Jeff Van Treese
Full Name
Mr. Jeff Van Treese Esq.
Job Title
President
Company
Michigan Association of Recovery Residences, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Jeffery W. Van Treese is a lawyer practicing in Holland, Michigan. Over the last 35 years, he has worked in a wide variety of professional capacities in both the private and public sectors. In 1980, he began his practice as a municipal attorney and then in 1988 became Senior Vice President and General Counsel to a Palm Beach, Florida based Venture Capital Company. He received his Juris Doctor in 1980 from Wayne State University and his BBA in Finance, Magna Cum Laude in 1977 from Western Michigan University.

Mr. Van Treese currently serves as Director and General Counsel to the Michigan Association of Recovery Residences, Inc., Building Men for Life, Inc. (a large faith-based recovery residence operator in Holland, MI), Lakeshore Recovery Voices, Inc. (a RCO) and is the past President of Michigan Recovery Voices, Inc. He also serves on various State of Michigan committees, including the committee tasked with the implementation of a curriculum and credentialing protocol for Recovery Coaches.

Mr. Van Treeseā€™s ongoing mission is to advocate for stigma reduction for those in recovery from addiction, as well as the acceptance of recovery residences within our communities as a science-based tool to treat addiction. Mr. Van Treese is in long-term recovery and the beneficiary of having stayed at a recovery residence
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State/Province/County (Work Address)
MI