2023 Conference PowerPoint Slides
Sessions Held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Workshop Series I
The Future is Boots on the Ground – Outreach Coaching Services
Cam Lauf, Executive Director, Certified Recovery Coach
Olivia Watson, Certified Recovery Coach, Coaching Services Team Lead
Turning Point Center of Chittenden County
Recovery Coaches in the Emergency Department Program
Zach Labelle, Supervisor, Recovery Coaches in the Emergency Department (RCED)
Richard Marasa, M.D. Medical Director, Mount Ascutney Emergency Department, Springfield, VT; Board member
Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield
The Future of Recovery Centers in Vermont: A Conversation that Takes Stock of Where We Are and Envisions Where We Go from Here
Robert “Bob” Purvis, Executive Director
Turning Point Center of Central Vermont
Stabilization for Those in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder
Jeff Moreau, Executive Director
Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences
Eva Zaret, Project Coordinator
HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program/Central Vermont Prevention Coalition
Javad Mashkuri, M.D.
Central Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department/Central Vermont Prevention Coalition
Workshop Series II
Dope Dealer to Hope Dealer: Lifting Up Vulnerable Voices
Justin Johnston, Director of Center and Programming
Turning Point of Windham County
Social Detox Saves Lives
Lila Bennett, Executive Director
Journey to Recovery Community Center
Strength to Heal: An Integrative Approach to Recovery
Mary Streeter, MS, CHC, CYT, HTP, Director of Integrative Health and Wellness
Jennifer Brennan, MS, APRN, Vice-President of Clinical Affairs
Sana at Stowe
Fundraising and Grant Writing: Matching and Building Relationships with Funders
Marielle Stokes, Director of Development – Fundraising
Amanda Nevius, Director of Development – Grants
Recovery Partners of Vermont
Workshop Series III
Recovery Friendly Workplaces – Let’s Get Moving!
Lisa Lord, Director of Workforce Development
Recovery Vermont
Lorcan Ackley, Senior Account Manager
Working Fields
Shannon Carchidi, Executive Director
North Central Vermont Recovery Center
Collaboration with Corrections: Supporting Those involved with Vermont’s Criminal Justice System
Tracie Hauck, Executive Director, Certified Recovery Coach
Lewis Nielson, Certified Recovery Coach
Michael St. Pierre
Pete Pfenning
Turning Point Center of Rutland
Harm Reduction and The Dismantling of Stigma: Intentional Practices and Public Health Policies
Martina Anderson, Director of Community Engagement, Communications, Marketing and Events
Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery / Recovery Vermont
Understanding and Accessing All SUD Treatment Levels of Care
Recovery House Inc.
Sessions Held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Workshop Series IV
Thriving in Chaos: A Toolkit
Gary De Carolis, Executive Director
Recovery Partners of Vermont
Interwoven Trauma: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Margae Diamond, Executive Director
Turning Point Center of Bennington
Lindsay Brillon, M.Ed, LSW, Executive Director
Project Against Violent Encounters (PAVE)
Building Recovery Communities
Will Eberle, Executive Director
Martina Anderson, Communications, Marketing and Events Coordinator
Recovery Vermont and Vermont Association of Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
Review of the 2021 Social Autopsy Data and How This Can Inform Harm Reduction and Recovery Programming
Nicole Rau Mitiguy, MPH, Substance Misuse Prevention Manager, Division of Substance Use Programs
State of Vermont, Department of Health
Workshop Series V
Writers for Recovery: Connecting With Our Stories as a Part of Healing
Bess O’Brien, Director
Gary Miller, Co-Director
Writers for Recovery
Outreach After Overdose in Southern Vermont
Michelle Greene, Supportive Outreach Program (SOP) Coordinator Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield
Margae Diamond, Executive Director
Turning Point Center of Bennington
S.O.A.P. Notes—The Art of Effective Coaching Documentation
Michael Johnson, Executive Director
Astrid Bradish-Hoyt, Assistant Director
Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield
Trauma Informed Care – A Brief Overview of Trauma and How It Informs Our Work
Danielle Wallace, Executive Director
Allison Cherrier, Administrative Coordinator and Certified Recovery Coach
Chip Mitiguy, Emergency Department Supervisor and Certified Recovery Coach
Turning Point Center of Addison County