Past eventHeld October 13–15, 2026
NC Peer Support Conference 2026
A three-day peer support conference hosted by Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness.
A-B Tech/Mission Conference Center
- Held
- October 13–15, 2026
- Venue
- A-B Tech/Mission Conference Center
- Expected attendance
- 350 attendees
TL;DR
- NC Peer Support Conference 2026 took place October 13–15 at A-B Tech/Mission Conference Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
- The organizer expected 350 attendees.
About
It was billed as focusing on sharing resources and celebrating peer support. Ryan Hampton of Mobilize Recovery was scheduled to give the keynote. Session topics were scheduled to include youth peer support, peer leadership and professionalism, and driver's license restoration in recovery.
Who was in the room
Peer support and recovery community
Peer support specialists and members of the North Carolina recovery community were the stated audience.
Featured speakers
13 listedRyan Hampton
Keynote Speaker (Advocate, Author, Founder) · Mobilize Recovery / Overdose Response Initiative
Carnela Hill
Speaker - Lived Experience as Leadership
Lauren Garvie
Speaker
Amanda Martin
Speaker
Ed Treat
Speaker - Driver's License Restoration and Recovery
Dr. Bernice Adjabeng
Speaker · UNC Chapel Hill
Charles Sapp
Speaker · UNC Chapel Hill
Alphonso Thomas
Speaker - Blueprint to Wellness
Jennifer Maneely
Speaker - A Voice of the Forgotten Child
Michael Harney
Speaker - HIV/STI/Hep 101
John Cunningham
Speaker - Transcending Recovery · Recover Out Loud
David Pruett
Speaker - Peer Leadership and Professionalism
Michael Hayes
Speaker - Youth Peer Support · Umoja Youth Leaders
Venue & travel
Venue
A-B Tech/Mission Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC 28801Getting there
The conference center has a parking lot and multi-level parking deck, including spaces for people with limited mobility.
Questions people ask
6 answeredNC Peer Support Conference 2026 took place October 13–15, 2026.
The organizer expected 350 attendees.
It was held at A-B Tech/Mission Conference Center, 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC 28801.
The stated audience was peer support specialists and the North Carolina recovery community.
It was most useful for peer support specialists and people in North Carolina's recovery community, since the three-day program carried 15 contact hours and speakers were scheduled to cover lived-experience leadership, youth peer support and driver's license restoration. At $300 with about 350 expected attendees, it was a community-scale event; clinicians wanting research-heavy content or a large vendor hall would have found less.
Peer support and recovery conferences usually have a relaxed, casual dress norm, with comfortable clothes and layers for the mountain climate in Asheville in October.
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