AARR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Curt Lindsley served as the President of the Board of Directors for the Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences (AARR) from January 2021 through April 2023. He was then appointed Interim Executive Director in May 2023, and Executive Director in October 2023. 

About Curt:

Curt has over 20 years experience leading nonprofit organizations. 

In 2004, Curt co-founded the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force in Covington, Washington (official sponsor of Purple Light Nights), and in 2011 he founded Go Purple USA to raise awareness about domestic violence and to engage communities to take a stand against domestic violence and intimate partner violence. Curt has been interviewed nationally by television stations, radio stations and podcasts to talk about this issue.

After seeing firsthand how substance use disorder had a devastating effect on family and friends, Curt, his wife Tracy Lindsley and Executive Director Stephanie Jennings, co-founded Best Life Recovery Residences in 2019, an AARR-certified recovery residence program for women in Huntsville, Alabama. 

Since launching Best Life, Curt helped to lead the effort in 2021 for the Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences to become accredited by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences in July 2021 to certify recovery residence programs in the state of Alabama based on the NARR Standards, becoming the only such organization in Alabama with that authority. The NARR Standards are recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as an evidence-based best practices model for operating recovery housing programs.

Curt represents the state of Alabama as a consultant with the Opioid Response Network.

Curt also serves as a member of Alabama's Reentry 2030 Task Force. 

Curt is the Founder and Director of the annual Alabama Recovery Advocacy Day in Montgomery, Alabama; Founder and Director of Montgomery Recovers (Montgomery, AL); and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of End Addiction Sand Mountain (Rainsville, AL).

As a member of the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council, Curt serves as Chairperson for the Parity Act Working Group on the Treatment and Recovery Standing Committee, as well as Chairperson of the Alabama Recovery Housing Initiative Working Group of the Law Enforcement Standing Committee. 

Curt also is an Advisory Board Member and a presenter for the Alabama School of Alcohol and Drug Studies (ASADS).  

Curt was the recipient of the first ever Ally of Recovery Award, presented in March 2025 at the 10th Annual Certified Recovery Support Specialist Conference Awards in Gadsden, Alabama. 

He is a passionate advocate for the NARR Standards and AARR-certified recovery housing programs and the difference they can make in helping people find long-term recovery. He proactively collaborates with other recovery organizations, stakeholders and state agencies to work on common sense solutions to Alabama's opioid crisis. 

Curt is available as a guest speaker for conferences, community groups, employers, associations and churches to talk about recovery-related issues, including presentations entitled Fostering Long-Term Recovery Through The Four Dimensions; Resourcing Recovery; Launching and Leading A Recovery Residence Program That Changes Lives; and Best Practices for Recovery Housing.  Please contact him at executivedirector@aarronline.org or through the Contact Us section of this website for speaking requests and for more information.