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Misty Peterson
Recovery Coach

Misty is a Recovery Coach in our Asheville Graduate Program helping graduates maintain strength and coping skills, adjust to work, school and/or volunteer positions and nurture their sense of independence.  She is also instrumental in finding housing and assisting graduates with their benefits.

Prior to joining CooperRiis, she was an assistant director for the YMCA afterschool program in Asheville, NC, a case manager at Caring for Children in Asheville, NC and a counselor/Life Skills Teacher in Santa Fe, Mexico.

Misty and her husband Scott, a teacher, are both devoted and loving parents to their delightful little son, Rio.