Dorothy West is a person in long term recovery (19 years). Dorothy is a recognized leader in the Texas Recovery community where she is both a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) and Peer Recovery Support Specialists (PRSS). She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources (CRWR), a recovery community organization (RCO) in Houston, Texas that is nationally accredited. Dorothy also has experience operating recovery housing, working in Houston’s sobering center, training Recovery Coaches and working with numerous organizations to host the National Recovery Rally and advance the recovery movement.