Kandi Shearer
Kandi Shearer joined the staff of Youth Villages in 2006 as a Specialized Crisis Services counselor in Tennessee. She became a clinical supervisor in that program and later served as the clinical consultant for crisis services provided statewide in Tennessee. She was promoted in 2016 to the position of assistant director of Community Based Services in Oregon. In this role, she now oversees services provided in Oregon, including Intercept in-home counseling; YVLifeSet; Emergency Department Diversion Services; and the Mosaic group home for young adults.
Shearer completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mississippi State University, her master’s degree in clinical psychology from East Tennessee State University. She is currently licensed as a professional counselor.
