Agenda: 2025 NARR Best Practices Summit

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
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
Ethical Decision-Making With Operators, Staff, Volunteers and Residents: Me and We		Beth Sanders - HOPE Recovery Resources Joel Bagley - NARR	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		Michael King - The Communities Project	Peer Track
Budgeting & Finance Specific to Recovery Housing		Desiree McKenzie - ARC Recovery Services	Recovery Housing Operations
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

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
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		Enid Osborne - USDHHS-SAMHSA-CSAT Susan Blacksher - Sacramento Recovery House, Inc.
Resident Voices – The Impact of Peer Support in Recovery		Marybeth Hill - The ARCHway Institute Elizabeth Bongorno - The Woodrow Project Liz Jordan - Medina Christian S - 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
Recovery Residences and the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition		Jason Howell - RecoveryPeople Beth Sanders - HOPE Recovery Resources	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

Name	Location Name	Speakers	Track
Raising the Standard: How Outreach and Partnerships Advance Recovery Housing Quality		Katharine Stuart - INARR
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
Professionalism and Ethics in Peer Recovery Support		Hannah Schilling - On the Front Lines Community Alliance	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
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
Advocacy and Leadership - Peers as system Shapers		Molly O'Neill - Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery	Peer Track
A Crash Course on Restorative Justice in Recovery Residences		Nic Cochran - YSS - Recovery Homes	Recovery Housing Operations
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

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