Staff

Tracy is a Martinsville native who graduated from Martinsville High School. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts.  After graduation he was employed by the city of Milwaukee as an administrative assistant. He returned to Martinsville to accept a position with the city of Martinsville as an Assistant Assessor in the Commissioner of Revenue's Office. After leaving the City of Martinsville, he accepted a position with Piedmont Community Services as a Substance Abuse Case Manager and worked there for 22 years until retiring in 2022. Tracy has 26 years of clean time and has been active in the recovery community during that period. He is a member of High Street Baptists Church and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Maurice is a Martinsville native who graduated from Laurel Park High School. He currently attends Patrick & Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia. He is currently finishing up certification program in Substance Abuse Counseling. In Fall of 2024, he plans to continue working towards a bachelor's degree in human services. Maurice is in recovery himself and is very passionate about recovery as well. He is always willing to sharing his experience, strength and hope to anyone in need. He is very active in the recovery and 12 step communities. He attends church and church activities like Celebrate Recovery and Recovery Church weekly.  He is always willing to help any addict in need and help them find a new way to live.  

Michael is a Martinsville native who attended Martinsville City and Henry County Public Schools. He completed his degree in Commerical Art from Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina. He has been very active in the recovery community for years and prides himself on staying clean. He received his Virginia State Board Peer Recovery Specialist Certification and is currently working on his courses in Mindfulness and Stress Reduction. Michael is looking forward to assisting individuals with trauma and substance abuse with lived experience and being an Agent of Change at Peer Recovery Connection. 

No Peer Recovery Connection staff member does only one job.  We are all trained as Peer Recovery Specialists, Certified by the Virginia Certification Board (VCB), some Registered through the Virginia Board of Counseling.  As such, any member of the PRC staff is trained and available to work with members one-on-one or in group settings when the need arises.  We are all ready and willing to work with anyone that can benefit from our lived experiences.