SWVA Fall Peer Summit 2026

SWVA Fall Peer Summit

October 8, 2026
Bolling Wilson Hotel
Wytheville, VA

CEUs Available for Peer Recovery Specialists

Breakfast and Lunch Included

SPEAKERS:

• Taking Care of Our Own: Building and Strengthening Recovery Ecosystems
  
  Michael Meit, MA, MPH
  Director, Center for Rural Health and Research
  East Tennessee State University

• A Team Approach to Modeling Connection
  
  Brianne Kilbourne, EdD, ATC
  Population Health Manager
  Mount Rogers Health District

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

My Journey

Chad Fox, BS, CPRS-CS
Recovery Program Specialist
Collegiate Recovery Program
New River Community College

Balancing Authenticity & Professionalism - Without Losing Our Peerness

Rachel Alderman, RPRS, CCHW, AAS, ADS
Peer Recovery Specialist Supervisor – SDA
New River Valley Community Services

Holding Space Without Losing Yourself – (Burnout, boundaries, and self-care in Peer work)

Kellie Simpkins, RPRS
Lead Peer Recovery Specialist
Community Health Center of the NRV