Jose Lugo

Jose Lugo currently serves as our Outreach Coordinator and Recovery Coach. He has over 40 years of lived and education experience in the drug and alcohol field. In 2014 he embarked on his road to recovery, obtaining his Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) in 2018 and SMART Recovery Facilitator along the way. Jose is a bilingual speaker, American Society of Addiction Medicine Certified (ASAM), and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. His BA from Alvernia University, two decades of management experience, and service as the former President/CEO of Recovery Coaching Services make him an exceptional Outreach Coordinator and Recovery Coach. Jose became a coach to share his experiences, strengths, and hopes with individuals and their families who are suffering from the disease of addiction. Jose has used a plethora of recovery pathways throughout his journey—starting his journey with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), before moving into a holistic approach to recovery such as SMART Recovery, counseling, vitamins, nutrition, healthy eating, meditation, yoga, exercising, walking in nature, reading, listening to motivational speakers, journaling, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, massages, spending quality time with family, and vacations. When meeting with Jose, you can expect a holistic approach to recovery and learn to enjoy the pathway of recovery while seeing all the great things it has to offer.