Senior Program Manager, TASC Center for Health and Justice
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As a Senior Program Manager, Guy Farina delivers consulting, and training and technical assistance (TTA) as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) National Deflection TA Center. Guy also supports and supervises Program Managers in assisting public safety and public health agencies, with a primary focus on deflection and diversion.

Throughout his 20-year career, he has excelled at traditional and non-traditional policing strategies, advocating for those living with substance use disorders, adverse childhood experiences, special victim crimes, and their intersections. Guy is a former School Resource Officer, Drug Recognition Expert Instructor, and Detective Supervisor. He served as the Hudson Valley Regional director for the New York Gang Investigators Association (NYGIA) and the Regional Coordinator for the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee's Drug Recognition Expert Program. 

Additionally, Guy oversaw the first Diversion/Deflection Program in New York and became the first-ever Law Enforcement Liaison for "Hope Not Handcuffs" in the Hudson Valley. 

Guy has become certified as a Victim's Advocate, Domestic Violence Advocate, Sexual Assault Advocate, Victim Impact Specialist, and Certified Forensic Interviewer of Child Sexual Assault Victims. He is certified in victim's assistance, crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and a victim's impact to sexual assault and was certified as an Emergency Medical Technician for 18 years. He earned his BA in history and education from Concordia College.

Passionate about making a difference in people's lives, Guy is dedicated to enhancing collaboration between the police and the community.