Mugsy Fay Seldeen
Founder, Director & Peer
Mugsy grew up in Carbondale, but has lived and worked all across the valley in various capacities. KDNK Board President & Public Affairs show host, Carbondale Arts volunteer, and Colorado Mesa University alumni, Mugsy combines her lived experience and passion for social justice in working with individuals with a history of substance use. While growing up in the Roaring Fork Valley, Mugsy was immersed in violence and substance abuse from a young age. When she was 15, she lost her mother to a heroin overdose. Mugsy struggled with her own substance use for many years and now seeks to give back to the community that created her. Now a person in harm reduction-based recovery, Mugsy continues to lose friends to opioid overdoses and has seen firsthand the rising rates of HIV and Hepatitis in our small mountain towns. Mugsy is committed to promoting the safety, health, respect and dignity of every person who resides in these beautiful valleys we call our home. She believes in the power of recovery and knows that redemption is possible for everyone.
Our Board
The board of HRHR is comprised entirely of nonprofit professionals who have been personally affected by addiction, overdose, HIV and/or Hepatitis C in some way. As a Recovery Community Organization, we maintain that at least 51% of our board and staff represent members of the recovery community, with multiple pathways of recovery represented at our organization.
If you are interested in being on our board, participating on an advisory council or volunteering in any way, please contact us today!