Matt Brown – Healthcare Executive, Entrepreneur/Founder, and Advocate for Recovery & Purpose-Driven Living Matt Brown is a seasoned healthcare executive with 24 years of leadership and management experience, specializing in integrated behavioral health, addiction treatment and recovery, and healthcare administration and operations. His career has been defined by his ability to build and scale integrated healthcare systems, communicate both internally and externally, drive financial sustainability, and advocate for innovative approaches to addiction treatment and mental health services. Most recently, Matt served as Chief Administration Officer and President of ARC Healthcare at Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), where he played a pivotal

Marybeth is a person in long-term recovery who has also successfully reintegrated society after incarceration. By the grace of God, she celebrated 7 years sober from all mood and mind altering substances on May 9th. Since finding recovery, she has made it her mission to give back to the community that helped restore her back to sanity. Along with working in the recovery and mental health field for over 4 years, Marybeth sits on an Advisory Board called the Women's Justice Health Alliance. She has made it her mission to not only help the addict who is still suffering but to also advocate for justice-involved individuals. When she's

Brandon Conlin is Registered Alcohol and Drug Peer Support in the State of KY. He is currently working with ARCHway Institute as the Director of NPRA-KY, The Kentucky affiliate of the National Peer Recovery Alliance. Brandon also works as a Community Liaison for Addiction Recovery Cares (ARC). In this role he is in the community helping others trapped in a cycle of addiction reduce barriers and take their first steps to finding successful recovery. He began his career at ARC as a Certified Peer Support Specialist and assisted the organization in building a Peer Support Department that supervises over 100

Jake Dunavant is a person in long-term recovery and a Certified Peer Specialist. He is currently working with ARCHway Institute as the director of NPRA-MO, the Missouri affiliate of the National Peer Recovery Alliance. In this role, he has developed and implemented a peer mentorship program for peer professionals in the state and serves as a recovery advocate. Jake also works as an Outreach Coordinator for Sana Lake Recovery Center in Missouri. He has worked in various positions across the continuum of care including outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, and recovery housing. He is an amazing advocate for the peer workforce

Emily is the COO of ARCHway Institute. She served as CEO for 5 years before electing to transition to COO. She published the book, Igniting Hope: The Story of a Community Lighting the Way to Recovery, in 2021. The book speaks to ARCHway’s work to bring hope to all those impacted by substance use disorders. In addition, Emily is the founder of The National Peer Recovery Alliance (NPRA), which is now a division of ARCHway Institute focused on workforce development for peer support specialists and advocacy for the growing peer workforce. Emily has a Bachelor of Education from Southeast Missouri