Full Schedule
November 9–11, 2026 · Embassy Suites, Covington, KY
A first-of-its-kind summit on community-based recovery support services.
Three days, four tracks, one recovery movement.
Every session, speaker and break across the Recovery Summit. Sessions run in four tracks — pick the one that fits the work you do, and move between them as you like.
- Advocacy in Action
- Recovery Community Practices
- Systemic Change & Innovation
- Navigating Personal Wellness
Day One Monday, November 9, 2026
Registration
Welcome
Jereme Rose
Opening Remarks
Monty Burks
Realizing the Value of Recovery through Community-Based Recovery Support Services (CBRSS)
Tara Hyde & Gene Detherage
Recovery as a Quality System: Moving From Silos to a True Continuum of Recovery
Glen Sayes
KY HELP Statewide Call Center: What We Do, Who We Serve, and How to Utilize this Statewide Resource
Operation U.N.I.T.E
Harm Reduction on the Street Level: Meeting People Where They Are
Odell Hager
Recovery High Schools 101
Roger Oser
Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission: Grants and Impact
Michelle Burns & Hallie Mattingly
Best Practices for Recovery Housing
Curt Lindsley
Echoes from the Mountains: Listening, Understanding and Supporting the Appalachians and their Descendants on their Recovery Journey
Kate Dawes
Holistic Healing from Substance Use Disorder and Trauma
April Edwards
Advocacy and Addiction Recovery: How We Advance Our Message
Jeff Breedlove
Resources That Work: Finding and Following Through
Travita Godfrey, Roger Oser
Restoring Human Capacity: A Trauma-Informed Algorithm to Whole-Person Recovery Using Choice Theory
Dr. Charles Dent
Pause for Purpose: Practical Mindfulness for Recovery and Restoration
Athena Short
PAR’s 20th Year Celebration Gala*
Dona Dmitrivic, Office of Recovery Executive Director
*Additional ticket purchase required. Cocktail attire.
Day Two Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Sound Bath / Yoga
Breakfast and Networking
From Initial Stabilization to Stable Remission: How do we get there from here?
Dr. John Kelly, Recovery Research Institute
The Economic Backdrop of Healthcare and the Changing Drug-Use Landscape
Michael Difranscesca & Jibreel Sarij
My Recovery is EPIC: A Peer-Driven Life-Skills Curriculum for Recovery-Ready Communities
Billy O’Bryan, Chelsea Craycraft, Jeremy Bradley
IRACS: Standardizing Peer Support in Correctional Settings
Shane Ehrhart
From Assessment to Action
Amanda Reckard
Lunch and Networking
Plenary Session
Robert Kent, Kent Strategic Advisors
Bridging the Gap Between Reentry and Recovery
Savvy Kareem Abdul Shabazz
From Referrals to Recovery Ecosystems: Building Community Partnerships That Sustain Long-Term Recovery
Kendra Homesley
Supporting Peer Recovery Organizations Through Program Evaluation
Dr. Logan Collins & Dr. Justin Bell
Introspective Trauma-Informed Leadership: Leading from the Inside Out in Recovery-Focused Organizations
Melissa Ferraro
Recovery Kentucky Client-Level Outcomes: Twelve Years of Research
Jennifer Cole
A Place to Go: Why Every Community Needs a Recovery Community Center
Amy Payne
Navigating Change: Integrating Social Work into Law Enforcement
Jessica Green
Closing and Announcements
Jessica Ashby, People Advocating Recovery
Day Three Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Grounding Meditation
Breakfast and Networking
Opening Remarks
Jereme Rose
Panel Discussion
Van Ingram, Dan Meloy, Charlie Kendall, Tara Hyde
Operation Understanding: History and Language of the Advocacy Movement
Aaron Kucharski
Sustainable Integrated Care Through Community Partnerships
Caysea Cooper & Boni Lou Richards
From Incarceration to Recovery: A County Jail Model for Lasting Change
William Hensley
Art as a Healing Practice (Workshop)
Elle Travis & Amanda Dunn
Box Lunch & Panel: Recovery Ready Communities
Dallas Hurley - VOA Mid States
Why Wellness, Purpose, and Employability Matter in Recovery
Ryan Bowman
The Environment is the Service: Building Community Wellness Through the Peer-Led Social Model of Recovery
Amy Payne
Beyond Naloxone: The Impact and Effectiveness of Overdose Aid Kits as a Community-Based Overdose Response
Jessica Geschke
Financial Literacy: Building Financial Stability in Recovery
Brook West
Closing and Announcements
Jereme Rose
Join us in Covington.
Tickets include every session, breakfast and lunch on days two and three, and the full exhibit hall.