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Mission

Our mission is to empower the recovery community through increasing recovery capital in Westchester County

Vision

Our vision is for anyone seeking to be involved the recovery movement to participate in providing recovery support services. We envision Westchester County becoming a haven of recovery through providing a range of support services, supporting multiple pathways, and providing individualized referrals that treat people as resources of their own recovery.

 

(How cool would that be, right?)

Meet the Team
Meet the Team

Directors

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Sabina & Lisa

Why We're Great >

Title:  

Director of Public Relations and Human Resources

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Pat Oden, CRPA-P
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Pat Oden, CRPA-P

About:  Patrick’s years of working with people from all walks of life helped him develop an empathetic approach to his work with people as they create their own recovery pathways and build recovery capital. For Patrick, there is no better feeling than helping a person in early recovery begin to achieve their goals. 

Fun Fact:  Patrick is an expert at Karaoke    

Spirit Animal:  Penguin

If you want to learn more or have questions about/for Patrick email him at 

info@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org

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Lisa Hope, LCAT, LADC, ATR-BC, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

Director of Training and Education

 

About:  Lisa started as an Art Therapist and reluctantly found herself pulled into working with the two populations she VOWED she never would:  Adolescents and Substance Use Disorders.  Well, here we are today rocking the recovery scene and promoting multiple pathways (mostly art but she's biased!)

 

Fun Fact:  If Lisa does not go to bed before 9pm she will ultimately melt.

 

Spirit Animal:  Octopus

If you want to know more or have questions about/for Lisa, please email: 

lisa@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org

Lisa Hope, LCAT, LADC, ATR-BC, MAC, CASAC, CRPA

Title:

Executive Director 

&

Director of Training and Education

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Sabina Perez, CASAC, CRPA, NCPRSS

Director of Community Engagement

About:  Sabina has a natural affinity for people recovery from substance use disorders and mental health issues.  She is known for her cultural flair, awesome jewelry, and constant laugh.  She hopes she can guide people to their pathway through her work as one of the directors.

Fun Fact:  Sabina makes the best guacamole.

Spirit Animal:  Parrot

If you want to know more or have questions about/for Sabina , please email: 

info@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org

Sabina Perez, CASAC, CRPA, NCPRSS

Title:  

Director of Community Engagement

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Elspeth Kramer HHC, ADP, Recovery Coach
 

Title: Leisure Committee Chair

 

About: Elspeth is someone who has found great happiness and serenity through nature and physical activities  such as hiking.  She is able to incorporate these activities for people seeking recovery. 

Fun Fact: Elspeth has the most amazing sense of humor and can tell the same joke over and over again. And quite incredibly she is double jointed in her right thumb.

 

              

Spirit Animal: Squirrel

If you want to know more or have questions about/for Elspeth, please email: 

info@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org 

Title:  

Leisure Committee Chair

Elspeth Kramer HHC, ADP, Recovery Coach
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Dan Sheeran,  CARC

Lead Recovery Coach

Assistant Director

“Dan is living proof that recovery can be very rewarding and fun. He intends to provide you with the support and education you desire to help you on your journey to wellness.” 

Fun fact: Dan is a former full scholarship Division 1 football player and a Type 1 diabetic 

Spirit animal: White Rabbit 

If you want to know more or have questions about/for Dan, please email:

info@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org

Title:  

Lead Recovery Coach

Assistant Director

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Dan Sheeran

Title:  

Advisory Committee Chair, FOR Westchester 

Why We're Great >

Crystal, Recovery Coach

 

About: Crystal is a proud person in Long-Term Recovery and is now stepping out of her role as a Hospitality Manager into becoming a Recovery Coach. Surrounded by love and being full of gratitude for the life that she now has, Crystal has a strong desire to help others find a life of fulfillment and is dedicated to offering the message of HOPE to anyone who is willing to receive it.

Fun Fact:  Crystal has a natural love for dance. She did her first ballet solo at the age of 5!

Spirit Animal:  Butterfly

The transformation that has taken place during the recovery process is remarkable. Crystal feels as though she was crawling on the ground barely getting by for so long and now she is ready to see where her wings can take her!

If you want to know more or have questions about/for Crystal, please email: 

info@friendsofrecoverywestchester.org

Crystal, Recovery Coach
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