Meet Phillip Fleming

Candidate for NYS Assembly, District 131

A day in the life at Geneva High School, 2024

Fleming is compassionate, professional, charismatic, and approachable. Empathetic, kind, and a good listener. With a confident smile and poised demeanor, he embodies the qualities of a true, grassroots leader. He would be a state legislative representative for ALL of Assembly District 131, bringing years of experience as a community advocate, public speaker, writer, and organizer to Albany. District 131 contains portions of Ontario, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Chenango, Broome, and Seneca counties. Source: https://latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2022assembly/asm131.pdf

#FlemingForAD131 #Leadership #ProfessionalExcellence #Confidence

What I stand for and how I will represent the constituents of AD131

My top issues are:

Public school education, community engagement, immigration rights (pro-immigrant but definitely anti-ICE as a personal military machine for the current president of the United States), behavioral health, agricultural economics, public transportation in rural areas, and economic development.

On Day 1, I make a pledge to the constituents of AD131 to:

Work with school administrators at school districts who don’t have adequate numbers of school psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors to secure funding to hire and retain mental health professionals in public schools that need the funding
Ensure that there is funding to help finance public transportation systems and expansion initiatives in the AD131 region
Work with community advocacy groups to keep ICE agents at bay and to protect immigrants who live, work, and visit the AD131 region from ICE invasions
Provide information and resources about the Request For Proposals from the Office of Mental Health to bring at least one psychosocial clubhouse to the AD131 region
Making sure that there are adequate and accessible commercial establishments for people to buy everyday goods and services
Do an inventory of behavioral health facilities and programs in the area, identify gaps, and determine how to increase behavioral health supports in AD131, including peer support services, trainings, etc.
Work with community advocates to close down toxic dumps and landfills and consider alternatives such as conservation, recycling, and composting to cut down on waste and trash in AD131
Work with constituents to increase community engagement using tools like in-person appearances, email, social media, and video conferencing platforms
Open at least two satellite constituency offices outside of the office that is located in Geneva NY that are accessible to ALL residents in AD131

When it comes to my story, I like to focus on resilience, and the fact that I’ve broken through. Because the truth is, that is what defines me. – a quote from my Fountain House member’s profile, dated February 23, 2022

Resume

Education

Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Pathway To Teaching Program, Roberts Wesleyan University, Rochester NY, 8 /2025-present
Master of City Regional Planning Candidate, Ohio State University, Columbus OH 1/2003-6/2004
Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Ohio State University, Columbus OH, 6/2002
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Columbus Community College, Columbus OH, 12/1998
Berea College, Accounting, Industrial Technology Management, Berea KY, 6/1992-5/1994
Parker High School, Honors Diploma, Business Administration, Birmingham AL, 5/1992

Recent Work Experience

12:1:1 Teacher Aide, Before/After School Programming Teacher Aide, Geneva High School, 9/2025-present
Summer School Teaching Assistant, Waterloo Middle and High School (2024) and Geneva High School (2026)
Substitute Teacher and Substitute Teacher Aide, Geneva Middle and High School, 1/2024-6/2025
NYS Regional Peer Coordinator, Regional Peer Network, Wellness Collaborative of New York IPA, 4/2022-10/2022
Chief Administrative Officer, Bronx River Road Licensed Clinical Social Work, LLC, Yonkers NY, 5/2020-4/2025
Peer Specialist, Bee Well LLC, Fountain House, New York NY, 1/2020-3/2020, 10/2020-10/2022

Community Experience

Ontario County Democratic Committee and Geneva Democrats, since 9/2024
Member, Fountain House Manhattan (since 11/2013)
NYS Certified Peer Specialist-Provisional (NYCPS-P-3522); Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA-5388)
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy; Certified Emotionally Focused Individual Therapist, Level I
Board Member, New York Association of Black Psychologists (since 9/2021); Chapter President (since 9/2025)
Member, Association of Black Psychologists (since 1/2025)
Co-Chair, General Assembly Membership Committee, Association of Black Psychologists (since 1/2026)

Personal Experience

Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Universal Life Church Ministries
Correspondent, Psychreg Journal of Psychology
Author, The Chosen Reject, Amazon Publishing, 12/2024