Peer recovery coaches walk side by side with individuals seeking recovery from substance use. They help people create their own recovery plans, and develop their personal recovery pathways.
AFRC Peer Recovery Coaches
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Angela Williams CPFS
Denver, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Angela has been involved with Advocates for Recovery Colorado since 2017 and got awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2019 for painting the Remembrance Tree to honor those who we have lost, facilitating All Recovery Meetings and engaging in ALL the events. Angela has been a Recovery Coach with AFRC since January of 2020 and has held her CPFS since 2021.
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Ralph Hanna CPFS
Aurora, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Ralph Hanna, lives and works in Aurora, CO and has been working at Advocates for Recovery Colorado in Aurora since July 2021. Ralph has been in active and sustained recovery since 1986.
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Angela Shuff CPFS
Sterling, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Angela became a participant of AFRC in 2020 and transitioned to volunteer in 2021. In 2022, Angela was hired as a Peer Recovery Coach for the AFRC Sterling location.
“I am grateful I found the courage to push outside of my comfort zone and take control of my life.”
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Valentina Atencio
Delta/Montrose, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
I started going to Advocates for recovery in 2021 . I was a participant and I volunteered. I became a Peer Recovery Coach in 2022 for the Delta/Montrose area.
“Today I’m a hope dealer to the those that still suffer.”
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Adam Herman
Durango, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Adam joined our AFRC Durango team in August of 2023. He has been abstinent and free from all substances and/or alcohol since 2020.
“Today my recovery exists within the light of the world where I focus on the positive side of life.”
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Michaela Israel
Sterling, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Joining AFRC in 2023, Michaela has been clean and sober since 2020. She is the most recent addition to our Sterling team.
“The best thing about my life now is I get to advocate for those who can’t advocate for themselves.”
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Jared Horney
Denver, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Jared has been in active and sustained recovery since 2020. He joined the AFRC Denver family in Juy of 2023.
“I always found it rewarding and fulfilling to interact with others, particularly in the recovery space”
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Tracey Ritter CPFS
Denver, CO - Family Support Specialist
Tracey Joined AFRC in 2022 as a Family Support Specialist. She offers individual support services to families and friends struggling with a loved one's substance and alcohol use. Tracey also facilitates a CRAFT- (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) group along with a family support meeting.
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Brooke Riedel
Denver, CO - Peer Recovery Coach
Brooke has been in active and sustained recovery since July 2020. She became part AFRC in January 2024 while taking the Peer Recovery coach Training. While taking the training she felt like she was doing exactly what she needed, making that next right move for her recovery “I’m excited and grateful to be a part of AFRC.
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Haley Rhode
Delta/Montrose, CO - High Acuity Peer Navigator
Haley has been in active and sustained recovery since September of 2021. She began her journey with AFRC as a participant in 2021 and became a Peer Recovery Coach/ High Acuity Peer Navigator for the Delta/Montrose area in March 2024.
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