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.

Darin Carr

Chair
Technical Account Manager, Priory Solutions

Jennifer Schmaedeke

Treasurer
Senior Manager of Data Enablement at Hakkōda

Lance Frederick

Recovery & Resiliency Market Lead Optum Behavioral Health Solutions Minnesota Metro Market

Nate Beske

Sarah Day

President of the Advertising Federation of Minnesota

Ximena Silva-Avila

Vice President at Perennial Financial Services

John Rouleau

Executive Director, Minnesota Jobs Coalition