Danielle DiDuro is the project manager for the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech. She brings her previous background in academic consulting and the wine industry together in her role to help advance the Center of Excellence’s projects and overall mission to connect businesses and entrepreneurs with the services to thrive.
Before joining the team in October 2022, Danielle served as the Project Coordinator for the Cornell-VinUniversity project, helping establish the first private, not-for-profit Vietnamese university created based on international standards. Before her time at Cornell University, Danielle spent six years in the Finger Lakes Wine Industry as a sales and marketing manager overseeing multiple aspects of a boutique family-run winery. There her passion for the region and the industry was sparked and fueled her to optimize the day-to-day operations. Danielle earned her bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Pennsylvania State University with dual minors in Sociology and Political Science.
