Recovery Is the Answer!
Peer Support is the Way!
“Shared Knowledge, Shared Wisdom and a Celebration of the diversity of Services and supports in our recovery centers and recovery community.”
Recovery Partners of Vermont’s First Conference
This 2022 Conference was held Tuesday, October 18
Conference Session Slide Presentations
Workshop Session I
Mike Tella, Development Officer
Recovery Partners of Vermont
Supporting Your Communities Youth
Presented by Taysa Lynch, Youth Program Coordinator; Ryleigh Bruno, Youth Peer Leader; and Alyssa Bruno, Youth Peer Leader
Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield
Collaboration with Corrections: Supporting Those Involved With Vermont’s Criminal Justice System
Presented by Tracie Hauck, Certified Recovery Coach; Lewis Nielson, Certified Recovery Coach; and David Carlson, Certified Recovery Coach
Turning Point Center of Rutland
Making the Most of Your Message: How to Break Stigma and Build Understanding of Recovery Through Social Media and Marketing
Presented by Lila Bennett, Executive Director; Amber Robbins, Assistant Director; and Melissa Mosely, Recovery Coach
Journey to Recovery Community Center
Workshop Session II
Optimizing Your Digital Presence
Presented by Cara Nelson, Web Designer/Developer, Owner, Swift Trek Media; Allie Mullin, Information Specialist; and Nellie Stidham, Board Member at Large
Recovery Partners of Vermont
Understanding the Value of the Parents in Recovery Programs
Presented by Arial Beaulac, Program Coordinator and Certified Recovery Coach
Kingdom Recovery Center
Building Community Partnerships: Opioid Response Program
Presented by Ralph Bennett, CRC, Recovery House Project Coordinator
Turning Point Center of Bennington
Certification of Recovery Coaches: A Workforce Development Strategy
Presented by Lisa Lord, Director of Workforce Development
Recovery Vermont
Workshop Session III
Trauma and the Impact of Addiction, Life and Happiness
Presented by Charlie Corbally, LICSW, Clinical Director/Co-Owner and Jackie Corbally MSW, CRMT, CCF, NCC, CEO/Co-Owner
Center for Trauma Recovery
David Riegel, Executive Director
Vermont Foundation of Recovery
Dawn Tatro, Founder; Greg Tatro, Founder; and Daniel Franklin, Chief Operating Officer
Jenna’s Promise
Creating a Recovery Ecosystem
Presented by Hilary Denton, Recovery Coach Program Manager
Turning Point Center of Central Vermont
Workshop Session IV
Prayer and Meditation: An Interactive Recovery Discussion
Michael Kuser, Secretary
Turning Point Center of Bennington
Pillars of a Stable Home: Framework for Vital Connections to Sustainable Recovery
Presented by Sarah Mekos, Jamie Green, Margaret Fellows, and Megan Adams
Upper Valley Turning Point
Social Stigma of Addiction: What It Is, Where It Causes the Most Harm, and How Peers Can Make a Difference
Presented by Javad Mashkuri, M.D., Ed Baker, MSW, and Martina Anderson
Turning Point Center of Central Vermont
Supportive Outreach Program
Presented by Michelle Greene, Supportive Outreach Project Coordinator, and Stephanie Thompson, Public Health Analyst – Vermont, Overdose Response Strategy, New England HIDTA
Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield