jessica matthews

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Jessica shares that her personal journey led her to Living In Recovery: “The passion and gratitude I have for this organization turns work into service; a place where I want to be rather than a place I have to be.” Jessica plays a lead role in developing and implementing programs and activities; supporting peer recovery specialists; and coordinating interviews, intakes, and discharges. She has tremendous insight and knowledge into community needs, advocating and volunteering wherever possible. She has brought this insight and knowledge to the forefront, and she demonstrates her leadership skills by supporting a team to provide a safe, clean recovery atmosphere with accountability and structure in each of our family-style homes. She loves being part of a team that contributes to long-term measurable and successful outcomes for LIR residents.

john mcgrath

certified PEER RECOVERY specialist

John is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who joined LIR in February 2021. He works closely with all male residents on an individual basis and as a group to develop healthy residence communities. He also works as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist for the Howard County Health Department and provides service to the Homewood School in Howard County.

Through his lived experience navigating recovery and family systems, John maintains that “by putting an addict back together, we’re pulling the family back together.”

Corey Bryce

certified PEER RECOVERY specialist

Corey works concurrently with Living In Recovery and the Howard County Health Department Peer Recovery Support team. Corey, who works with our women residents, believes in the life-affirming capacity of sharing lived experience. She strives to empower others to explore their recovery process. Before joining the LIR family, Corey served as an Outreach Coordinator for Oxford House Inc, gaining invaluable experience in linking clients to recovery housing and supportive resources across the state of Maryland. She also managed the collection of data for grant reporting to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She also worked with the Howard County Detention Center, providing peer support and case management for men and women both incarcerated and in the community. In addition to providing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services, she also ran a weekly therapeutic group for female inmates focused on safety from PTSD/trauma and substance abuse. In her spare time, she enjoys nature photography, live music, traveling, and creative writing.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

david amato

board member

David joined the board in 2022 after volunteering and leading the LIR Golf Outing for several years. David resides in Glen Burnie MD and is a Large Loss Estimator for Paul Davis, Baltimore.

JOHN AMATO

BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

John joined the LIR Board in 2015 and maintains a passion for our Mission primarily because of the impact addiction has had on his family and friends.   When not volunteering his time, John is a Principal with Expense Reduction Analysts who works with C-Level executives interested in increasing profitability and cash flow.   

Rick Condon

BOARD MEMBER

Rick was most recently the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Maryland Food Bank. He ran the vast food search and rescue operation that spanned across three warehouses located in Baltimore, Salisbury, and Hagerstown. He worked with our partner network to distribute more than 102,000 meals to hungry Marylanders every day. Rick has 25 years of supply chain and logistics experience and volunteered at a hunger-relief organization in New York. In warm weather, you can find him running the Across the Bay 10K or the Mission 10 Miler.

KATE FARBER

BOARD MEMBER/PROPERTY COMMITTEE CHAIR

Kate is the founder of K & K Property Management, a residential property management company servicing Howard County and the surrounding area. Kate feels it is a privilege to serve on the Living in Recovery board, and her particular skill is helping to maintain the houses and provide comfortable living accommodations to aid in our residents’ recoveries.

john glover

board member

John is a commercial banking executive for Fulton Bank. He is responsible for sales leadership, product development, and risk management for the bank's Commercial Real Estate Banking, Healthcare Banking, and Commercial Community Development Banking businesses.

CHRISTOPHER HARDON

BOARD MEMBER

ROGER HOFF

BOARD PRESIDENT

Roger joined Recovery Care Partner to help men new in recovery stay safe by teaching them to thrive in environments free of drugs and alcohol. He helps them create new patterns and routines through the stable structures of the recovery community. And he connects them with recovering men so they can experience the support of working through common challenges. Roger believes that newly sober men can avoid triggers and improve their lives when they surround themselves with other men who understand the feelings and emotions experienced in early recovery.

Roger is a husband, father, son, brother, and uncle, but his recovery is what allows all the other titles to be a healthy reality.

CINDY WYATT

BOARD TREASURER

Cynthia (Cindy) brings many years of business experience to LIR, with an MBA in Finance from Loyola College. She recently retired after serving as Senior Vice President at the Bank of America. She worked in finance, internal auditing, and credit policy.  From 2001 to 2013 I was the liaison between Commercial Banking and Technology, building the technology tools used by commercial bankers.  She managed groups of up to 80 employees, and she worked on many cross-functional project teams. Organization and problem solving are some of her strengths. 

MICHAEL SCHIFF

BOARD MEMBER

Michael is the CEO/Founder of The Schiff Home Team of eXp Realty, LLC. Michael received his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Florida. He has since ventured back to his hometown of Baltimore, MD and began his real estate career in 2004. He has been responsible for over 350 million dollars of residential sales in the past 11 years and has extensive knowledge and experience with designing, renovating & re-developing homes throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan Area.

RICHard zeskind

board secretary

Richard graduated from the University of Virginia and Duke University Law School. He served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Eastern Savings Bank from 2000 until his retirement in December 2021. For LIR, he brings expertise in legal matters, including contracts, real estate transactions and loss mitigation. Richard is a volunteer board member for several community associations and previously served on the board of Baltimore-based non-profit organization. He has been a resident of Howard County for over 20 years. His hobbies include golf, fitness, travel, investments, reading, and studying Spanish. Richard understands the importance of sober living for those in recovery through his experience with a family member who has been impacted by addiction.