Our Leadership

The people driving recovery and hope at the Other Side of Rock Bottom.

Our team brings together lived experience, clinical expertise, and deep community roots across peer support, mental health, addiction recovery, and trauma-informed care. They are coaches and advocates, listeners and organizers-all united in the belief that healing happens in community, and that everyone deserves a path beyond rock bottom.

Leadership team

Guiding our mission.

Leadership

Dedicated to recovery and hope.

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Sarah Walker

Executive Director

Leadership
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Andre Johnson

Director of Peer Support

Programs
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Priya Iyer

Director of Community Engagement

Community
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Carlos Mendez

Recovery Coach

Coaching
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Aisha Bashir

Mental Health Advocate

Support Services
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Brian O'Connor

Trauma-Informed Specialist

Healing
Leadership

Guiding our mission.

Dr. Patricia MartinezBoard Chair

Former Dean, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

James WhitakerVice Chair

Chief Executive Officer, Whitaker Community Bank

Elena RodriguezTreasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Hartwell Investment Partners

Dr. Aaron KimSecretary

Director, Brookings Center on Communities

Maya Singh

Executive Director, National Civic League

Robert Chen

Retired Federal Judge, U.S. District Court

Dr. Constance Bell

Professor of Public Policy, Howard University

Marcus Thornton

Founder, Thornton Family Foundation

Dr. Yvonne Patel

President Emerita, Westview Community College

Harold Greene

Senior Partner, Greene and Associates Law

Leadership Council

Voices in recovery and peer support guiding our mission.

Our Leadership Council brings lived experience, clinical expertise, and community partnership into our strategy and peer support decisions. They guide our recovery meetings, challenge our assumptions, and keep our work grounded in hope and connection for those impacted by addiction, mental health challenges, and trauma.

Tomasa Aguilar

Recovery Coach, Community Outreach

Rev. Daniel Mwangi

Faith and Recovery Partnership Lead

Dr. Hannah Sokolov

Clinical Advisor, Mental Health Support

Keisha Brown

Peer Support Facilitator and Mentor

Antoine Beauchamp

Health & Wellness Programs Coordinator

Dr. Imani Hayes

Recovery Research & Impact Advisor

Wei Chen

Community Engagement Director

Father Miguel Santos

Spiritual Care & Support Leader

Naomi Bird

Cultural Healing Programs Director

Joseph Ramirez

Peer Recovery Coach

Dr. Linda Whitehorse

Trauma-Informed Wellness Advisor

Marcus Bell

Reentry and Life Rebuilding Coach

Join us

Help us build hope and recovery together.

We're seeking passionate people to join our team, board, and advisory council. If you're committed to supporting those on the other side of rock bottom, we'd love to connect with you.