Join Our Alumni Program

The road to recovery is just beginning when you leave Mountain Laurel. Beyond MLRC is our active alumni program, designed to offer continued support to our graduates. Mountain Laurel Recovery Center’s Alumni Program offers the following benefits:

• The MLRC App: A social media play for MLRC alumni and staff, only. It offers our alumni a place to stay connected to each other and staff. It also provides resources, support, contests, and updates on events.
• Weekly Aftercare Meeting: Our alumni meet every Wednesday from 7 pm to 8 pm through Zoom. This is a networking and support meeting where alumni can discuss their challenges and successes with each other.
• Events: Monthly sober events and activities are held across New York and Pennsylvania for alumni to attend. Past events include bowling, snow tubing, axe throwing, speaker fests, NY Sober fest, hiking, and BBQs.
• Networking: Connect with other alumni, and the many community recovery organizations they are involved in. You also have support from our dedicated, full-time alumni coordinator, Debra.

​Debra Payne
Alumni Coordinator

Please join us in welcoming Debra (Deb) Payne as the new Alumni Coordinator at Mountain Laurel Recovery Center! Deb first joined MLRC in August 2017 as a Recovery Coach and later advanced to Recovery Coach Supervisor. She briefly served as an Admissions Coordinator before returning in December 2023 as BHA Lead III. Deb’s passion for supporting individuals on their addiction recovery journeys is deeply rooted in her personal experiences with friends and family.

What she loves most about her work is meeting clients as they begin treatment and witnessing the remarkable transformations they undergo as they prepare to re-enter their lives. After a brief hiatus to run her coffee house, Deb’s dedication to recovery led her back to MLRC, where she truly feels at home.

In her new role, Deb looks forward to building connections with current alumni and reconnecting with past ones. If you’re an alumnus, Debra would love to hear from you! Feel free to reach out to her at 570-439-6889.