John Harris
Associate Director of Resident Services, Santa Clara County

John provides leadership, administrative direction, and agency oversight to Abode managers and staff in planning, organization, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of delivery of resident services in Santa Clara County. He provides oversight to service teams that provide case management services to four permanent supportive housing sites, three interim housing sites, five scattered site homes, and an outreach service program. He supervises managers and program coordinators within his purview, and he promotes best practices in the delivery of services in both individual and group settings. In addiiton, John helps determine annual budgetary requirements, data analysis, reports, and review of contracts.

He has more than 30 years of experience working with individuals and disorders tied to substance use, mental health, dual disorder, criminal justice, and geriatric issues. He has spent 15 years working in managerial roles.

John is a certified CADC-II alcohol and drug counselor and a certified instructor in anger management and non-violent crisis intervention.