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Advisory Councils

The CALS Advisory Council serves as the primary external advisory group for the dean and academic leadership of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Advisory council members provide counsel and advice concerning strategic issues and programs in teaching, research, and extension in the college. CALS is also served by several other councils who given specific advice for units and departments within our college. 

 

 

CALS Advisory Council

Aaron Allen ’01, Farmer, Allenwaite Farms, Inc.

Kristin Alongi MS ’10, VP, Business Transformation, Rich Products Corporation 

Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, Chairman, The Ashley Group (Emeritus Member)

Richard Ball, Commissioner, New York State Agriculture & Markets (Ex Officio)

Carol Berman ’94, Sr. News Director, Penn Medicine

James Bittner ’80, Partner, Bittner Singer Orchards (Ex Officio)

Shari Brasner ’87, Assistant Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science

Kelly Brown ’88, ’92 MBA, Board Executive, A. Duda & Sons Board of Directors, Opal Foods LLC

Seth Brufsky ’88, Senior Partner, Ares Management

Peter Call ’79, President/Owner, My-T Acres, Inc. (Ex Officio)

Mark Cisz ’91, Managing Director, JP Morgan

Nathan Connell ’01, Associate Physician, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Hematology Division

Mary Conrad '83, Visual Artist

Ariana Constant ’09, MPS ’14, Director, Clinton Foundation

Cristen Cottrell ’99

Glen Dake ’87, Landscape Architect

Diana Daniels ’71

Nick Dokoozlian, VP of Viticulture, Chemistry & Enology, E&J Gallo Winery

John Dyson ’65, Chairman, Millbrook Capital Management Inc. (Emeritus Member)

Lora Epstein ’01, Attorney

Ann Ferreira ’88, Partner, Lake Country Capital

Reggie Fils-Aime ’83, Managing Partner, Brentwood Growth Partners

David Fisher ’84, President, New York Farm Bureau, Partner, Mapleview Dairy (Ex Officio)

Eliese Fisher ’88, Principal, Fisher Coaching & Consulting Services, LLC 

Michelle Flowerman ’08, ’09 MBA, Managing Director, Velocity Growth Partners

Martha Furie ’74, Professor, Stony Brook University

Jeffrey Geller ’94, Orthopedic Surgeon

Andrew Gellert ’89, President and Treasurer, Atalanta Corporation

Lily Hakim '07, Deputy Chief of Staff to the CEO, Pfizer Inc.

Jennifer Jones ’94, Global Clinical Operations, Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Jonathan Krautmann ’01, Partner, Rubric Capital Management 

Michael Kreher ’00, Partner, Kreher Family Farms (Ex Officio)

Jackie Lendrum, Director, Division of Fish and Wildlife (Ex Officio)

William Lipinski ’79, President/CEO, Farm Credit East (Ex Officio)

Rick Lowe ’90, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Paul Lushenko MA ’22, Ph.D ’23

Charlie Lynch ’90, MBA ’95, Senior Vice President, NetJets, Inc. 

Kevin Malchoff '74, Director, Rich Products Corporation

Benjamin Mandel '01, Head of Research, Jubarte Capital

Patti Mandel ’83, MBA ’85, Visiting Lecturer, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Alison McKiegan Gillott ’93, Special Events & Administrative Coordinator, Brunswick School

Geraldine McManus ’78, Founder, Morangie Management LLC 

Sarah Mehta ’01, President, PianoPiano (Chair)

Denise Meridith ’73, CEO & President, World’s Best Connectors LLC

Kathleen Miller ’82, Retired Federal Executive

Calvin Moody '96, Managing Partner of Various Dairy Production Units

Wendy Nacht ’79 (Ex Officio)

Brian Nicholson ’94, President, Red Jacket Orchards

John Noble ’76, President, Noblehurst Farms (Emeritus Member)

Michael Nolan ’77, RBC Wealth Management

Henry O'Connor ’88, General Partner, Multiplier Capital

Emma Ractliffe

Elyse Richardson ’06, Director of Customer Insights & Special Ops, Primary.com (Ex Officio)

Bret Richter ’92, CFO, Ziff Davis, Inc

Robert Rosenberg '88, Founder and Principal, Telluride Legal Strategies

Wesley Sand ’91, Chief Operating Officer, AGR Partners

Katie Schoenberg ’03, Ph.D.’10, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy, Elanco Health 

Paul Sellew ’80, Founder and CEO, Little Leaf Farms

Lorette Simon Gross ’89, MBA ’90

David Smith Ph.D. ’78

Sudip Thakor '86, Managing Partner, Pumori Capital

Daniel Tomson ’87, Strategic Advisor, Morgan Stanley

John Toohey ’84, Meteorologist, WTVJ NBC Miami

Kim Wagner ’85, Founder and Co-Owner, Tbgd Partners, LLC, Founder & Co-Owner, Stoutridge Distillery & Winery

Jarrid Whitney ’94

Chris Wilkerson ’95, Owner and Board of Advisors, EquipSystems 

Craig Yunker ’72 (Emeritus Member)