Our Leadership Team

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Our mission is to promote recovery principles for individuals and families to strengthen recovery advocacy, peer engagement, and community collaboration in the Northern Illinois area.

Dr. Mary Roberson

Chief Executive Officer

Northern Illinois Recovery Community Organization

Project Director, SAMHSA Grants

Navy Veteran

Recovery Champion

Debra Lewis, MAHRD

NIRCO Program Manager, Lake County ROSC Project Coordinator, Health Educator

Debra is a 20-year Navy Veteran with over 12 years in nonprofit experience. Serving the Lake County area as a CPR Instructor, Diabetes Educator, and Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Using her Master’s degree in Human Resources Development provides organizational development and training across several organizations, nonprofits and faith-based organizations.

Virginia Tate

Organization Accountant ~ CPA

Extensive Experience

Delta, LINK and NAUW Member

Recovery Ally

Jeffery Roberson

Recovery Coach/Operations Manager

Person with lived experience

Retired Salesman, Army Veteran

Deacon at Jesus Name Apostolic Church

Actively involved in Mens Department

Arlander Mitchell, CADC

RSJII Program Manager

Arlander has been working with individuals to promote the principles of recovery for the past 15 years.

He specializes in recovery support, gang intervention, and is a trainer for many evidenced-based practices that support individuals along their recovery journey.

Marie Washington MPA, CADC

Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR)

Project Coordinator

Marie, a person with living experience. A combination of education and professional development beyond 15 years has molded her into a multifaceted professional behavioral health and community advocate. Marie has claimed “a seat at the table” to help create impactful change in the community. Her mission is to build on individual strengths, promote self-sufficiency, providing supportive services to navigate through the process of change. Empowering individuals served to participate in their life and celebrate their path to recovery.