Our Sober Living Team Lives Recovery Every Day
Meet the sober living team behind the dream. Real Recovery began with a mission to raise the bar in structured sober living. Our founders built the program they wish existed when they were searching for their own recovery. Everyone at Real Recovery today shares this same vision.
George Mattfeld
Program Director
GEORGE MATTFELD
George Mattfeld was born in Voorheesville, NY and is the youngest of six children. His passion for the outdoors led George to attend North Country Community College, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, where he majored in Wilderness Recreation and Outdoor Leadership. After college, George’s drug addiction took complete control and almost cost him his life on several occasions. Knowing something had to change drastically, he moved to South Florida and devoted his life to staying sober and helping other alcoholics and drug addicts. This devotion to helping others and his love of the outdoors eventually landed him in Asheville working with the sober living team at Real Recovery. George has been with Real Recovery for over six years and in that time has worked as a house manager, parent liaison and site coordinator. He is an avid fly fisherman and enjoys mountain biking in his time off.
Jay Vaughan, CADC-I
Site Supervisor
JAY VAUGHAN, CADC-I
Jay was born in North Carolina and raised in the greater Atlanta area. His 13-year struggle with addiction has led him to his passion for service and helping other addicts and alcoholics find their own way into a full and happy life. Jay has been in the recovery field for over 5 years, is a substance abuse counselor and has years of experience in relapse prevention and crisis intervention. He enjoys fly fishing in WNC as well spending time with his family and friends.
Spencer Morrison
Men’s House Manager
SPENCER MORRISON
Spencer has been working in the field of addiction for over 2 years. He was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and had his own struggles with addiction growing up. He moved to Asheville in 2014 to start his journey in recovery and has found a passion in helping others.
He is an avid rock climber and loves to share the experience with others, along with his experience on the 12 steps of recovery which he has completed 3 times over. Today Spencer sponsors other men, treats those he meets with compassion and empathy and is always willing to meet someone where they are at.
Mac McKinnon
House Manager
MAC MCKINNON
Mac, a lifelong Tennessean, came to Asheville after his own struggle with alcohol addiction and fell in love with the recovery community here, deciding to pursue a career in recovery and to try to help others in the fight. Mac, a University of Tennessee graduate, enjoys golf, weightlifting and spending time with friends and family in his spare time.
Gregory Zickler
Program Assistant
GREGORY ZICKLER
From an early age, Greg knew he wanted to help people. He had dreams of being a fire fighter or policeman; he never thought he would become an addict. However, by the age of 21 that’s exactly what he became. With nowhere left to go, Greg decided to go to an addiction treatment center. From treatment he moved into sober living and discovered a 12-step program which taught him to become an acceptable, responsible and productive member of society. Greg is an active participant in the recovery community in Asheville who regularly attends 12-step meetings. When Greg is not serving the recovery community he enjoys hiking, mountain biking and lifting weights.
