Agenda: 2025 NARR Best Practices Summit

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
All Recovery Meeting

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Rooted in Recovery, Rising in Community: Building Unshakeable Recovery Ecosystems in Detroit		Andre Johnson - Detroit Recovery Project Incorporated

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Affirming Recovery: Best Practices for Serving Transgender Residents in NARR-Certified Homes		Johanna Dolan - Dolan Research International Andrew Thurn - first state alliance of recovery residences	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Language of Recovery		Stefanie Robinson - Hope Recovery Community // National Peer Recovery Alliance	Peer Track
Ethical Decision-Making With Operators, Staff, Volunteers and Residents: Me and We		Beth Sanders - HOPE Recovery Resources Joel Bagley - NARR	Recovery Housing Operations
Best Practices for Recovery Housing		Jason Bliss - WAQRR Curt Lindsley - Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences Amanda Coldiron - Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Resources	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Building Collective Leadership in Recovery Homes		Michael King - The Communities Project

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Collaborating For Life Change: How Celebrate Recovery Supports Persons In Recovery		Rodney Holmstrom - Celebrate Recovery Johnny Baker - Celebrate Recovery Mac Owen - Celebrate Recovery Curt Lindsley - Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences	Community, Government & Organizational Partnerships
Applying Leadership Practices (Clone)		Michael King - The Communities Project	Peer Track
Applying Leadership Practices		Michael King - The Communities Project	Peer Track
Closing the Gap: Making Recovery Housing Sustainable Through Peer-Informed Promising Practices		Julie McElrath - CLEAN Cause Foundation Leah Davies - CLEAN Cause Foundation / Cause CHANGE Collaborative	Recovery Housing Operations
Budgeting & Finance Specific to Recovery Housing		Desiree McKenzie - ARC Recovery Services	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families		Jason Latva - Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Jared Myers - Truenorth Treatment Jon Neeb - Lighthouse Recovery Community Center, Inc. Beth Snyder - Lighthouse Recovery Community Center, Inc. Kristin Tiedeman - Fletcher Group, Inc

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Grounded in Community: Recovery Housing & The Recovery Movement, Common Roots Now & Into the Future		William Stauffer - PRO-A	Advocacy
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel		Erin Helms - The Woodrow Project Gail Buzzelli - Ohio Guidestone Adam Ciganik - Hope Town Inc John DeMell - Hope Recovery Community John Nimmo James Osborn - ARC	Peer Track
Wisdom from the Field: Veteran Operators Share Best Practices For Complex Recovery Housing Scenarios		Chris Edrington - St. Paul Sober Living / Narr Board / MASH Board	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Celebration Dinner

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Late Night Link Up

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Celebrate Recovery Meeting
All Recovery Meeting

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Advocacy, Evidence, and Recovery-Focused Public Policy

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Building Recovery Capital through Community Partnerships: Integrating Recovery Residences, Recovery Cafés, and Recovery Community Organizations		Brandy Anderson - Acceptance Recovery Center, Inc Kim Montroll - Recovery Cafe Network Alan Muia - New Earth Recovery Michelle Medlock - Acceptance Recovery Center, Inc
NARR Level 3 and 4 and the Contrast of Social and Clinical Models Part 1		Thomasina Borkman - George Mason University
The Power of Partnership: Aligning Community, Government, and Industry for Recovery Solutions		Gene Detherage - Bluegrass Area Development District Suzanne Williams - Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Resources, Inc.	Community, Government & Organizational Partnerships
Empowering Journeys: The Role of Peer Support in Supporting the LGBTQIA2+ Community in Recovery		Kristina Padilla - CCAPP	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
From Insight to Infrastructure: Ohio’s Model for Sustainable Recovery Housing		Gretchen Hammond - Mighty Crow Jake Hammond - Mighty Crow Danielle Gray - Ohio Recovery Hosuing	Research

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
NARR Level 3 and 4 and the Contrast of Social and Clinical Models Part 2		Susan Blacksher - Sacramento Recovery House, Inc. Enid Osborne - STAR - IRC
From Recovery to Resilience: How Recovery Housing Powers Workforce and Community Growth		Jake Hammond - Mighty Crow Danielle Gray - Ohio Recovery Hosuing Gretchen Hammond - Mighty Crow Kathleen Gallant - Mighty Crow	Community, Government & Organizational Partnerships
Resident Voices – The Impact of Peer Support in Recovery		Marybeth Hill - ARCHway/ NPRA Elizabeth Bongorno - The Woodrow Project Liz Jordan - Medina Christian Schroeder - Hope Village Johnny Zaz	Peer Track
Medication-Assisted Recovery (MAR) in Recovery Homes: Reducing Stigma & Supporting Resident Autonomy		Vauna Hernandez - Phoenix Recovery Support Services Ebenezer Hammond - Phoenix Recovery Support Services	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
The Importance of Peer Supervision in Recovery Housing		Monte Payne - Wolfe Street Foundation Candice Christman - Wolfe Street Foundation	Peer Track
Insurance & Risk Management for Recovery Residence Operators		Lee Goldberg - BB Insurance Marketing Inc	Recovery Housing Operations
Working with Challenging Residents; Turning behavioral incidents into transformational experiences		Alan Muia - New Earth Recovery Carmin Long - Truly Motivated Transitional Living	Recovery Housing Operations
Recovery Residences and the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition		Jason Howell - RecoveryPeople Beth Sanders - HOPE Recovery Resources Paul Earley	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Raising the Standard: How Outreach and Partnerships Advance Recovery Housing Quality		Katharine Stuart - INARR
Advocacy and Leadership - Peers as system Shapers		Molly O'Neill - Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery	Peer Track
Enhancing Recovery Housing Financial Sustainability and Resiliency: Evidence from National Projects		Madison Ashworth - Fletcher Group, Inc Robin Thompson - Fletcher Group, Inc. Dave Johnson - Fletcher Group	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Celebrate Recovery Meeting
All Recovery Meeting

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Why It Matters: Supporting TGXI Recovery with Data and Best Practices in Rural Communities		Brandy Anderson - Acceptance Recovery Center, Inc Danielle Bonanno - Inclusive Recovery Athens	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Professionalism and Ethics in Peer Recovery Support		Hannah Schilling - On the Front Lines Community Alliance	Peer Track
From Data to Action: How Outcomes Data Inform Recovery Residence Policy and Practice		Peter Rosasco - Maine Association of Recovery Residences Ron Springel MD - Maine Association of Recovery Residences David Best - Leeds Trinity University / Recovery Outcomes Institute	Recovery Housing Operations
A Crash Course on Restorative Justice in Recovery Residences		Nic Cochran - YSS - Recovery Homes	Recovery Housing Operations

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Hope as a Strategy: Advancing Recovery Housing Through Uncertain Times		Lori Criss - Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Building Recovery Capital and the Peer Workforce		David Best - Leeds Trinity University / Recovery Outcomes Institute