What We Do
- Alternative Sentencing Options: Veterans may have access to treatment instead of jail time, including in-patient drug and alcohol services, out-patient therapy, mental health counseling, and peer support through community-based providers. SERVE works directly with veterans to advocate on their behalf to the court, facilitate connections with court staff, and provide case management.
- Comprehensive Treatment Plans: Veterans receive a psych-social evaluation from a community-based provider that informs a comprehensive treatment plan developed by that provider. In collaboration with clinicians, SERVE submits treatment options and recommendations to the court.
- Vet-to-Vet Peer Mentor Program: Veterans receive continuous peer to peer connection and support from veteran members of the SERVE team for the duration of their treatment.
Leadership
Donald Purington
Don serves as the SERVE Team Lead, joining EOVS in 2012. Don is a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Anbar province of Iraq in Jan 2006 to Aug 2006 as an Infantry Rifleman and Team leader during combat operations.
Program Coordinators
Paul Burke
Paul serves as an Program Coordinator, joining EOVS in 2022. Paul served in the United States Air Force, the New Hampshire Air National Guard, and the Massachusetts Army Guard. Paul has 21 years full time and 32 years part time experience in the armed forces, serving as an Aircraft Mechanic and Army Guard truck driver. Paul is an Iraq veteran from January to May of 2009, stationed at Baghdad International Airport.
Heather McMahon
Heather serves as a Program Coordinator, joining EOVS in 2019. Heather enlisted in the United States Army in 2001 and served in combat operations in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 during the initial invasion. She completed an additional ten years in the Army Reserves as a Human Resources Sergeant.
Anthony Carter
Anthony serves as a Program Coordinator, joining EOVS in 2022. Anthony served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 2015-2021, deploying to Japan in 2019 as an infantry team leader.
David Odenweller
David serves as a Program Coordinator, joining EOVS in 2014. David served in the United States Marine Corps from 2002 – 2006 as a motor transport operator, machine gunner, and mortuary affairs personnel in Japan and Iraq.