Crystal Sweatt

Meet Crystal, MMA's Executive Director.

Crystal is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor registered with the NC Addictions Specialist Practice Board and a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Crystal has many years' experience working with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and individuals who have been impacted by the substance use epidemic. Crystal serves on the leadership team for the McDowell County Substance Use Taskforce, Recovery Rally Planning Team, and the Overdose Awareness Day Planning Team.

Crystal is a recovery champion and a change agent to say the least. Some of her proudest achievements include the creation of McDowell Impact (formally known as Brandy’s Project), McDowell Overdose Awareness Day, and the in-house Substance Use Program at Friendship Home.

About her work at Mission Ministries Alliance, Crystal says, "My passion for this work is driven by my lived experience, one of the favorite parts of my job is helping other women in recovery become professionals in the field, ‘Iron sharpens Iron, and one man sharpens another' (Proverbs 27:17). My lived experience and training help me approach hard to reach individuals from a unique perspective and they trust me knowing I have been there before myself. They are my people! I love giving back what was given to me. I am looking forward to the future growth of Mission Ministries Alliance and I thank God every day that I get to be a part of the work he is doing in McDowell County."