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
Michelle Adelman `89, Managing Director, Accite Holdings LLC
Charles Andola `65, President, United Management and Consulting, Inc.
Robert Andolina MBA `86, Senior Lecturer of Finance, Cornell University
Deborah Arrindell `79, Executive Director Global Safety, Amgen Foundation
Stephen Ashley `62, MBA `64, Chairman, S.B. Ashley Management Corporation
Peter Baccile `84, President/CEO, First Industrial Realty Trust
Richard Ball, Commissioner, New York State Agriculture & Markets
Carol Berman ‘01, Executive Producer, Comcast
James Bittner `80, Owner, Bittner Singer Orchards
Scott Braunstein `86, President/CEO, Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Kristin Brauth `02, Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships, Start Small Think Big
Patrick Burke `83, Managing Principal, Burke Group, LLC
Peter Call `79, President/Owner, My-T Acres, Inc.
Michael Cook ’02, MBA ’07, Chief Operations Officer, Streetlane Homes
Jackie Czub, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Glen Dake ’87, Landscape Architect
Sarah Dirkes `09, Executive Director of Industry Relations, American Farm Bureau Federation
John Dyson `65, Chairman, Millbrook Capital Management Inc.
Jason English, `98, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Mark Eskenazi `90, Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Spine Institute of South FL
Ann Ferreira `88, Partner, Good Harbor Capital Partners
Seth Feuerstein `94, Resident, Yale Forensic Psychiatry Dept.
Reggie Fils-Aime ’83, Retired – President, Nintendo of America
David Fisher `84, Owner/Operator, Dairy Farm Mapleview Dairy
Amy Fraser `84, Sales Associate, Parc Home Retail and Design
Catherine Gaffney `89 Vice President of Cheese/Deli/Kosher Deli, Wegmans Food Markets
Brad Grainger `79 Retired – Formerly Managing Director, Cain Brothers
Daniel Hagen `82, Director of Business Development, Waste Management, Inc.
Patrick Hooker `84, Deputy Secretary for Agriculture and Markets
Anne Hoskins `84, Chief Policy Officer, Sunrun
Jennifer Jones `94, Senior Director of Advocacy and Health Policy, Global Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline
Michael Kreher `00, Partner, Kreher Family Farms
Carolyn Landis `65, Managing Member, Catalyst Partners, LLC
Jessica Lattman ’90, Oculoplastic Surgeon
Rick Lowe `90, Senior Vice President at Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company
Charlie Lynch `90, MBA `95, Senior Vice President, NetJets, Inc.
Kevin Malchoff `74, MBA `75, Director, Rich Products Corporation
Patti Mandel ’83, MBA ’85, Visiting Lecturer, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Scott Marshall `91, President, Marshall Farms Group Ltd.
Bridget Martell `88, Chief Medical Officer, RRD International
Irving McPhail ’70, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, The McPhail Group, LLC
Sarah Mehta `01, President, PianoPiano
Griffin Moag `06, Asset Manager, Los Arboles Management
Kimberly Mullarkey `88, Principal, Attla Blue
Wendy Nacht `79
John Noble `76, President, Noble Hurst Farms
Senator Michael Nozzolio `73, Attorney, Harris Beach PLLC
Trent Preszler MS `02, Ph.D `02, `12, Chief Executive Officer, Bedell Cellars
David Quigley `95, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Sarah Reeves `92, Horticulturist
Kevin Reilly `84. President Primetime Develop
William Rhodes `75, Managing Partner, Third Day Advisors, LLC
Bret Richter `92, Executive Vice President - CFO & Treasurer. MSG Networks Inc
Wesley Sand ’91, Chief Operating Officer, AGR Partners
Aryan Shayegani `88, MD `92, Ophthalmologist
Joe Shultz MS `95, Chief Economist, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Kenneth Siegel `78, SVP, Loews Corporation
Stevie Smith ‘02, DVM ’06, Veterinarian
Juliet Tammenoms Bakker `83, Managing Director, Longitude Capital
Martin Tang `70, Director, MTDD, Ltd.
Michael Thompson `77, President and CEO
Kim Wagner ’85, Founder and Co-Owner, Tbgd Partners, LLC
Tracey Forde Weaver `90, Associate Strategy Partner, Cleveland Clinic Fdn
Melanie Wickham `82, Executive Secretary/Show Manager
Tony Wilkinson, Director, Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, Ny Dept Of Environmental Conservation
Craig Yunker `72, Managing Partner, CY Farms, LLC
Rick Zimmerman `78, President, ZGA, LLC