Carl Hatch-Fier

Board Member

Carl has worked in behavioral health for almost 50 years having served in a variety of roles at Rochester Mental Health Center, Catholic Family Center, Loyola Recovery Foundation and Delphi Rise. In the past three years he has wound down his paid employment but has done some part-time consulting work, primarily working in interim leadership roles at a variety of behavioral health programs. He has ramped up his volunteer work during that time serving on committees at City Roots, a community land trust, and as a trustee for Friends of Ganondagan. He has also continued to serve as a Peer Reviewer and Team Leader for the Council on Accreditation conducting site reviews around the country.

Among his accomlishments is his part in founding RecoveryNet, a regional collaborative of substance abuse treatment agencies; launching Freedom House and Hannick Hall, residential substance abuse treatment programs; having brought Mental Health First Aid to the area; establishing the Monroe County Reentry Task Force; co-founding and leading the Reentry Association of NY along with Ann Graham; and conceptualizing/implementing the first 24/7 open access program in NYS. He also served on a number of local, regional and State Boards.

Carl has a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Colgate University and is an Advanced Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor.