JESSICA MATTHEWS

Program Director

Jessica shares that her personal journey led her to Living In Recovery: “The passion and gratitude I have for this organization turns work into service; a place where I want to be rather than a place I have to be.” Jessica plays a lead role in developing and implementing programs and activities; supporting peer recovery specialists; and coordinating interviews, intakes, and discharges. She has tremendous insight and knowledge into community needs, advocating and volunteering wherever possible. She has brought this insight and knowledge to the forefront, and she demonstrates her leadership skills by supporting a team to provide a safe, clean recovery atmosphere with accountability and structure in each of our family-style homes. She loves being part of a team that contributes to long-term measurable and successful outcomes for LIR residents.

JOHN MCGRATH

CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST

John is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who joined LIR in February 2021. He works closely with all male residents on an individual basis and as a group to develop healthy residence communities. He also works as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist for the Howard County Health Department and provides service to the Homewood School in Howard County.

Through his lived experience navigating recovery and family systems, John maintains that “by putting an addict back together, we’re pulling the family back together.”

COREY BRYCE

CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST

Corey works concurrently with Living In Recovery and the Howard County Health Department Peer Recovery Support team. Corey, who works with our women residents, believes in the life-affirming capacity of sharing lived experience. She strives to empower others to explore their recovery process. Before joining the LIR family, Corey served as an Outreach Coordinator for Oxford House Inc, gaining invaluable experience in linking clients to recovery housing and supportive resources across the state of Maryland. She also managed the collection of data for grant reporting to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She also worked with the Howard County Detention Center, providing peer support and case management for men and women both incarcerated and in the community. In addition to providing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services, she also ran a weekly therapeutic group for female inmates focused on safety from PTSD/trauma and substance abuse. In her spare time, she enjoys nature photography, live music, traveling, and creative writing.