OWNER & FOUNDER

I was addicted to heroin for nearly the entire decade of the 90’s. I spent years in Boulder, NYC, and Los Angeles floundering in the music scene, having no semblance of a life outside of the world of drugs. I found my way to MN in 1998 and was welcomed into the sober community by others with very similar stories but who had worked hard and created new lives. The beginning was tough. I had to start from scratch. Any addict will tell you, to find real comfort in this world just existing and participating in this world is something precious and wonderful. I surrounded myself with people committed to their sobriety or at least committed to ending the chaos, and started to build a life here in Minnesota. I began to see real change in my perspective and I learned how to maintain that. I now have a life that feels like mine. I am now over 20 years sober.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Nicole is from Baltimore, MD. Nicole has been sober since 9/11/2016. In September of 2016, Nicole was in residential treatment at English Mountain Recovery in Tennessee. She moved into one of the SPSL traditional houses in December of 2016. During her time, she was the Senior Peer of the Harrison House and worked her way to House Manager after moving out.Nicole worked for SPSL as a House Manager and Sober Coach from June 2018-June 2020. During that time she focused on her former career in cosmetology but found she didn’t have passion for that work anymore. Nicole returned to SPSL in March of 2021.Currently, Nicole oversees the day to day operations of the Plus and Traditional homes as well as Sober Coaching Plus residents. In her downtime, she loves spending time with her husband, Andy and their grump of a cat, Gus and high energy pup, Rider.

ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR

Michael Jaecks originally hails from Janesville, WI, and has been a resident of the Twin Cities for over 30 years. Michael came to SPSL as a Lyndale House resident after completing inpatient treatment at the Pride Institute in Eden Prairie, MN in 2020. Michael now works as the live-in manager of Lyndale House as well as the Admissions Coordinator for St. Paul Sober Living as a whole. In his time off, Michael enjoys drawing, reading and obsessively rewatching episodes from every single Star Trek series available.

FACILITIES MANAGER

Dylan is originally from Waseca MN. In February of 2021 Dylan attended Beauterre Recovery Institute. He moved into SPSL’s Saint Clair House following treatment. Shortly after Dylan become a Mens Plus Senior Peer. Dylan is currently our Facilities Manager and House Manager for our Mens Plus house. Dylans job entails the upkeep and care of our 7 homes as well as providing support and accountability to the men in our Plus program. Dylan is one of nine siblings and in his down time enjoys ice fishing.

SOBER COACH

Jay grew up in Colorado outside of Boulder in the town of Niwot. After the pandemic shut down his career in music production and touring he attended Harmony Treatment in Estes Park on a scholarship courtesy of Chris Edrington. A week later he went to Saint Paul to live in sober living in June of 2020. Four months later he was asked to be Senior Peer at the St Clair house. He has 3 year and 4 months of sobriety at this time and is currently a Sober Coach for the Mens Plus residents. He is also the house manager of our St Clair and Watson Traditional homes. He loves the philosophy and goals SPSL has to offer and imparts that to his fellow residents. Jay loves to listen to music and still does an occasional gig with one of his former clients Air Supply.

MEN’S PLUS LIVE-IN MANAGER

Andrew is an East Coast guy with a former career in Advertising. December 1st, 2012 is his sobriety date. He entered residential treatment at Caron in Pennsylvania in November of 2012 and continued on with the Extended Care Program until April 2013. Andrew came directly to St Paul and into the SPSL Mens Plus program After obtaining a year of sobriety he became the Senior Peer for a Mens Plus home. He stayed on in that position and is currently the In-House Manager for the Mens Plus home. Andrew’s free time is spent with friends enjoying trips to visit the Midwest States. Andrew says “It’s been a rewarding experience through the years to support and encourage the residents in their sobriety journey.”