There are many people – staff and volunteers – who make the work of the Recovery Cafe Lafayette possible.
Please reach out to us if you are interested in joining our team.
Please reach out to us if you are interested in joining our team.
Beth Kreitl
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Kevin Espirito
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Rebecca Maslanka
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Alvina LaForge
Peer Support Specialist
(765) 609-0826
alvina.laforge@webloom.org
alvina.laforge@webloom.org
Alynna Nguyen
Community Engagement Coordinator
(765) 357-6339
alynna.nguyen@webloom.org
alynna.nguyen@webloom.org
Advisory Committee
These are some of the fine and dedicated advisory committee members that help guide the Recovery Cafe Layafette.
Pam Biggs-Reed
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Allison Miner
Allison Miner graduated from Indiana State University in 2005, majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in Psychology. After graduation she began her career with Tippecanoe County Community Corrections. Allison spent fourteen (14) years with Tippecanoe County Community Corrections with ten (10) years as the Deputy Director. Ms. Miner spent her career working with those individuals who were navigating the criminal justice system while dealing with substance abuse issues. After working closely with incarcerated individuals, she realized she wanted to help others in a more proactive manner. She was offered a seat on the Board of Directors for the Home with Hope and served for seven (7) years, acting as President for one (1) year, and accepted the position as Executive Director in 2018. Allison has a passion for helping others, in a supportive and nonjudgmental environment, to develop the skills necessary to change their lives for the better and live productive and fulfilling lives.
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Adam Murphy
Adam Murphy serves as Homeless and Community Outreach for the City of Lafayette, Indiana. He has worked for 20 years in the field of affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization, including 10 years at the City. He currently administers supportive housing assistance for 28 persons with barriers who were chronically homeless. He has also administered housing programs in the past for persons post-incarceration, domestic violence survivors, and families saving for homeownership. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University and completed a graduate level certificate in Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University.
Stafka Poweleit
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Grace Paton
Grace is a certified addiction peer recovery coach for WeCare and CARE study programs working with women of childbearing age, pregnant, and post-partum women and their partners. She is trained to educate on breastfeeding, safe sleep, smoking, mental health, birth spacing, nutrition/food insecurity, and to provide support to these women and their partners in their recovery from substance use and other disorders. She is also able to meet them where they are in their lives mentally, emotionally, and physically in their own environment. Grace believes 'Every pathway to recovery should be valued and praised', and she's happy to have the opportunity to support that through her work and share her experiences with others every day.
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Cathy Striefel
Cathy has been committed to helping others in recovery since she embarked on her own recovery path 25 years ago. She is a co-founder, board member and volunteer for a recovery resource center in Lafayette, is a member of a group that takes recovery meetings into the jail for the current jail inmates, has been involved in planning recovery rallies, recovery coalitions, and has been involved in many other recovery-related activities and events over the years. She also sponsors/mentors other individuals in their recovery. She works full time as a psychologist at a local outpatient community mental health center in Lafayette, which provides her with further opportunity to help others find their path to recovery. She loves to socialize with friends, loves cats and likes country music.
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