Since Andrew entered the recovery community in 2014, he has been involved with Solutions in a number of ways, including volunteer work, starting meetings, speaking at functions, and running workshops. Andrew is also the Co-Owner of Lighthouse Recovery, LLC., which is a men’s sober living program in Oshkosh. Andrew currently works at J.J. Keller as an Account Manager in Neenah. Andrew is extremely passionate about helping other addicts and alcoholics discover the same freedom in sobriety that others had helped him achieve.

Kayleigh has volunteered with Solutions since 2019 after joining the Oshkosh recovery community and is a Solutions Sober Living Alumni. After joining Solutions’ Steering Committee and helping to plan club events, she joined the Board of Directors in 2020. She is passionate about making Solutions Recovery Club a welcoming place for all those in need of comradery and fellowship, where people can learn to give back and find purpose through volunteering in the community.

Allison Garner is an engineer and executive coach who owns a leadership development and business consulting group, called Thoughtly. Both her husband and teenage son struggle with alcoholism, and she has been an active member of a family support fellowship since 2008. She has been married for 24 years and has two wonderful kids. In addition to serving on several Boards of Directors, including being elected to the Oshkosh School Board for 10 years, she was a selected TEDx Oshkosh speaker in 2019 and published author of “Think Possible: The Light and Dark Side of Never Running Out of Ideas” and “Unconditional: Learning How to Navigate and Reframe Mental Illness – Together”.

Jolie VerVoort is the President of Residential Treatment Services at Apricity (the merge between Mooring Programs and STEP Industries.)   Jolie began her career in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse field in 2004 as an intern at Casa Clare Treatment Facility while she was finishing up her Associates Degree in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. Throughout her tenure at Apricity, Jolie has held several different positions within Casa Clare and Mooring House.  She is currently licensed through the State of Wisconsin as a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor and a Clinical Supervisor In Training

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Steve Chagdes began working for Oshkosh Defense in 2016 and currently serves as a Human Resources Manager.  In 2019, Steve earned his MBA and is dedicated to creating a people-centric business approach to his daily work.  Since 2021, he has been an active volunteer supporting Oshkosh Area United Way Funded Programs, specifically in the interest of Mental Health.  In 2021, he was first introduced to Solutions Recovery through work with the United Way. In 2023, Steve had the opportunity to join the Board of Directors at Solutions Recovery.  Steve is passionate about serving our community, its people, and our collective wellbeing.

Kristin Zellner is a Customer Service Operations Manager with Amcor and a resident of Greenville. Kristin is interested in getting more involved in the Oshkosh community, so she was excited to join the Leadership Oshkosh program where she received placement as an Adjunct Board Member with Solutions Recovery. Kristin is eager to bring her skills used as a leader focused on continuous improvement to the table while gaining exposure to a new area that she is ready and willing to become engaged in.

Kim entered the recovery community in 2020 and has been involved with Solutions in a number of ways. Kim currently works remotely for Harris Company as a Senior Accountant based out of the twin cities.  She is passionate about helping serve in the recovery community and is excited for the growth within the organization and recovery community.

Trevor has been involved with Solutions Recovery Club since 2016. Through community service requirements for the Winnebago County Drug Court, he started volunteering at the coffee counter and became more interested in the operations early in his recovery. Quickly he became a member of the steering committee and took charge as the chair person. Trevor’s mission has always been servant leadership to the members of Solutions and recovering people in the community. Trevor started his role as the Executive Director in March 2021 and is excited to continue to serve Solutions while supporting the programs and individuals they serve.

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Megan has been involved with Solutions Recovery Club since 2014 where she began her recovery journey. Megan started as a volunteer for the Solutions Women’s Sober Living Program in 2018, which later became a staffed position in 2019. Megan played a chief role in the program development and expansion of an additional two facilities for the Sober Living Program. Megan has her Masters of Social Work Degree from The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and has an educational and clinical background in substance use disorders and mental health. Megan joined our team again in 2022 as the Program Director and is heading on a new program that offers 24/7 rapid peer support for individuals with substance use disorders.

Megan enjoys spending time with family, hiking with her dog, and traveling with her husband who also is dedicated to serving the Oshkosh recovery community. She is happy to be back as a staff member of Solutions!

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Kristi has been involved with Solutions Recovery Club since September 2019 as her own recovery journey commenced. She became a resident at one of the Women’s Sober Living houses where she lived for 1 year. Through this time, she was able to build and grow relationships with a beautiful network of women that has been an irreplaceable gift in the foundation of her own recovery. While a resident in Sober Living she was able to start giving back to Solutions volunteering at the coffee counter and helping wherever she could. Today she is happy to be a part of the Solutions staff and giving back every day.

Kristi enjoys spending time with family, road trips, and hanging out with her cat Lu.

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Patrick’s recovery path stared as a resident in Lighthouse recovery in 2020 where he dedicated 6 months to himself and his recovery. He was then given the opportunity to house manage one of the facilities and he gratefully accepted. After his year commitment as house manager was completed, he was blessed with another opportunity to further his passion of helping men with a new role as Program Coordinator for Solutions Sober Living. Patrick enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending recovery functions and meetings, and sponsorship. He tries to give back to other what was so freely given to him in recovery.

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Jeff moved to Oshkosh in March of 2017 to attend sober living. Right away, he spent a lot of his time at Solutions going to meetings and getting connected to people in the recovery community. He found new friends and a new sense of purpose. He began to help others in the community. Going to events and spending a lot of his holidays at the club, Solutions started to feel like home. For the first time in a long time, Jeff felt like he was a part of something bigger than himself. Because this feeling was so special to him, he started volunteering at Solutions and is now the Sober Living Coordinator of the men’s sober living facility. He is considered the loud one at the club- always laughing and joking and excited to be there.

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Nick became involved with Solutions while he was in the Terra program at Nova Counseling, where his recovery began. Nick attended meetings and recovery functions at Solutions. Shortly after Terra, Nick enrolled in the Lighthouse sober living program where he house-managed for six months. While at the Lighthouse, Solutions became a secondary home to Nick. Being involved with Solutions has given Nick the opportunity to build relationships with his children and the recovery community. Nick joined Solutions Recovery, Inc. in 2022 as a Men’s Sober Living Coordinator, and is also part of the Peer Response Team. Nick is excited to be a part of the Solutions staff and help the people of our community.

In his free time, Nick enjoys spending time with his daughters, going to the gym, and playing volleyball.

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Nick is a person in long term recovery who came to solutions in 2016, nick has a passion for helping people in recovery and utilizes his caregiving and professional backround to help connect individuals searching for recovery to the resources that they need that they need

In his free time he enjoys live music, spending time with his 8 year old daughter Noelle, Fiancé Torie and 2 dogs Evie and Huey

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For a long time, John went throughout life not knowing there was a way out of suffering. The disease of addiction is powerful and he believed you cannot get through it alone. John’s journey of recovery started in 2018, as he went through extensive treatment to get on the other side. Sober living was a huge part in John’s recovery early on. Not only did it help him get connected to people within the community, it helped him get connected with himself. His passion today is to help those like him get to that other side.

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Chad has been involved at Solutions since 2019, when his recovery began through a local sober living program. As he reflects on the past three years, Solutions has become a second home to him, providing him true friendship, belonging, and hope. Chad began as a volunteer at Solutions and is now excited to be a staff member on the Peer Response Team.

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Karli is graduate of the Solutions Sober Living Program and has continued to stay involved with the organization by serving in multiple volunteer roles. Like many of our leaders at Solutions, Karli began volunteering at the coffee counter which led to other roles like Steering Committee Member and Volunteer Coordinator for the Club Program. Karli’s current role is the Program Coordinator of Solutions Women’s Sober Living Program. She also assisted with the sober living expansion project in 2020 and currently oversees 3 women’s facilities. Karli has professional experience in residential inpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Karli obtained her Associates Degree of Applied Science in 2022 and currently holds state licensure as a Substance Abuse Counselor-IT. Her next academic endeavor is working towards her Bachelor of Social Work Degree at The University of Wisconsin Green Bay starting fall 2022.

Karli enjoys spending time with her son and family. She also enjoys long backpacking trips in Upper Michigan during the summer months.

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