience in the Substance Abuse treatment field to Granada House, covering a wide range of expertise. His first full-time position was at Hope House in Boston as Business Manager. Prior to that, he was working in the accounting department of Badger Engineers, a subsidiary of Raytheon. He worked as Business Manager until 2000.
After that, Joe went to work as Program Director of Sullivan House, a 24-bed recovery home for men which is part of Middlesex Human Service Agency. In 2004, Joe returned to Hope House as Clinical Director. During this time, Hope House transitioned from its longtime home in the South End to a new facility in lower Roxbury. Since 2011, he has also held a position as an instructor in the Alcohol Counselor Education Program at UMass Boston.
In 2011, Joe went to work at the Gavin Foundation as Business Manager. When the Gavin Foundation took over Hamilton House in Dorchester in 2015, Joe was asked to take over as Program Director, and he stayed in that position until 2019, when he moved to Cushing House, the Gavin Foundation programs for adolescents as Clinical Director. He stayed there until the program was forced to shut down due to the decline in the number of clients.
Joe has also been involved in many substance abuse treatment related organizations in the community. He currently serves as president of the Massachusetts Association of Alcohol and Drug Counselors. He is also treasurer for the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery. A native of Oak Square in Brighton, he is also a long-term member of Allston-Brighton PAUSES, formerly the Allston Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force, so coming to work at Granada House is kind of a homecoming.
Ky Richards
Intake Coordinator
Ky has a passion for helping others through an objective and direct approach. They believe having a stable living environment is vital to early sobriety. Ky helps create a welcoming environment here at Granada House through their intake process and making sure each resident feels seen and welcomed.
Felix
Greeter
Felix is always up to give some love and make clients feel seen. He makes sure everyone is comforted during their counseling sessions. In his leisure time, he loves watching birds.
