Alumni Program

Colleen Fry is the Director of Alumni Relations for Rosecrance. She establishes relationships with clients and families during treatment and in their recovery. Once clients leave treatment, she works to ensure they stay connected to Rosecrance through recovery support groups, newsletters, workshops, reunions, and other alumni-related events. She serves as a recovery role model for staff and clients and is passionate about seeing our alumni thrive once they leave treatment.

Sara Hanson began her recovery journey in November 2021, first at Rosecrance, Harrison Campus in Rockford, Illinois and then continued at Connections Counseling in Madison, Wisconsin. Hanson became involved in the mentor/mentee program in the Madison area and participated in Alumni Ambassador activities in Rockford. She has experienced firsthand the benefits of connection and companionship that recovery activities and sober events provide. Hanson is a CCAR-certified Recovery Coach and is active in the recovery community throughout southwest Wisconsin. She frequently speaks across the state and brings event planning, collaboration, and team building expertise—as well as experience, strength, and hope—to her role as Alumni and Mentor Coordinator at Connections. Hanson lives in rural southwest Wisconsin with her family and a variety of animals on a hobby farm. Since beginning her recovery, she has become a watercolor painting enthusiast and enjoys a full, busy, and peaceful life.