TOMPKINS COUNTY
Harmony Ayers-Friedlander serves as the Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health at Tompkins County, a position held since March 2021, where responsibilities include directing operations and providing key policy advice for the Mental Health Department. Previous experience includes serving as Executive Director at Family Service Society, Inc., where emphasis was placed on professional counseling and community services, and as Director of Quality Improvement at Tully Hill Chemical Dependency Treatment Center, ensuring regulatory compliance and overseeing quality initiatives. Additional roles encompassed extensive clinical management and staff development at Hillside Family of Agencies, private practice in mental health services, and clinical coordination at Glove House, Inc. Harmony holds a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University's Maxwell School and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University.
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TOMPKINS COUNTY
The Tompkins County Government is made up of 27 different departments that work to meet the needs of the community. County government responsibilities include: Human Services Public Health Public Safety and Corrections Roads and Maintenance Public Records Elections Tompkins County, like New York State’s other counties, is responsible for delivering programs that assist people who are facing economic hardship, are vulnerable to abuse or exploitation, or suffer from mental illness or developmental delays. Counties are the State’s front line of defense in protecting the public’s health and play a primary role in maintaining the public’s safety. Counties operate jails, prosecute those charged with criminal offenses, provide free legal counsel for those who cannot afford their own attorney, and supervise those who are on probation. Counties also serve as the main repository for public records and manage the elections process.