Board of Directors

Kevin Diakiw, CCRC, RCP-F

Kevin was 27 years into his own recovery from addiction before he’d even heard of a recovery coach.
His exposure to the approach was profound. In 2018, he became a certified trainer of recovery coaches and has trained more than 300 coaches so far.
If good coaches had been around 30 years ago, his dad and brother might still be alive today.
Creating the best recovery coaches in Canada is his sole aim. Everything he does is in service of that.
As a founding member of Recovery Coaches Canada he lives to defend the role of recovery coaches.

Bob is a professional Recovery Coach with over 3 years of experience.
With long-term recovery from substance use disorder, he brings invaluable experience to his role.
His passion lies in the Recovery Coach Competency (RCC) model and is deeply committed by sitting on its Board of Directors, and he sits on its Credentialing Committee.
Bob's mission is to help develop and place skilled recovery coaches in areas where they are most needed and to support individuals on their journeys to long-term recovery.

Shelley Shadow, CCRC, RCP-F

As a recovery coach and trainer with Still Here since 2020, Shelley Shadow believes that the field of recovery coaching is of great benefit to people who are looking at making changes to their use of substances. As a founding member of RCC, she is determined and purposed in two critical ways: to create opportunities for trained recovery coaches in Canada to gain experience, and secondly, ensuring that those accessing services have qualified coaches. In addition, she would like to maintain the fidelity of the profession of recovery coaching. 

Iris Rich, CCRC

Iris has led a lifelong career in developing, presenting and facilitating recovery responsive programs at Thompson Rivers University and decades of volunteer Board service in numerous community agencies.  In retirement, motivated to give back, Iris completed Recovery Coaching and Mentorship Programs, becoming an accredited Professional Recovery Coach with a private practice.  As a person in long term recovery, Iris is inspired by the resilience of people and is passionate about assisting others to reach their higher purpose through mindfulness practice, conscious listening, empathy and compassion. She works in Victoria BC.