Alicia McFarlane

Alicia McFarlane
Chief Program and Legal Officer

Alicia McFarlane serves as Chief Program and Legal Officer for Samaritan Daytop Village. Reporting to the CEO, she directs the agency's portfolio of programs to ensure sound programmatic management, integration, new program implementation, and budget development. Ms. McFarlane also oversees all legal matters on behalf of the agency. In collaboration with the Executive Staff, she helps implement the agency's mission and develop its strategic vision and leadership.

Ms. McFarlane has over 15  years of experience in strategic organizational management. Prior to joining Samaritan Daytop Village, Ms. McFarlane served as the Vice President for Admissions and Criminal Justice Communications for Daytop Village, overseeing outreach, intake and marketing for five upstate residential substance use treatment facilities. Additionally, she was the liaison to the criminal justice community within one of New York State’s largest drug and alcohol treatment agencies.

Ms. McFarlane previously served as a Queens County Assistant District Attorney in the Narcotic Trials Bureau, Director of Misdemeanor Alternative Sentencing for Queens County District Attorney’s Office. She also served as a Program Director for NYC TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities).

Ms. McFarlane holds a Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law, a Masters in Human Organizational Science with a Concentration in Criminal Justice Administration from Villanova University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University.