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Director/ Founder

Ashley Suggs

Ashley has faced addiction and recovery personally. After completing a year-long program, she worked with women in their recovery journey for three years in a long term treatment facility. Her commitment revealed a need for Christian-based recovery in Natrona County. Ashley aims to create safe residential programs for women to heal and thrive.

Program Coordinator

Jordan McCarthy

Jordan is a wife and mother who has triumphed over trauma, abuse, and addiction. She became a mother at 18 and found freedom through healing, community, and faith. With a restored marriage, she now breaks generational chains for her children. As the Program Coordinator at Fireside Collective, she passionately guides women toward healing and transformation.

Board member/ Group Leader

Jen Helmer

Jennifer Helmer is a certified nurse practitioner specializing in family practice and psychiatric mental health. With 8 years as medical director for a homeless clinic, she now works at a community mental health center. As a board member of Fireside Collective, she leads recovery groups. Jennifer enjoys outdoor activities with family and nurtures her faith.

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Board Chair/Group Leader

Jenn Koslowsky

With over fifteen years experience, Jenn coaches women from diverse backgrounds, helping them develop their faith and healthy life skills for a joyful, addiction-free life. She is a licensed mind-body-energy therapy practitioner and leads recovery classes weekly for Fireside.

Board Vice Chair

Melanie Connell

Since 1998, Melody has served the Casper community as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified EMDR Therapist. Focused on trauma recovery, she runs a private practice where she integrates neurobiology, attachment theory, and biblical principles in inpatient and outpatient care.

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Board Secretary

Elizabeth Hobbs

Elizabeth has joined Fireside to offer grant-writing services during the start-up phase of the non-profit. With over ten years of writing experience, she has successfully secured support from funders worldwide.

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Board Treasurer

Porscha Culbertson

Porscha has over ten years in the non-profit sector as a finance manager. She is a skilled leader and communicator who excels with numbers. Porscha's own personal journey with drug addiction and healing through her relationship with Jesus fuels her passion for helping women in recovery.

ADDICTION PREVENTION

We offer monthly & weekly groups to aid in addiction prevention, and to provide accountability within a safe healthy community.

Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Email programming@firesideco.org to get involved.

Peer Support Groups

Ferret Flush® was created as a game to bring people together in play and laughter, but also as a tool to start meaningful conversations around our thoughts, feelings and actions. Have fun deepening your relationship with others. This focuses on critical thinking and relational building dynamics in a unique way to foster brain health and community minded recovery.

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Restarting - 13 Weeks

Restarting is the first module in the Thriving: Recover Your Life program, an innovative and comprehensive training program for two groups: 1) people with addictions and trauma and 2) those seeking discipleship in joy, maturity and the skills to thrive.

Belonging - 13 Weeks

Belonging takes the principles learned in restarting and applies it in practical ways, creating a belonging zone around ourselves. This enables participants to create a healthy community around themselves.

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