Edmond Marchi, FOR-DO President
Ed has been a Health Care Administrator for the past 22 years, with a passion for serving elders in Long Term Care. His current organization is on a journey to change the delivery of Long Term Care from a medical model to a social model; a more holistic, resident-centered approach. He enjoys skiing, golf, motorcycling, and mountain biking.
“ I have been on a recovery journey for the past four years, and have been blessed with incredible support from family, friends, and the community. I have also encountered the stigma, discrimination, and shame that exist around the disease of addiction. Our mission at Friends of Recovery is to address the discrimination and stigma. The Guiding Principle – “Recovery involves addressing discrimination and transcending shame and stigma” is what we are all about.”
Michael McAneny, FOR-DO Secretary
For the past four years, after forty years of private architectural practice, Michael McAneny has served as a Senior Architect for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). In that role, he is responsible for ensuring that the spaces in which those with such disabilities live and learn are safe and well designed. Michael, the architect for both Turning Point’s initial retrofit and recent renovation, has been a member of the Board of Directors for three years, serving as Secretary for the past two.
“As one in long-term recovery since 1984, my credo is one of passing on what was given to me. This belief applies both my professional skills and, more importantly, to that learned from those before me in 12 Step programs. Friends of Recovery (both as an organization and through its facilities) has presented me with and continues to offer me such opportunities.”
Vickie Allsup, FOR-DO Treasurer
Vickie has come full circle, graduating from a local high school 35 years ago majoring in business, she returned to the area six years ago after spending thirty years living on the West Coast. The majority of her professional career has been working in an accounting related function for companies well- respected in their field, ranging from corporations to sole proprietorships. She currently is a Senior Account Clerk for Otsego County working in the business office of Otsego County Community Services.
Brigham R. Seaver, FOR-DO Information Technology Coordinator
Retired from the Federal Government, 30 years combined service with the Dept of Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), working as a Computer Specialist. I am also retired from the US Naval Reserve, 22 years, Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class. Currently I am a Personal Trainer, Yoga Teacher, and Lifeguard.
“I dedicate my free time to helping addicts and alcoholics to achieve recovery, primarily through the Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego Counties.”
Betty Currier, BA, CASAC-R, CPP-R
Betty is a consultant to the Council on Addictions of New York State (CANYS) and a founding board member of FOR-DO and Friends of Recovery New York. Since retiring from LEAF in 2004, she dedicates time to training and other activities that build the capacity of the addiction recovery community. She is a Core Trainer for the Recovery Coach Academy and Train the Trainers, developed by the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR). Betty has been in long term recovery since January 6, 1976.
“From the beginning of my recovery journey, I’ve seen and experienced firsthand what it means to give back, to provide support and encouragement to another person on a pathway to recovery, and my own recovery has been enriched as I’ve been able to pass on what I was so freely given.”
David Ramsey
David is currently Executive Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County and a founding member of Friends of Recovery—Delaware-Otsego Counties and Friends of Recovery New York. He also holds certification as a New York State Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and a Johnson Institute-trained Interventionist. David is also a certified instructor for the New York State Drinking Driver Program and has been trained as a Recovery Coach in New York State since 2010. David has been in long term recovery since August 18, 1981.
“Having experienced the joys of my own recovery and the sorrows of losing friends and family to the disease of addiction, I am committed to helping others on their path of recovery and to continue to advocate for the rights of addicts and alcoholics, and to pass on to others the message of hope that was so freely given to me: long term recovery is a reality that is available to all of us.”
John Casey
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