Melissa McKnight joined VRR on January 23, 2023. She received a Bachelor’s in Biology and Masters in Public Health from the University of Georgia- Go Dawgs!  She has received several awards including a Coulter Regional Fellowship Program Graduate, Local Federal Credit Union Fellows Program Graduate, and the North Carolina State Health Director’s Upcoming Leader of Public Health. Previously, Melissa worked as the Health Equity Officer at the Mobile County Health Department, Deputy Health Director at the Jackson County Department of Public Health, and Health Education Supervisor at the Jackson County Department of Public Health. To Melissa, “I joined VRR because I am passionate about authentic community engagement and want to be a part of building a community of recovery and connection.” In her spare time, Melissa enjoys running, hiking, gardening, traveling, and baking.  She lives in Midtown with her husband and their silly orange cat, Bob.

Brandon Peters joined VRR on November 1, 2019. He is a US Navy Combat Veteran and served seven years on the US Navy Air Crew Search and Rescue. He has been on three combat deployments: Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan twice. Brandon earned his Bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University in Marketing and Graphic Design. He is a PADI MSDT Scuba Instructor as well as a NAUI Scuba Instructor, a Certified Peer Support Specialist, and a first aid instructor. The “for veterans, by veterans” attitude is unique to VRR for Brandon. He was drawn to VRR because he felt they could truly make a difference by putting the care of the veteran first. Brandon is originally from Biloxi, MS. In his spare time, he enjoys scuba diving, cooking, spending time with his wife and kids, traveling, and training his service dog, a Siberian Husky named Aspen. 

Stephanie Steele joined VRR on January 24, 2022. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of South Alabama and has a veteran spouse. Her areas of expertise include LBSW, case management, advanced scuba diving, photography, and event/trip planning. The passion and commitment that Veterans Recovery Resources has to holistically serve veterans, active duty, first responders, and dependents drew Stephanie to VRR. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, kayaking, photography, and spending time with her family. 

Travis joined VRR on January 23, 2022. He is a USMC Marine Corps Combat Veteran Sergeant. He earned the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy-Marine Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Mast, and Meritorious Promotion to LCpl and Cpl. Travis was the Resident Manager at Any Length Resources in Men’s Sober Living in Pensacola, FL. He is originally from Mobile, AL, and enjoys watching his 7-year-old grow up and play with their German Shorthaired Pointer, Starbuck.