
Cassidy Newman
Cassidy Newman is a woman in long term recovery with nine years of sobriety and eight years of service in the substance use field. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist living in Athens, Tennessee. She helped form the Tennessee Oxford House Alumni Association and led the creation of McMinn County’s Overdose Awareness Day event. Cassidy works for ASAP of Anderson County as part of the First Responder Resource Engagement Specialty Team through the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, covering the 2 North Region. She serves on the Community Advocacy Panel for the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council for Region 3, is a board member of First Recovery in Oak Ridge, and sits on the Advisory Board for the Women’s Recovery Leadership Foundation.
She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Arts in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is also a full time caregiver to a remarkable woman named Mary. Cassidy is passionate about systemic change, advocacy, and being a voice for those who are often unheard. Wherever she goes, she strives to carry hope, dignity, and a little more peace into the room.
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