Serving the Tampa Bay region since 2014

Amanda Pettay

Board Chair

Amanda Pettay is a person in long-term recovery, sober since May 2014, whose journey has looked a lot like life itself — messy, transformative, and never walked alone. In the years since getting sober, Amanda has lost jobs, weathered major traumatic life events, launched a business, and bought a home. Through every one of those moments — the hard ones and the triumphant ones — the recovery community was there. Not just as a safety net in difficult times, but as a mirror in the good ones, reflecting back the strength and lessons she had quietly been building all along.

That lived experience is what brought Amanda to the board of Recovery Epicenter Foundation. When she attended a Tampa Bay Lightning Recovery Night and saw REF's work up close — the peer connections, the presence, the proof that community changes lives — she recognized something familiar in it. Today, as Board Chair, she brings both her personal story and her professional background as a financial and tax strategist to help REF grow its mission across the Tampa Bay region. Recovery showed Amanda how to love herself, how to give back, and what it truly means to be held by a community that refuses to let you go it alone. She lives that out daily — alongside her rescue dog Banjo, who, if you ask anyone who knows them, is very much part of the team.

Dominic Grefsrud

Board Vice Chair

Dominic wants to be a conduit of change and a beacon of hope to those struggling with substance abuse and mental health conditions. He has constantly said that he does this work to prevent people from making the same mistakes he did — if he can encourage change in someone's life, those mistakes were not in vain.

As part of community outreach in the addiction field and co-founder of an intervention and sober transport company, Dominic brings a great passion to his role of helping those struggling with addiction. Before his days of helping others find treatment, he was the one who needed help. Dominic's addiction started early, at the age of 14. By adulthood, substances had taken over his life. He lost everything, but with the help of others, he was able to change his fate.

Once in recovery, Dominic found himself with the drive to help people who are struggling with addiction. He took part in a three-part docuseries to share his story and let others know they are not alone. He shows everyone that you can change and have a happy life — no matter the evils you are struggling with today, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Today, you can find Dominic enjoying his hobbies of fixing cars, mudding, and Jeep clubs. He has over eight years of clean time and enjoys everything his hard work has earned him. Dominic is happily married and working his dream job by giving back and providing crucial support to those on their recovery journey.

John Wittman

Board Secretary

Person in long term recovery since 2021, Chief Operations Officer, and Secretary of the Board of Directors. CRRA and CRPS in training.

Josh Dirscherl

Board Member

Joshua is the owner and Managing Director of Recovery Resolutions, a recovery residence program operating in the Tampa Bay region, and was the original regional director of the Pinellas and Pasco Oxford Recovery homes in Florida from 2022 to 2025 before leaving to pursue his own program. As a person in long-term recovery and a recovery infrastructure entrepreneur, he has opened over 30 recovery homes in central Florida, creating over 1,000 beds for individuals seeking a safe and supportive living environment to recover. He provides additional support through job opportunities for people in early recovery to become self-supporting through home remodeling and construction efforts. Josh is active in the recovery community, passionate about helping people with the dis-ease we share.

Josh Naaman

Board Member

Josh Naaman is the CEO & Founder of Naaman Creative and Co-Founder of OppKo, where he focuses on the strategic leadership, design, and growth of businesses. He works at the intersection of intentional creativity, technology, software, legacy branding, and effective marketing systems, helping founders and organizations think through what they are building, and why it matters to their long-term goals. His background spans design, digital strategy, education, and entrepreneurship, with years spent advising startups, nonprofits, and established companies as they grow and evolve.

Josh's approach centers on structure, intention, and long-term alignment. He's known for helping leaders zoom out, ask better questions, and design businesses that are both meaningful and sustainable. Outside of work, Josh focuses on his own recovery and is a drummer, a husband, and a dad to two daughters. Family, music, and building things that last are at the core of how he leads, both professionally and personally.