History
Justin McNeal
The Road Less Traveled LLC (TRLT) was established in 2023 by Justin McNeal and Jim Wuelfing to carry forward Dean LeMire’s vision and passion for harm reduction education. As Justin is the Executive Director of Begin Anew (a recovery community organization based in Anoka, MN), Recovery Road LLC (RR) was launched in 2024 as an independent instructional arm of TRLT.
Justin guides content development, licensing partnerships, and strategic oversight of the TRLT/RR curriculum program.
The Lemire Group LLC
Dean Lemire
Dean LeMire was owner and principal associate of The LeMire Group LLC, a recovery services consulting and training agency based in Dover, NH. In his various roles across the substance use disorder continuum of care, Dean facilitated expansion of improved, person-centered, and community-based service delivery. In NH Dean helped to form a statewide network of Recovery Community Organizations, as well as a statewide network of harm reduction service programs as a founding board member of the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition and as co-founder of Hand Up Health Services, a county-wide syringe services program. In Texas Dean co-founded the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance and served as Operations Director of THRA’s first direct services program, Austin Overdose Prevention Services (Austin-OPS).
Dean passed away on September 30, 2023.
Jim Wuelfing
Jim Wuelfing is owner and principal associate of the New England Center, dedicated to exceptional training, facilitation and consulting services for nearly 40 years. In the recovery supports arena he has been a major contributor in the design and delivery of several curricula including the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy and CCAR Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches, as well as Developing Excellence in Recovery Coaching and Recovery Coaching a Harm Reduction Pathway. He has aided in the formation of several statewide recovery community organizations and has served on the board of the Massachusetts Organization of Addiction Recovery. Jim also has a decades long experience working on social justice issues focusing on racial inequities and understanding the dynamics of power and privilege. He co-wrote with Arthur Woodard, Jr. the nationally well-received training Racism of the Well-Intended.
Jim continues to support content development and quality assurance for the TRLT/RR curriculum program.