Who We Are
Our Mission
The Council on Alcoholism and Addiction of the Finger Lakes region is committed to transforming lives of the communities we serve.
Our goals
To reduce the extent of alcohol and other drug abuse in the Finger Lakes.
To reduce the future incidence of alcoholism and other drug dependence.
To minimize the harm experienced in society due to the consequences of abuse and dependence.
The Council
- Is designated by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services as a community-based alcohol/drug abuse prevention, education and information and referral agency with the sole responsibility of combating alcohol and drug abuse.
- Serves the five-county central Finger Lakes Region of Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties
- Provides classroom presentations, parent and educator trainings, youth counseling services, consultation on public policy, free brochures, pamphlets, and literature on different substance use issues.
Administration serves all counties
Billie Kingsbury-Lohr
Interim Executive Director
Billie has been working with the council since 2006 and has been working in the human services field since 2002. Billie received her Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from MVCC and her Bachelor’s degree from Marist College in Public Administration, Communications, and Human Services.
In December 2009, Billie graduated from Walden University with her Master’s degree in Psychology; and is currently working toward her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Utica University.
Billie holds her Credentialed Prevention Professional with a specialty in gambling prevention (C.P.P.g) and oversees the prevention programming in our 5-county region of the Finger Lakes.
Sara Kirkham
HR/Finance Coordinator
Responsible for all HR functions of the company, accounts payable/ receivable and all financial day-to day operations.
Faith Tyler - Environmental Prevention Specialist
Serves all 5 counties. Coordinates with coalitions and partner organizations. Responsible for content posted on social media accounts and maintaining this webpage. She graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a degree in Communications and is currently completing her Certified Prevention Professional program at SUNY Alfred thanks to a generous scholarship from OASAS.
Each County of service has a County Community Educator who acts as a primary prevention specialist, with primary responsibility for the design and delivery of sound alcohol/drug abuse and dependency prevention education programs and presentations in a public format, including local school districts consistent with the OASAS Prevention Guidelines and the Council mission and program standards. The position allows for initiative and innovation in program development and delivery, under the guidance of the Director of Programming. The position also includes working with criminal justice system, area coalitions and other community agencies.
Community Educators by County
Ontario
Cathy Landschoot
County Educator
Yates
Danielle Narrows
County Educator
Seneca
Patricia Green
County Educator
Schuyler
Gretchen Silliman
County Educator
Wayne
Scott Mucica and Abbey Sproul
County Educators
Ontario County School Based Educators
Dawn Jansen
Ontario County School Based Educator
Nicole Drost
Ontario County School Based Educator
Community Youth Counselors Ontario/Yates
Kendall Klement
Community Youth Counselor
Gabby Steingraber
Community Youth Counselor
School Based Youth Counselors Yates/Schuyler
Melinda Johnson
School Based Youth Counselor
Kayla Scialpa
School Based Youth Counselor
Sarah Minns
School Based Youth Counselor
Michelle Peacock
School Based Youth Counselor
Holly Wilson
School Based Youth Counselor
Community Coalition Leaders
Diane Kellogg
Wayne County Community Schools Coalition/DFC Grant Leader
SBIRT Services
Patricia Green
SBIRT Services Provider
Katie Jones
SBIRT Services Provider