Harmony Ayers-Friedlander

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.