Speakers: 2022 NARR Best Practices Summit

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.

Speaking At	Full Name	Job Title	Company
Developing Federal Recovery-Oriented Policy Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development	Tom Coderre	Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use	SAMHSA
Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies	Mr. William Lycan	Administrator	The Minnesota Association of Sober Homes (MASH)
Measuring the Impact of Recovery Housing on Individuals’ Health and Wellbeing	Adrienne Sabety	Assistant Professor of Economics	Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (Notre Dame)
Safety & Wellness: Assessing Opioid Overdose Risk in Recovery Residences	Ms. Madison Weymouth	Assistant Program Manager	MARR
Measuring the Impact of Recovery Housing on Individuals’ Health and Wellbeing	Mary Kate Batistich	Assistant Research Professor of Economics	Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (Notre Dame)
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development Challenges & Opportunities in Building Equitable Recovery Ecosystems: Science, Advocacy, & Policy	Dr. Corrie Vilsaint PhD	Associate Director of Recovery Health Equity	Harvard Medical School, Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital
MOUD-friendly recovery residences reduce stigma and support recovery: Qualitative findings from Project HOMES	Dr. J. Michael Michael Wilkerson	Associate Professor	UTHealth School of Public Health
Fair Housing Office Hours with Steve Polin	Mr. Steven Polin	Attorney	Law Office of Steven G. Polin
Insurance and Risk Management	Mr. Lee M. Goldberg	Behavioral/Mental Health Practice Leader	BB Insurance Marketing Inc
Fighting for Trust; from conflict to community in 3000 easy steps Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies	Alan Muia	Board Chair	New Earth Recovery
House Leadership Development Training	Kristine Paquette	Board Chair	NHCORR/Homestead Inn 1765 LLC
Taking an unknown program to a state wide best practice	Mrs. Wendy Noe	CEO	Dove Recovery House for Women
Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences	Beth Sanders LCSW, LCAS, MAC, CCS, MATS	CEO	HOPE Recovery Resources
Insights from Recovery Housing Research, from the House to the Community: It Takes Us All	Mr Dave Johnson MSW, ACSW	CEO	Fletcher Group, Inc
The intersection of SUD, Human Trafficking and Recovery Housing	Ms. Autumn McCraw	Certification Staff	WVARR
Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences	Ms Susan O. O. Binns LADAC, NCACII, NCRS	Chairman of the Board	TN-ARR
Ethical decision-making with administrators, supervisors and service providers	Mr. George S. Braucht Yo, dude!	Chief Mission Officer	Brauchtworks Consulting
LGBTQIA2S+ Populations in Recovery: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Affirming Best Practices	Kacey Long	Co-Chair	North Georgia Sex Trafficking Awareness & Response Task Force
LGBTQIA2S+ Populations in Recovery: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Affirming Best Practices	Danielle Bornanno	Community Engagement Specialist	Acceptance Recovery Center
VARR How We Did It (Part 2)	Hon. Carrie Coyner	Delegate	Virginia House of Delegates
VARR How We Did It (Part 2)	Delegate Lamont Bagby	Delegate \| Director of Operations	Virginia House of Delegates \| Peter Paul Development Center
HUD's Recovery Housing Program	Benjamin Schwartz	Deputy Director, State & Small Cities Division	U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
LGBTQIA2S+ Populations in Recovery: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Affirming Best Practices	Jacqueline Adams	Director of Education, Training & Evaluation	Georgia Culture Therapy
Transgender-Affirming Recovery Housing: The Do’s & Don’ts for Providers & Affiliates	Katie Jo Breidenbach Wooding	Director of Policy & Advocacy	Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery
Grant Writing 101 Strategies for Working with Your Single State Agency (SSA)	Suzanne L. Williams MCJ	Director of Recovery Supports—Employment and Housing	ODMHSAS
Insights from Recovery Housing Research, from the House to the Community: It Takes Us All	Dr. Robin Thompson	Director of Research and Evaluation	Fletcher Group, Inc.
Equity and Positive Culture Change: An Ecological Approach	Dr. Ashley Stewart PhD, MSW, LSW	Director, Subject Matter Expert	C4 Innovations
Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies Transgender-Affirming Recovery Housing: The Do’s & Don’ts for Providers & Affiliates	Mr. Quinn Forss	Education & Communications Coordinator	NARR
The Power and Limits of Evidence in Shaping Addiction-Focused Public Policy Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development	Dr. Keith Humphreys PhD	Esther Ting Memorial Professor	Stanford University
Safety & Wellness: Assessing Opioid Overdose Risk in Recovery Residences Cannabis in Recovery – Oil and Water or Fire and Rain?	Dr. Ron Springel MD	Executive Director	Maine Association of Recovery Residences
House Leadership Development Training	Kim Bock	Executive Director	New Hampshire Coalition for Recovery Residences (NHCORR)
Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences	Ms Susan B. Blacksher M.S.W	Executive Director	Sacramento Recovery House, Inc.
Appalachia As A Cross-Section of NARR Affiliates Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies	Miss Emily Birckhead	Executive Director	WVARR
Appalachia As A Cross-Section of NARR Affiliates Forging, Implementing, and Improving Grievance Policies Strategies for Working with Your Single State Agency (SSA)	Danielle Gray MPH, CPH	Executive Director	Ohio Recovery Housing
Appalachia As A Cross-Section of NARR Affiliates VARR How We Did It (Part 2)	Mr. Anthony Grimes CPRS	Executive Director	VARR
Recovery Innovations - A Case Study of SHARES, Los Angeles, CA	Ruth Hollman	Executive Director	SHARES, Self Help & Recovery Exchange
Ethical decision-making with administrators, supervisors and service providers	Ms. Whitney Lehman	Executive Director	Florida Association of Recovery Residences
	Dave Sheridan	Executive Director	NARR
MOUD-friendly recovery residences reduce stigma and support recovery: Qualitative findings from Project HOMES	Dr. Kathryn Gallardo	Faculty Associate	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
LGBTQIA2S+ Populations in Recovery: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Affirming Best Practices	Brandy Anderson	Founder	Acceptance Recovery Center
Tools for Building a Dynamic Affiliate Board	Mr. Joseph J. Morrison Jr.	Founder & CEO	Raiser Sharp Consulting
VARR How We Did It (Part 2) Understanding and addressing the intersection of SUD and domestic violence within residents in your houses	Dr. Sarah Scarbrough PhD	Founder & Director	REAL LIFE
Measuring the Impact of Recovery Housing on Individuals’ Health and Wellbeing	Mr. william evans	Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics, LEO Co-Founder	University of Notre Dame
Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development	Greg Williams	Managing Director	Third Horizon Strategies
Predatory and Unethical Practices in Recovery Housing	Ms. Nancy M. Newman Esq.	President	The Bridge Foundation
Safety & Wellness: Assessing Opioid Overdose Risk in Recovery Residences	Ms. Alison Webb	President of the Board	Maine Association of Recovery Residences
MOUD-friendly recovery residences reduce stigma and support recovery: Qualitative findings from Project HOMES	Dr. Sheryl McCurdy	Professor	University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
Measuring Recovery Outcomes using the REC CAP System Coming Together: The Potential of Recovery Advocacy, Research, and Policy Development	Dr David Best	Professor of Addiction Recovery	Leeds Trinity University / Recovery Outcomes Institute
Recovery Innovations - A Case Study of SHARES, Los Angeles, CA Building a Home with a Solid Foundation - Social Model-Based Recovery Residences	Dr. Thomasina Jo Borkman PhD	Professor of Sociology, Emerita	George Mason University
Appalachia As A Cross-Section of NARR Affiliates	Jonathan Philpot	Program Administrator	CHFS/DBH

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