Executive Leadership

Chris earned his Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Biochemistry from Queen’s University, Canada, has had education in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University, Seattle, before continuing his education at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Southern California earning his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, emphasizing in Depth Psychology. He has worked for Farnham Family Services as an outpatient clinician since 2011, had previously served as Senior Clinician earning his Master Level CASAC and continues to happily serve Farnham as its Outpatient Program Director.

Candy earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Atlantic Union College, a master’s degree in Human Services from Capella University, and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Syracuse University. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor II as well as a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate-Provisional. Candy served as the Recovery Services Coordinator at Farnham Family Services from Dec. 2018-Dec 2019. She has over 27 years’ experience working in the mental health and addiction field, 12 of those years as an administrator and director. She worked with youth and their families in the Home and Community Based Services Waiver program, children and youth community residence, as well as with Adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnosis. Candy believes that all people deserve compassion, respect and support throughout their recovery journey.

Patricia earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Accounting from Oswego State University College at Oswego. She also holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova. She has overseen the finance and billing departments for Farnham as the Finance Director since 1994. Patricia has also been instrumental in the development of Farnham’s IT, Facilities and HR departments.

Sandra Waldron has over 30 years’ experience and has an impressive educational background, holding an Associate's degree in Humanities, a Bachelor's degree in Human Development, and a Master's degree in Social Work. Additionally, she has fulfilled all but her dissertation (ABD) in Human Service Administration for her PhD. Sandra is a licensed Master Social Worker, a Master Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor, and a Certified Trauma Professional. Currently, Sandra serves as the Director of Project Management for Farnham Family Services. In this pivotal role, she is responsible for capacity building of executive and other leadership positions with higher-level project management responsibilities including staff training, incident management, corporate compliance, policy and procedures, grant applications and administration, management of grant projects, reporting, regulatory certification, and accreditation activities, as well as leading program audits and special projects. Before assuming her current position, Sandra held several significant roles within the agency, including Senior Director of Services, Corporate Compliance Officer, Operations Director, Consulting Director, and Prevention Services Director. Sandra founded the Farnham Family Services Training Institute to enhance and expand the continuing education opportunities in Oswego County for CASAC’s and Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA). Before assuming the leadership roles at Farnham, she worked in the human service field holding executive level leadership positions and providing mental health and substance abuse services and directorships in programs serving individuals across the lifespan. Further, Sandra held Adjunct Professor positions teaching Psychology courses in several higher educational institutions.

Alan started with Farnham in 2018 as an OTP Clinician and moved to his current position in 2020. He has a bachelor’s degree in Education from SUNY Cortland, master’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in School Counseling from SUNY Oswego. He is a Master Level CASAC and is an instructor in the Farnham Training Institute. He has over twenty-years working for local not-for-profit agencies providing services for children, adults, and families.

Mark started with Farnham Family Services in 2017. He has twenty plus years working in addiction services, mostly specializing in treating Opioid Substance Use Disorder in an OTP setting. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Human Services from Oswego State University, a CASAC, and is on the Board of Directors as a Secretary for COMPA (N.Y. State Coalition of Medication Assisted Treatment Providers and Advocates).

Tyler is a native of Oswego County and earned his bachelor’s degree from Oswego State University where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Writing Award and received a degree in Interpersonal Communication & Social Interaction. Before joining the Farnham team in 2018, he worked as Community Specialist for the Tobacco Free Network of CNY where he worked with local property owners to establish smoke-free housing for renters. He now serves as Project Coordinator for the Oswego County Prevention Coalition where he has since worked with City of Oswego officials to enact a Social Host Ordinance, establish Oswego County drug-disposal drop boxes and performs crucial data collection on youth substance abuse and trends. Tyler continues to work alongside community stakeholders to eliminate adolescent substance in Oswego County.

Tom, is a graduate of Yale University, holding a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Ethics, and a Master’s Degree in Divinity and Comparative Religion. With over 15 years of experience specializing in substance use disorder, Tom began his professional journey as a Substance Abuse Counselor at Crouse Hospital in 2009. Since then, he has progressed in leadership roles in outpatient treatment settings and medical education. Tom has been a faculty member at St. Joseph’s Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, precepting all medical resident rotations in mental health and substance abuse treatment. Tom is a Master Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor.