Meet the Staff of People Engaged In Recovery

Joyce M. Morrissette BA, MS, MPhil, CRSS, PhD Candidate all but Dissertation,

 is a person in Long-, Term Recovery and has stayed on this journey since June 13, 1998 for the last 23 years. Her professional career began in 1999 with Mobile County Community Corrections Center (MCCC ) where she has over 21 years of experience working with the Criminal Justice System. At the MCCC she has worked in a number of different capabilities in different programs. Her duties stem form Case Manager in Community

Service; Corrections Specialist of the Alternative Sentencing Program, on to a Treatment Counselor with the Drug Court Program. Ms. Morrissette worked as a Treatment Counselor with Community Corrections for 10 years, and now heads its Drug Court program as the coordinator. She also oversees the Center’s Veteran’s Court. She is also a Certified Peer Support Specialist and has been since December 2019.

Hello my name is Crystal McBroom, 

I have been in recovery for 14 years. I was in and out of foster care from the age of 12 until I aged out at 18. I was in counseling for six years and also Anonymous meetings. When my mom was killed I saw how short life is and gave my life to God. By the grace of God I will able to stop popping pills. I love to help others and being a support system, outreach is my life. 

 My name is Cindy Powell, and I am a person in long term recovery. I am a Certified Recovery Support Specialist serving Houston County, Alabama. My substance use disorder became active as a young teen, and I continued to struggle until God led me to doors of a recovery program in 2018.  I believe to keep something, one must give back, so began my work in the field of recovery. I began working in a substance use treatment facility less than a year sober as support staff and case manager.  Then God opened the door for me to be a part of P.E.I.R. in 2021.  I am so grateful for all I have been blessed with, and my passion is to help others find their way to recovery.

 My name is Meagan White and I am a Certified Recovery Support Specialist currently serving in West-Escambia County as well as Conecuh, Monroe, Clarke and Washington Counties with PEIR. I am a person in long term recovery, and I also have over ten years experience working in Law Enforcement. This Law Enforcement experience allows me a unique perspective, as well as knowledge of how to navigate the justice system. It also provides me with the ability to bridge the gap with Law Enforcement and break the stigma surrounding substance use disorder. I am also a person who has experienced trauma, including the loss of my son in 2020. From this I have learned how to work through trauma and grief allowing me to better work with my peers who may have experienced loss as well. My goal at PEIR is to be a positive role model and ignite a spark of hope in my peers' lives, while also reducing the stigma surrounding substance use disorder by educating my community and telling my story.  

  My name is Heather Holden and I am a Certified Recovery Support Specialist in Baldwin County. I spent 15 years of my life struggling with substance use disorder. I was in and out of jails and institutions, never knowing how to break the cycle. In 2019, with just a little bit of hope and a lot of support from people in my community, I was able to begin my journey towards long term recovery. Over the last few years I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to share my experience and assist so many people who are just like me who might be looking for a better life but don’t know where to start. My heart is so full being able to give back what was so freely given to me.