Speakers
Hope connects us.
Ethics guide us.
Recovery inspires us.
Meet the Change Makers . . .
Get to know the folks that make us better! Our speakers come from a wide array of backgrounds and experiences, giving you the lived-experience perspectives, data-driven best practices, and recovery housing know-how that you need to excel as a recovery housing provider or advocate! Browse through our featured speakers or check the Speakers by Session list to learn more about the experts who'll be joining us this October.
Check out the Agenda Page to browse sessions by track, type, and speaker.
We are currently working to arrange for longer breakout sessions and special events - so you can get the most out of our informative speakers!
The full event schedule & speaker list will be available soon! Keep checking back for updates.
Sessions are subject to change. You'll be notified via email of any major changes once you've registered. Check back here for the latest updates on sessions and special events.
FEATURED SPEAKERS

Virginia House of Delegates | Peter Paul Development Center
Delegate | Director of Operations
VARR How We Did It (Part 2)

Leeds Trinity University / Recovery Outcomes Institute
Professor of Addiction Recovery
Measuring Recovery Outcomes using the REC CAP System
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development

Sacramento Recovery House, Inc.
Executive Director
Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences

New Hampshire Coalition for Recovery Residences (NHCORR)
Executive Director
House Leadership Development Training

George Mason University
Professor of Sociology, Emerita
Recovery Innovations - A Case Study of SHARES, Los Angeles, CA
Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences

SAMHSA
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
Developing Federal Recovery-Oriented Policy
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development

NARR
Education & Communications Coordinator
Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies
Transgender-Affirming Recovery Housing: The Do’s & Don’ts for Providers & Affiliates

Stanford University
Esther Ting Memorial Professor
The Power and Limits of Evidence in Shaping Addiction-Focused Public Policy
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development

The Minnesota Association of Sober Homes (MASH)
Administrator
Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies

Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute
Research Scientist
State-level Analyses of Recovery Housing Availability: Leveraging & Building on Findings from the NSTARR Projects

The Bridge Foundation
President
Predatory and Unethical Practices in Recovery Housing

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Deputy Director, State & Small Cities Division
HUD's Recovery Housing Program

Maine Association of Recovery Residences
Executive Director
Safety & Wellness: Assessing Opioid Overdose Risk in Recovery Residences
Cannabis in Recovery – Oil and Water or Fire and Rain?

C4 Innovations
Director, Subject Matter Expert
Equity and Positive Culture Change: An Ecological Approach

Harvard Medical School, Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director of Recovery Health Equity
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development
Challenges & Opportunities in Building Equitable Recovery Ecosystems: Science, Advocacy, & Policy

Third Horizon Strategies
Managing Director
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (VA)
State Opioid Response Grant Manager
VARR How We Did It (Part 2)
Strategies for Working with Your Single State Agency (SSA)
Speakers by Session