Sea Change was FOUNDED AND is LED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PERSONALLY been impacted by SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES AND are in RECOVERY.

Staff

  • Elizabeth Burke Beaty

    Founder + President

    “I believe all people matter and should be treated with dignity and respect. I am also for ending the ‘war on drugs’ and the stigma that surrounds those negatively impacted by substance use.”

  • Carrie

    Carrie Kovalick

    Operations Director

  • Alivia Schmidt

    Alivia Schmidt

    Outreach + Program Manager

Board of Directors

  • Elizabeth Burke Beaty

    Founder + President

  • Erin McGee

    Chair

  • Elissa Tierney

    Vice Chair

  • Stephen Davies

    Treasurer

Volunteers & CONSULTANTS

  • Samia Bullock

    Lead Peer Facilitator Fellow

    “I am a grateful person in recovery, and honored to be doing this work. I believe in our abilities to heal ourselves, through community, connection, and by tapping into our own inner wisdom. I believe in our ability to help others heal by sharing our journeys.”

  • Carol Benevy

    Therapist, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist & Group Facilitator

    Carol Benevy is a grateful person in recovery who has a deep love for her community in Ocean County, New Jersey. After working on the disaster responses for Hurricane Sandy and later the COVID-19 pandemic, Carol became a volunteer with SeaChange as a facilitator for the online support groups. Carol loves to include music and humor, and lots of recovery tools in her groups. When she's not working or volunteering, Carol enjoys our beautiful Ocean County beaches and boardwalks, listening to live music, and spending time with her feline co-facilitators River and Journey.

  • Don Bornheimer

    Certified Peer Recovery Specialist & Group Facilitator

  • Rick Heiss

    Peer Group Facilitator

    "My passion for volunteering with SeaChange RCO is deeply rooted in my own journey through long-term recovery. This group has not only been a cornerstone of my own program, offering unwavering support and resources, but it has also allowed me to give back and support others navigating their paths to recovery. Through my involvement, I've found a profound sense of purpose and community, affirming the transformative power of shared experiences and resilience."

  • Erica Pate

    Peer Group Facilitator

    “As a daughter of social workers'; and a social worker myself, I thought I understood substance abuse until I was directly affected by it through my partner’s u’s usage. I originally joined the recovery community to support my partner in his journey. Within this community, I gained my own network and began to heal. Working every day on my emotional recovery while continuing to educate myself on substance abuse disorder.“

  • Kelly Roman

    Certified Recovery Coach, Reiki Practitioner and Certified End-of-Life Doula

  • Terri Simon-Castro

    Peer Group Facilitator

    “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson