Trina Fullard - President/CEO Charlotte Rescue Mission

Trina Fullard, President/CEO Charlotte Rescue Mission

Trina graduated from Washington and Jefferson College with a B.A. in Psychology in 1993 and received her master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1995. She is credentialed with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and Certified Clinical Supervisor.
Trina moved to Charlotte in 1997 and worked at the McLeod Addictive Disease Center for 21 years holding several positions, all increasing in responsibility from clinician to vice president of clinical services and information technology. She has been active in community engagements including the Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Central Piedmont Community College Human Services Advisory Committee, North Carolina Juvenile Services Association Board, and Police Activities League Planning Committee. She also serves on the faculty for the ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine course and is a member of the UNCC CATO College of Education Advisory Board.
In December 2019, Trina joined the staff at Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) as a clinical supervisor/counselor at Dove’s Nest. Within a year, she was promoted as the first Chief Program Officer (CPO), responsible for all clinical aspects of care and information technology. During her time as CPO, she streamlined the admissions department, developed and implemented the Recovery Living Program, project-managed the network data and phones in conjunction with opening a new men’s facility, Rebound. On June 9th, 2024, she was promoted to President/CEO at CRM.
Trina and her husband, Kevin have three young adult children, Dewayne, Destiny, and Daelyn. They are sports enthusiasts and love a good adventure. They love to travel and spend many holidays hosting family and friends.

Charlotte Rescue Mission Company Bio:
• Company Bio - Charlotte Rescue Mission serves those at the intersection of homelessness and addiction so they can achieve their God-given potential. This transformation happens by providing cost-free, faith-based residential recovery programs that help people struggling with the disease of addiction achieve long-term sobriety, find financial stability, stable housing, and build healthy relationships.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's iHeartMedia's CEOs you should know this week train out
fullward of the Charlotte Rescue Mission.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
The challenge with helping folks understand the benefit of a
program like Charlotte Rescue Mission is that there are two
requirements for folks to come to our program. You are
battling substance use disorder and facing homelessness. And for most
of us, our next door neighbor or our coworker who's
in the next cubicle are battling and are maybe one

(00:28):
paycheck from being in that situation. We're blessed now that
we're in a space that says when you walk in
the door, we care about you and we love you
right where you are and are willing to help you
make good decisions so that you can embark on this
life transformation journey.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Now, during that journey and before it even starts, actually,
I know that the Charlotte Rescue Mission does have the
mindset of treating people with dignity and respect.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
During this time, I am making sure that when residents
come in, treating them with dignity in respect, and that
when they go out into the community and they encounter
other folks who need help, they will then refer them
to where they got their their start. And that's what
we want to see, That that stigma of someone battling
the disease of addiction is lessened so that we can

(01:19):
help anybody who needs it.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
And that's exactly what the Charlotte Rescue Mission provides. Trina
Fullard with the Charlotte Rescue Mission on iHeartMedia's CEOs You
Should Know