Laurisa Guerrero

Laurisa Guerrero, MPH, serves as the Executive Director of the Georgia Council for Recovery (GC4R). Laurisa has worked with multiple teams of peer recovery coaches providing support to individuals with substance use disorders in emergency departments, neonatal intensive care units, the Department of Family and Children Services, family treatment courts, and a recovery support warm line. Laurisa earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Kennesaw State University and a master’s degree in public health from Emory University. Laurisa is a person in long-term recovery from substance use disorders and has not felt the need to use drugs or alcohol to change the way she feels since October 2014.