Staff Directory
Cornell AES Administration
Margaret Smith
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Associate Dean and Director
Cornell AES
Margaret Smith
- (607) 254-8764
- mes25 [at] cornell.edu
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Associate Director
Cornell AES
Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso
- (607) 254-4702
- ad97 [at] cornell.edu
Weed ecology and biological weed management
Invasive plant species
Climate change impacts on weed performance and distributions
Mark Schrader
Assistant Director
Cornell AES
Mark Schrader
- mhs26 [at] cornell.edu
Shawn Bossard
Director of Agricultural Operations
Cornell AES
Shawn Bossard
- (607) 254-6395
- seb38 [at] cornell.edu
Crystal Clark
Project Administrator and Finance Specialist
Cornell AES
Crystal Clark
- (607) 255-2224
- cdo6 [at] cornell.edu
Bonnie Ferguson
Assistant to the Director
Cornell AES
Bonnie Ferguson
- (607) 254-8764
- bf18 [at] cornell.edu
Anja Timm
Administrative Assistant and Communications Coordinator
Cornell AES
Anja Timm
- (607) 255-3174
- ait4 [at] cornell.edu
Staff at our Operations
- Greenhouses and Growth Chambers (Ithaca)
- Farm Services (Ithaca)
- Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm (Freeville)
- Campus Area Farms (Ithaca)
- Cornell Orchards (Ithaca)
- Bluegrass Lane Turf & Landscape Research Center (Ithaca)
- Musgrave Research Farm (Aurora)
- Willsboro Research Farm (Willsboro)
- Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center (Long Island)
Staff working with multiple research farms
Ryan Maher
Organic Coordinator
Cornell AES
Ryan Maher
- rmm325 [at] cornell.edu
Emily Moore
Administrative Assistant, Farms
Cornell AES
Emily Moore
- (607) 254-3477
- ejm344 [at] cornell.edu