Assistant and Associate Deans
The assistant and associate deans execute college-wide efforts to support alumni, faculty, staff, students and other important stakeholders through their specific offices and units.
Academic Programs
Donald Viands
- (607) 255-3081
- drv3 [at] cornell.edu
Forage breeding and genomics
Biofuel crops
Quantitative genetics
Alumni Affairs and Development
Sharon Detzer
- (607) 255-1915
- sld4 [at] cornell.edu
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station

Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Department of Global Development
Margaret Smith
- (607) 254-8764
- mes25 [at] cornell.edu
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
Cornell AgriTech
Jan Nyrop
- (607) 255-2552
- jpn2 [at] cornell.edu
Cornell Cooperative Extension

Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Director
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Christopher Watkins
- (607) 255-8546
- chris.watkins [at] cornell.edu
Postharvest science
Apple storage life and quality
Controlled atmosphere storage
Diversity and Inclusion
Chelsea Specht
- (607) 255-9293
- cds266 [at] cornell.edu
Plant diversity
Comparative genomics
Evolutionary biology
Finance and Administration
Peter Paradise
- (607) 254-6569
- pdp1 [at] cornell.edu
Human Resources
Tony Caudill
- (607) 255-5644
- tc334 [at] cornell.edu
Land-Grant Affairs
Julie Suarez
- (518) 434-4157
- jcs433 [at] cornell.edu
Marketing and Communications
Samara Sit
- (607) 254-5137
- samara.sit [at] cornell.edu

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