Annie Montgomery

My name is Annie Montgomery and I serve as the Director of Peer Development at Destination Hope and Recovery. My life has been shaped by overcoming poverty and growing up in a family impacted by addiction. Those experiences give me the empathy and authenticity I bring into this work every day. I spent years doing street outreach, building trust with people who often feel unseen. That work strengthened my commitment to walking alongside people navigating similar paths. I am passionate about building bridges between human services, behavioral health, and law enforcement.
My goal is helping communities see social services as the first call instead of the default being law enforcement. I am also deeply committed to harm reduction and overdose response education.
Expanding access to naloxone and breaking stigma around drug use is a big part of that work.
I take pride in supporting staff who are peers in recovery themselves.
Through training, mentorship, and support, I help them grow into the best they can be in work and in life.

Annie Montgomery , Director of Peer Development

Executive Team