Our Team

Senior Extension Associate and Executive Director, Lead NY
Department of Global Development
Lawrence Van De Valk
- (607) 255-6891
- ljv4 [at] cornell.edu
Terri Denman
- (607) 255-7907
- tld1 [at] cornell.edu
Advisory Board
- Board President: Justin Brown (12), Farm Credit East
- Board Vice President: Kristine Rogers-Gansz (13), Cargill Animal Nutrition
- Beth Ahner, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Biological and Environmental Engineering
- John Burns, Tops Markets
- Rich Erdle, Erdle Farm
- Jennifer Huson (17), Dairy Farmers of America
- Cydney M Johnson, Syracuse University - Government Relations
- Pat McCormick (14), Robbiehill Dairy
- Charles “Steve” Mooney, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Morrisville State College
- Jean O'Toole (16), New York Beef Council
- Steve Palladino (7), Walnut Ridge Dairy LLC
- Karin Reeves (17), Reeves Farms, Inc.
- Amie Thomas (15), Farm Credit East
- Dave Valesky, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Kate Wheeler (12), BASF Corporation
Former Directors
- Jim Preston, Class 1: 1985-1987
- Robert Gravani, Class 2: 1987-1989
- Brian Earle, Class 3 & 4: 1989-1993
- Diane (Knack) Conneman, Classes 5 - 8: 1993-2001
