LEWISTON — Samantha Leeman of Lewiston has been hired by Spurwink as a public school counselor in Sabattus and Litchfield primary schools.

Leeman was previously the assistant director for Children’s Behavioral Health Services at Centro Las Americas in Massachusetts, a nonprofit agency supporting Worcester County communities.

Leeman grew up in Lewiston, graduating from Lewiston High School and the University of Maine Farmington. She completed a master’s degree in clinical counseling, with a concentration in cognitive behavioral therapy and child counseling, at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.

Spurwink is a nationally accredited nonprofit organization that provides a broad range of behavioral health and educational services throughout Maine.