Rebecca Starr, M.B.A., M.S.W., LICSW, is a senior program director at Advocates for Human Potential (AHP). Her career has spanned work in behavioral and medical health care, elder care, nonprofit management, and higher education. The common link among them is her passion to support people and organizations in their desire to improve and reach their highest potential. For 12 years, Ms. Starr has directed the Massachusetts Access to Recovery (MA-ATR) program, which is supported by federal funding via the Massachusetts Department of Public Health/Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (MA DPH/BSAS). The program, which serves 4,000 people per year, provides people who have substance use disorders (SUDs) with a wide range of recovery support services to help them on the road to recovery. Outcomes for the more than 35,000 individuals enrolled so far have received national attention due to the success of participants. Ms. Starr created the nationally recognized Career Building Initiative (CBI), an employment program specifically customized for people with SUDs that offers job readiness and job training programs to as many as 600 participants per year. Ms. Starr has special skills in leading and developing teams, building partnerships, building organizational capacity, developing and managing innovative programs, marketing, operations improvement, management, and strategy. Ms. Starr holds an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and an M.S.W. from the University of Southern California.

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