(KENDALLVILLE) - Northeastern Center has promoted two employees to leadership positions and added a new intake therapist to its team of providers.
Jenni Hughes has been promoted to director of nursing and will oversee all nursing staff at Northeastern Center. Hughes is a registered nurse who earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Western Governors University. She has worked in healthcare since 2007 and most recently served as nurse manager for the organization.
Samantha Brenneke has been promoted to team manager of Emergency Solutions, which is based at Northeastern Center's Community Health & Outreach Center in Auburn. Brenneke holds a bachelor's degree in human science with a psychology major from the University of Southern Mississippi. She most recently worked as an Emergency Solutions case facilitator and court liaison/gatekeeper.
The center has also hired BreAnna Hunter as an intake therapist. Hunter will see new clients at Northeastern Center's outpatient locations in Albion and Kendallville. A licensed mental health counselor associate, she earned degrees in criminal justice, psychology and clinical mental health counseling from Huntington University.
Hunter's background includes counseling, crisis support and advocacy work, with a focus on helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Northeastern Center provides mental health, substance use and crisis services across DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben counties through 12 locations in northeast Indiana.