René Piñero joined MHA in 2022. Piñero has worked in the field of addiction and mental health services for more than two decades. Piñero has held clinical director or supervisor positions at the Center for Human Development as well as Gandara Center and worked with programs targeting a broad range of populations including interventions for batterers, survivors of domestic abuse, aftercare for second offenders, sex offender treatments and anger management groups. Piñero was educated in his native Puerto Rico where he also worked and holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in psychological counseling from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Piñero is licensed/certified in Mental Health Counseling, Alcohol and Drug Counseling and as a Massachusetts Problem Gambling Specialist.