Laura entered recovery in 2019. Prior to moving to Vermont, she was a client care specialist at a women’s sober living house in New York City. In 2023, she began working as an Emergency Department Recovery Coach for Turning Point Center of Chittenden County. She...
In mid-2024, Mary joined the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County as an Emergency Department Recovery Coach and is pursuing her Certified Recovery Coach (CRC) credentials. With over 30 years of personal recovery experience and more than 15 years as a spiritual...
In 2021, James LaPierre was a medical assistant treatment nurse (MAT) at Savida Health, where he initially became a certified recovery coach. During this time, his passion for recovery deepened along his journey to recovery. While working as a MAT nurse and recovery...
Han started working at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County as a volunteer in the spring of 2022. Soon after, they became a peer support specialist and began working part-time in 2022. Han has since become a certified recovery coach and a graduate of the...
Mishka is grateful to work for the Turning Point because it gives her an opportunity to give back to an organization that was there for her when she needed help. Born in Vermont, she lived in Key West, northern California, and Washington DC, before returning home to...