Laurie Johnson-Wade

Laurie Johnson-Wade is the Co-Founder of a registered 501c3 – Lost Dreams Awakening (LDA) Recovery and Wellness Center and Recovery Community Organization, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Laurie is an Advanced Implementation Specialist (AIS) and DEI Team Member with the Opioid Response Network (ORN); a Steering Committee Member for the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence – Workforce Development; and an adjunct faculty member of Faces and Voices Recovery Training Institute (RTI).

Laurie is a Certified Behavioral Consultant (CBC), an Advanced Recovery Coach Professional (ARCP), a Forensic Peer Specialist (FPS); a Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator (RCPF); a Certified Community Resiliency Model Teacher (CRMT); and has a degree in Health Administration. Laurie brings over 33 years of lived recovery experience (Established May 30, 1991), to the revolutionary and rewarding work of Recovery Support Services and Recovery Coaching.

Laurie is a facilitator of all CCAR Recovery Trainings, a facilitator of the PA Family Support Alliance (PFSA) Recovering Families Program, and the PROACT Family Education Series.

Laurie was named the 2020 Recovery Advocate of the Year by the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk, and the 2024 Recovery Advocate of the Year – AICDAC Recovery Hub, Western PA. Ms. Johnson-Wade serves on the Board of Directors of Faces and Voices of Recovery – CAPRSS Committee, Chair, as well as serving on the F&V DEI Committee. Laurie is a proud member of Black Faces Black Voices (BFBV) and seeks to implement Health Equity within all systems of care – spanning Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery.