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Recover-Con

Substance Use Disorder: Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Advocacy Conference

2024

The goal of the Northern Illinois Recover-Con event is to bring our community into greater alignment in awareness, prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and the support and advocacy of recovery. 

We suffer alone, we recover together...
Funded in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
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2024  speakers
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Brandon Novak

TV personality and Global Recovery Speaker, Certified Intervention Professional

Brandon was a professional skateboarder discovered by Tony Hawk, rose to fame on the hit MTV show Viva la Bam, and the Jackass movies, got hooked on heroin for 20 years, wrote the addiction memoir, Dreamseller, and it became a best seller on Amazon. He relates to millions of people across the country; 1 in 4 to be exact who are directly affected by addiction in their family. He travels the country as the keynote speaker for the DEA’s Youth Summit events, bringing awareness and
education to high schools across the nation. Brandon truly embodies someone who can change their life around. His first book, Dreamseller, is in its 9th print edition, and is one of Amazon’s top 50 addiction memoirs. His latest book, “The Streets of Baltimore”’ where Brandon was born, is out now. Brandon is based in Philadelphia.

Speakers

Jimmy McGill
Author and Executive Director of National Peer Recovery Alliance

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Jimmy McGill is the Executive Director of Next Step Recovery Housing. He served as the Director of Peer and Recovery Services for the state of Arkansas from 2018 to 2023, where his lived experience has allowed him to lead the development of recovery services throughout Arkansas. Jimmy is a founding member of the SAMHSA Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee, an executive board member of the National Peer Recovery Alliance, and the Chairman of the National Association of Reentry Professionals.

Overcoming a lifetime of incarceration and twenty-three years of addiction, author and speaker Jimmy McGill has found his purpose. His childhood was marked by trauma, but what should have destroyed him is now being used to transform reentry and recovery across the country.

Hear Jimmy speak at the Arkansas "Saving a Generation" event  Click Here

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Stefanie Robinson

Founder and CEO of Hope Recovery Community - Medina, OH

Topic - Planting the Seeds of Recovery: Recovery Farming is Changing Lives

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Dr. Stephen Holtsford, MD

Medical Director, Recovery Centers of America of St. Charles, IL

Topic - Emergency Department Management of Opioid Use Disorders

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Director Laura Garcia, LPC, MAAPS, CADC

Director of Illinois Dept of Human Services Division of Substance Use Prevention & Recovery

Topic - Together Recovery is Real and Possible

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David Awadalla

Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA Office of Recovery

Topic - The Intersection of Harm Reduction and Recovery

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Jessica Miller

Midwest Board Representative of Association for Recovery in Higher Education

Topic - An Intro to Collegiate Recovery Programs: Funding, Structure & Impact

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Eric Gremminger

CEO of ERP Health, Inc.

Topic - Aligning with Purpose: A Path to Meaningful Impact in Recovery and Beyond

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Samantha Evans

Ohio Affiliate Director, National Peer Recovery Alliance

Program Manager, Hope Recovery Community

Topic - My Lived Experience

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Koren VanderWeele
Senior Program Manager, TASC Center for Health & Justice

Jeff McFadden

System of Care Coordinator, Bridgeway West Central Illinois ROSC

Topic - Bridging Pathways: Integrating Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care and Deflection to Empower the Recovery Community

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Mike Tyson

CEO of Take Action Today

Topic - Recovery Community Organization Leadership Workshop

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Dr. Sarah Scruggs & Chief Tom Kammerer

Tina Medlin Willson & Douglas Washington

Cheryl Root, CADC

Aaron Smith

Charles Larry

Steve Deiss


 

Visit the HERO (Heroin Epidemic Relief Org) Hidden in Plain Sight Trailer
Admission to Recover-Con is free! We have partnered with Northern Illinois University and The ICB to provide 5 CEUs to attendees for the low cost of $40. 
SVVOR has been approved to offer Continuing Education Units by the Illinois Certification Board (ICB) for: COUN I or II, PREV I or II, CARS I or II, CODP I or II, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS I or II, CPRS I or II, CPRS I or II, MAATP I or II, CFPP II, CVSS II

This program is approved by Northern Illinois University. NIU is certified as a Continuing Education Sponsor by the Illinois Department of Financial  & Professional Regulation to offer CE for the following Licenses:  Nursing – 236.000185, Registered Social Worker – 159.000105, Professional Counselor/Clinical Professional Counselor – 197.000157, Marriage and Family Therapist – 168.000104

5 Continuing Education Units

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The DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board is an educational supporter of Recover-Con.

NIU - Barsema Alumni and Visitor Center
231 N. Annie Glidden Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

Located on the campus of Northern Illinois University, The Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center is one of the area's newest venues offering a truly distinctive experience for events. Op[ened in October 2005, this architecturally striking facility is situated on beautifully landscaped grounds dominated by a large terrace and sculpture garden. 

The facility is located on the NIU campus in DeKalb, just 1.5 miles north of the I-88 Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway.  There are many restaurants within a 5 minute walk of the venue and a hotel available on campus. Convenient free parking is available adjacent to the building.

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Available Sponship Packages:

Standing Banner displayed in venue (2.5 ft by 7 ft) provided by SVVOR

 

Prominent website logo display on landing page

 

Logo display on all fliers- Printed and digital

 

Logo display on all outdoor billboards

 

Logo and mention as presenter in TV/Radio ads and print

 

Premium Exhibitor booth ($400 Value)

 

Mention in all social media ads

 

Logo display on cover of printed program

 

A full page color ad in program

Logo display on website Sponsor Page top line

 

Logo on all fliers- Printed and digital

 

Prominent banner display- Logo (2 ft by 2ft) provided by SVVOR

 

Premium Exhibitor booth ($400 Value)

 

Mention in all social media ads

 

Logo display on inside cover of printed program

 

A full page color ad

Logo display on website Sponsor Page

 

Included on event sponsor banner displayed at event

 

Basic Exhibitor booth ($300 Value)

 

Mention in all social media ads

 

Logo display on inside cover of printed program

 

A 1/2 page color ad

Call Lauren at 779-707-0151

For Sponsorship Pricing, Exhibitor Booth Rates and Opportunities to Present, please call 779-707-0151
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