THANK YOU FOR JOINING US

COMING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, JOIN OUR VOICES, AND STAND UP FOR RECOVERY ADVOCACY!

Recovery Day is an annual advocacy celebration to honor the power of substance use recovery - a celebration of the many unique pathways of the recovery journey. It is a day where we can listen to one another’s experiences and honor powerful individual transformations. Recovery Day is also an opportunity to learn about the strengths and challenges of the organizations that offer recovery support in our communities, and to envision what a Vermont could look like where we come together and support people in our communities who are currently struggling.

SPEAKERS of REOVERY DAY 2025

  • Kathryn Burgum

    Kathryn Burgum

    FIRST LADY OF NORTH DAKOTA

    FOUNDER OF RECOVERY REINVENTED

  • Nicolas Deml

    Nick Deml

    COMMISSIONER OF THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

  • Ethan Avendano-Lawrence

    Ethan Avendano-Lawrence

    OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS

  • PETER WELCH

    Peter Welch

    U.S. SENATOR

  • Becca Balint

    Becca Balint

    U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN

  • Mark Levine

    Dr. Mark Levine

    COMMISSIONER OF THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

  • Charity Clark

    Charity Clark

    ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VERMONT

  • John Rodgers

    John Rodgers

    LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF VERMONT

  • Monica Hutt

    Monica Hutt

    CHIEF PREVENTION OFFICER AT THE STATE OF VERMONT

  • LORI HOUGHTON

    Rep. Lori Houghton

    ON BEHALF OF JILL KROWINSKI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

AWARDEES of RECOVERY DAY 2025

  • Rick Rawson

    Dr. Rick Rawson

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Daniel Wolfson

    Dr. Daniel Wolfson

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Patty McCarthy

    Patty McCarthy

    LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION AWARD

  • Unravelling Podcast

    Kurt and Mary from the Unravelling Podcast

    COMMUNICATIONS AWARD

  • MSI

    MSI - Manufacturing Solutions, Inc.

    RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE AWARD

  • Mark Depman

    Dr. Mark Depman

    TRAILBLAZER AWARD (inaugural)