Meet the voices of recovery...
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 full Speakers list to learn more about the experts who'll be joining us this September.
Check out the Agenda Page for our upcoming schedule.
Suzanne L. WilliamsOklahoma Alliance for Recovery Resources, Inc.
Executive Director
The Power of Partnership: Aligning Community, Government, and Industry for Recovery Solutions
Kristin TiedemanFletcher Group, Inc
Outreach and Engagement Specialist
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families
Mr. Andrew Thurnfirst state alliance of recovery residences
Executive Director
Affirming Recovery: Best Practices for Serving Transgender Residents in NARR-Certified Homes
Dr. Robin ThompsonFletcher Group, Inc.
Director of Research and Evaluation
Enhancing Recovery Housing Financial Sustainability and Resiliency: Evidence from National Projects
Ms. Katharine Lynn StuartINARR
Recovery Residence Support Manager
Raising the Standard: How Outreach and Partnerships Advance Recovery Housing Quality
Dr. Ashley Stewart PhD, MSW, LSWC4 Innovations
Director, Subject Matter Expert
Expert Panel Discussion on the Future of America’s Treatment and Recovery Systems
Dr. Ron Springel MDMaine Association of Recovery Residences
Executive Director
From Data to Action: How Outcomes Data Inform Recovery Residence Policy and Practice
Ms Beth SnyderLighthouse Recovery Community Center, Inc.
Operations Director
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families
Peter RosascoMaine Association of Recovery Residences
Chief Technology Officer
From Data to Action: How Outcomes Data Inform Recovery Residence Policy and Practice
Mrs Stefanie RobinsonHope Recovery Community // National Peer Recovery Alliance
Executive Director // Ohio State Director
The Language of Recovery
Mr. Steven PolinLaw Office of Steven G. Polin
Attorney
Late Night Event: Office Hours with Fair Housing Expert Steve Polin, Esq.
Peer Supervisor Monte PayneWolfe Street Foundation
Peer Supervisor
The Importance of Peer Supervision in Recovery Housing
Mx. Kristina PadillaCCAPP
Vice president of Education & Strategy
Empowering Journeys: The Role of Peer Support in Supporting the LGBTQIA2+ Community in Recovery
Mr. Mac OwenCelebrate Recovery
Global director Celebrate Recovery
Collaborating For Life Change: How Celebrate Recovery Supports Persons In Recovery
Dr. Enid OsborneSTAR - IRC
International IRC (Inclusive Recovery City) Development Coordinator
Maintaining & Prioritizing Social Model Elements in NARR Levels 3 & 4 Recovery Residences That Have Clinical Features Part 2
Ms. Molly O'NeillOhio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery
CEO
Advocacy and Leadership - Peers as system Shapers
John NimmoWhite Lotus PRS Consulting
Owner
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel
Jon NeebLighthouse Recovery Community Center, Inc.
Residential Supervisor
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families
Jared Allen MyersTruenorth Treatment
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families
Mr. Alan MuiaNew Earth Recovery
Executive Director
Wisdom from the Field: Veteran Operators Share Best Practices For Complex Recovery Housing Scenarios
Building Recovery Capital through Community Partnerships: Integrating Recovery Residences, Recovery Cafés, and Recovery Community Organizations
Working with Challenging Residents; Turning behavioral incidents into transformational experiences
Kim MontrollRecovery Cafe Network
Catalyst at Large - Outreach
Building Recovery Capital through Community Partnerships: Integrating Recovery Residences, Recovery Cafés, and Recovery Community Organizations
Mr Kameron MeredithButler County Mental Health and Recovery Board
Board Member
Professionalism and Ethics in Peer Recovery Support
Mrs. Michelle MedlockAcceptance Recovery Center, Inc
Executive Director
Building Recovery Capital through Community Partnerships: Integrating Recovery Residences, Recovery Cafés, and Recovery Community Organizations
Ms. Julie McElrathCLEAN Cause Foundation
President
Closing the Gap: Making Recovery Housing Sustainable Through Peer-Informed Promising Practices
Ms. Carmin Birgitta LongTruly Motivated Transitional Living
Executive Director
Working with Challenging Residents; Turning behavioral incidents into transformational experiences
Mr. Curt LindsleyAlabama Alliance for Recovery Residences
Executive Director
Best Practices for Recovery Housing
Collaborating For Life Change: How Celebrate Recovery Supports Persons In Recovery
Mr Jason LatvaLighthouse Recovery Community Center
Executive Director
Parenting in Recovery: Building Recovery Housing Cultures That Support Mothers, Fathers, and Families
Mr Michael KingThe Communities Project
Director & Creator
Building Collective Leadership in Recovery Homes
Applying Leadership Practices
Liz JordanMedina
Certified Peer Recovery Supporter
Resident Voices – The Impact of Peer Support in Recovery
Andre JohnsonDetroit Recovery Project Incorporated
Founder/President/CEO
Rooted in Recovery, Rising in Community: Building Unshakeable Recovery Ecosystems in Detroit
Dr. Keith Humphreys PhDStanford University
Esther Ting Memorial Professor
Expert Panel Discussion on the Future of America’s Treatment and Recovery Systems
Mr. Jason HowellRecoveryPeople
Executive Director
Expanding A Continuum: Recovery Residences and the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition
Mr. Rodney HolmstromCelebrate Recovery
Global Field Director
Collaborating For Life Change: How Celebrate Recovery Supports Persons In Recovery
Ms. Vauna HernandezPhoenix Recovery Support Services
Executive Director
Medication-Assisted Recovery (MAR) in Recovery Homes: Reducing Stigma & Supporting Resident Autonomy
Ms. Erin HelmsThe Woodrow Project
Director
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel
Mr. Ebenezer HammondPhoenix Recovery Support Services
Program Director
Medication-Assisted Recovery (MAR) in Recovery Homes: Reducing Stigma & Supporting Resident Autonomy
Mr. Lee M. GoldbergBB Insurance Marketing Inc
Regional Vice President & Practice Leader
Insurance & Risk Management for Recovery Residence Operators
Kathleen GallantMighty Crow
Project Director
From Recovery to Resilience: How Recovery Housing Powers Workforce and Community Growth
Dr. Ernie FletcherFletcher Group, Inc.
CMO and Co-Founder
A Brighter Day for Recovery, an Update on Federal Policy and Recovery Housing
Chris EdringtonSt. Paul Sober Living / Narr Board / MASH Board
Founder
Wisdom from the Field: Veteran Operators Share Best Practices For Complex Recovery Housing Scenarios
Johanna DolanDolan Research International
CEO
Affirming Recovery: Best Practices for Serving Transgender Residents in NARR-Certified Homes
Mr. Gene Detherage Jr.Bluegrass Area Development District
Recovery Support Specialist
The Power of Partnership: Aligning Community, Government, and Industry for Recovery Solutions
John DeMellHope Recovery Community
Sr. Program manager of Recovery Housing
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel
Mrs. Leah DaviesCLEAN Cause Foundation / Cause CHANGE Collaborative
Director of Programs
Closing the Gap: Making Recovery Housing Sustainable Through Peer-Informed Promising Practices
Lori CrissOhio State University Wexner Medical Center
Rural and Appalachian Health Lead
Hope as a Strategy: Advancing Recovery Housing Through Uncertain Times
Mr. Nic CochranYSS - Recovery Homes
Program Director
A Crash Course on Restorative Justice in Recovery Residences
Adam CiganikHope Town Inc
Program Director
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel
Ms Candice ChristmanWolfe Street Foundation
Recovery Housing Specialist
The Importance of Peer Supervision in Recovery Housing
Gail BuzzelliOhio Guidestone Hope Recovery Community
CPRS VP
The Power of Lived Experience in Recovery Housing – Peer Supporter Panel
Dr. Thomasina Jo Borkman PhDGeorge Mason University
Professor of Sociology Emerita
Maintaining & Prioritizing Social Model Elements in NARR Levels 3 & 4 Recovery Residences That Have Clinical Features Part 1
Elizabeth A BongornoThe Woodrow Project
Recovery House Manager
Resident Voices – The Impact of Peer Support in Recovery
Ms. Danielle BonannoInclusive Recovery Athens
Executive Director
Why It Matters: Supporting TGXI Recovery with Data and Best Practices in Rural Communities
Ms Susan B. Blacksher M.S.WSacramento Recovery House, Inc.
Board President
Maintaining & Prioritizing Social Model Elements in NARR Levels 3 & 4 Recovery Residences That Have Clinical Features Part 2
Dr David BestRecovery Outcomes Institute
Professor of Addiction Recovery
Expert Panel Discussion on the Future of America’s Treatment and Recovery Systems
From Data to Action: How Outcomes Data Inform Recovery Residence Policy and Practice
Building Recovery Capital and the Peer Workforce
Ms Sara BarkleyFellowship Recovery Community Organization
Chief Executive Officer
Wisdom from the Field: Veteran Operators Share Best Practices For Complex Recovery Housing Scenarios
Mr. Johnny BakerCelebrate Recovery
Global Executive Director
Collaborating For Life Change: How Celebrate Recovery Supports Persons In Recovery
Joel BagleyNARR
Affiliate Committee Co-Chair
Ethical Decision-Making With Operators, Staff, Volunteers and Residents: Me and We
Dr. Madison AshworthFletcher Group, Inc
Health Economist
Enhancing Recovery Housing Financial Sustainability and Resiliency: Evidence from National Projects
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 speakers and view our Agenda for the scheduled sessions & special events.



















