Jarmichael R. Harris

Jarmichael R. Harris (He/Him) is a nationally recognized leader, consultant, educator, and speaker working at the intersection of substance use, recovery, higher education, and community wellbeing.

He is the Founder, CEO, and Principal Consultant of Engage Recovery, where he advises organizations and leaders on strengthening recovery ecosystems, building strategic partnerships, and developing approaches that create meaningful and sustainable change. His work spans higher education, behavioral health, community-based organizations, and national initiatives focused on substance use, recovery, and wellbeing.

Harris serves as Director of North Carolina Higher Education Consortium Programs for Addiction Professionals of North Carolina, where he leads statewide efforts to strengthen substance use prevention, collegiate recovery, and wellbeing across North Carolina’s colleges and universities. His work focuses on building institutional capacity, developing partnerships, and connecting campuses with the resources and expertise needed to better support students.

A Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and two-time graduate of East Carolina University, Harris also serves as an Adjunct Professor in ECU’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. His contributions have earned recognition including the Museum of African American Addictions Treatment and Recovery’s inaugural Rising Star Award, ECU’s 40 Under Forty Leadership Award, and the Association of Recovery in Higher Education’s Collegiate Recovery Staff Member of the Year Award.

Across his work, Harris challenges organizations to move beyond individual programs and consider a larger question: What must change within our systems and communities for people to truly have the opportunity to heal and thrive?

Raised in Salisbury, North Carolina, Harris enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time outdoors with his wife and two children.