Board of Directors
As a Recovery Community Organization, Minnesota Recovery Connection is peer-led. Our leadership and governance self-identify as people in personal recovery from their own substance use disorders, family members of persons impacted by substance use disorders and recovery, and recovery allies.
Ximena Silva-Avila
Chair
Vice President at Perennial Financial Services
Jennifer Schmaedeke
Treasurer
Senior Manager of Data Enablement at Hakkōda
Lance Frederick
Nate Beske
Enterprise Healthcare Strategist at Amazon Web Services
Sarah Day
President of the Advertising Federation of Minnesota
Jorja Jamison, PhD
Professor at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School
Bryanna Mitchell
Event Coordinator for MRC’s Peer Advisory Council/ Personal Care Assistance
Michael Kirschling
Outreach Manager for Beauterre
Trista Dockham
Human Resources Director at NUWAY Alliance
Dash Leander
Alacrity Insurance Partners