Meet the team

Shantina & Jesse

Connecting Bridges is led by its founder, alongside a Certified Peer Support Specialist who brings lived-experience recovery support to the team.

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Shantina Hinton

AS · BS · MA · CLC · CPSS · CADC · LCAS

Founder of Connecting Bridges. Also an NC SAP (Substance Abuse Professional) Provider [Placeholder — additional credential wording ("VQL") pending confirmation from Shantina before this goes live]. Serves on the board at Randolph Community College (CQL — Council on Quality and Leadership accredited) and as a substance abuse board member for For His Favor, a 501(c)(3).

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Jesse Hinton

CPSS — Certified Peer Support Specialist

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Credentials, explained

What the letters mean

[Draft — pending Shantina’s confirmation before launch.] AS/BS/MA — associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. CLC — Certified Life Coach. CPSS — Certified Peer Support Specialist, someone trained to support others using their own lived recovery experience. CADC — Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. LCAS — Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, North Carolina’s clinical license for substance use disorder treatment.