Christine Zimmerly, PRS, RSPS, CMA, PSS, JI-RPS, MHPSi
Peer Support Specialist | Recovery Advocate | Community Organizer | Space Enthusiast

Christine Zimmerly is a dedicated and multifaceted leader in the peer support field, bringing both lived experience and professional expertise to everything she does. She is a Certified Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS), IC&RC Peer Recovery Specialist, Justice-Involved Reentry Peer Specialist (JI-RPS), Certified Recovery Housing Manager, Certified Medication-Assisted Recovery Advocate (CMA), Mental Health Peer Specialist Intern (MHPS), and a Certified Peer Support Supervisor (PSS).

Christine currently serves as the Peer to Career Director at RecoveryPeople, where she champions, trains, and elevates peer professionals across Texas—supporting the peer workforce with skill, strategy, and heart. Despite her extensive credentials, Christine always leads with her identity as a peer first.

With lived experience in substance use and mental health recovery, justice involvement, family recovery, and community outreach, Christine brings authenticity and a strong work ethic to the behavioral health space. Since 2019, she has organized El Paso’s first International Overdose Awareness Vigil, spoken at City Hall to advocate for recovery support services, helped establish two community recovery drop-in centers, and led statewide trainings for facilitators, peer specialists, and recovery housing managers.

Christine has supervised and mentored many peer support professionals, served on national recovery committees, and contributed to major statewide events, including the Big Texas Rally for Recovery, TAAP State Conference Peer Track planning committee, and the Peer Visioning Summit. Her superpower? Turning passion into meaningful, measurable impact.

Beyond her work, Christine is dedicated to personal development and enjoys expressing her creativity through art, music, and aroma healing. She’s also an adventurer at heart—whether sailing, hiking, stargazing, or reflecting on her time as a NASA Robotics intern.

Her personal motto, “Peer support for peer supporters,” reflects her deep commitment to mentoring, uplifting, and guiding the next generation of recovery leaders. With Christine on the front lines, the future of peer support in Texas—and beyond—looks incredibly bright.