Leadership & staff

Office of the chair

  • Chair: Lori Leonard | ll536 [at] cornell.edu (ll536[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-8988 
  • Assistant to the chair: Lacey Lattinll984 [at] cornell.edu (ll984[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-3163

Administration 

  • Administrative director: Adrienne Mason | asm324 [at] cornell.edu (asm324[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Administrative assistant: Mariah Doyle-Stephensonmd2237 [at] cornell.edu (md2237[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Administrative assistant: Alex Ewanow | ate24 [at] cornell.edu (ate24[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Graduate studies

  • Graduate Field Coordinator (MPS and Ph.D.): Derar Lulu | dl987 [at] cornell.edu (dl987[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Director of graduate studies — Ph.D. in field of Development Studies: Rachel Bezner Kerr | rbeznerkerr [at] cornell.edu (rbeznerkerr[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Director of graduate studies — MPS in field of Global Development: Ed Mabaya | em37 [at] cornell.edu (em37[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

Undergraduate studies 

  • Director of undergraduate studies: John Sipple | jws28 [at] cornell.edu (jws28[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Undergraduate program coordinator: Lynn Morris | lm747 [at] cornell.edu (lm747[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Engaged learning coordinator and Education minor coordinator: Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman | hmm1 [at] cornell.edu (hmm1[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-0417 

Extension

  • Department Extension Leader: David Kaydlk2 [at] cornell.edu (dlk2[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-2123

Finance

  • Finance specialist: Sherifa Abdalla | sra97 [at] cornell.edu (sra97[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-1704
  • Finance specialistAngie Smith | ams27 [at] cornell.edu (ams27[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-2274 

Communications

  • Communications specialistKelly Merchán | kim28 [at] cornell.edu (kim28[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

Program & projects

Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP) 

  • Program directorAnnalisa Raymer | alr26 [at] cornell.edu (alr26[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-4673 
  • Program coordinator: Beth Korson | elk78 [at] cornell.edu (elk78[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-2577
  • Program liaisonSasha Endo | ske5 [at] cornell.edu (ske5[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-7633 

Cornell Farmworker Program

  • Program directorMary Jo Dudley | farmworkers [at] cornell.edu (farmworkers[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 254-5194 
  • Administrative assistant: Ana Ximena Alvis Gonzales | aa2547 [at] cornell.edu (aa2547[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Food Systems and Global Change

  • Faculty lead: Mario Herreromario.herrero [at] cornell.edu (mario[dot]herrero[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Senior project managerCynthia Mathys | cjm296 [at] cornell.edu (cjm296[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Administrative assistant: Megan Haymeh372 [at] cornell.edu (meh372[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

  • Program director: Ed Mabaya em37 [at] cornell.edu (em37[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 280-0264
  • Associate directorPolly Endreny Holmberg | peh58 [at] cornell.edu (peh58[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  • Graduate assistant: Michelle Wright | mew42 [at] cornell.edu (mew42[at]cornell[dot]edu)

LeadNY 

  • Program directorLawrence Van De Valk | ljv4 [at] cornell.edu (ljv4[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-6891 
  • Program coordinator: Christine Cotton | cc336 [at] cornell.edu (cc336[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

Lund Fellows Program for Regenerative Agriculture

  • Program coordinator: Carrie Simon | cns44 [at] cornell.edu (cns44)tld1 [at] cornell.edu (@cornell.edu)

New York Youth Institute

Polson Institute for Global Development

  • Director: Mildred Warner | mew15 [at] cornell.edu (mew15[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-6816
  • Communications: Kelly Merchan | kim28 [at] cornell.edu (kim28[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Rust2Green

  • Rust2Green BinghamtonShorna Allred | srb237 [at] cornell.edu (srb237[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-2149 
  • Rust2Green UticaHeidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman | hmm1 [at] cornell.edu (hmm1[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-0417

System of Rice Intensification

  • Extension associateLucy Fisher | lhf2 [at] cornell.edu (lhf2[at]cornell[dot]edu)  | (607) 257-8223

Tata-Cornell Institute

  • Director: Prabhu Pingaliplp39 [at] cornell.edu (plp39[at]cornell[dot]edu) | (607) 255-2352
  • Assistant director: Mathew Abrahamma947 [at] cornell.edu (ma947[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Administrator: Brenda Daniels-Tibke | bjd2 [at] cornell.edu (bjd2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Assistant to the director: Terry Mingletpm2 [at] cornell.edu (tpm2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Communications: Dan Verderosa | dv242 [at] cornell.edu (dv242[at]cornell[dot]edu) 
  • Manager for strategic initiatives: Milorad 'Misha' Plavsicmp2246 [at] cornell.edu (mp2246[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Research support specialist: Dieter Bouma | dtb76 [at] cornell.edu (dtb76[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Research support specialist: Sage Grasso-Monroesyg9 [at] cornell.edu (syg9[at]cornell[dot]edu)
  • Research support specialist: Naveen Kottayil | nsk57 [at] cornell.edu (nsk57[at]cornell[dot]edu)