Our Team

Lawrence Van De Valk

Senior Extension Associate

Department of Global Development

Executive Director, Lead NY

Department of Global Development

Lawrence Van De Valk

(607) 255-6891
ljv4 [at] cornell.edu

Leadership development

Team building

Leadership assessments

Christine Cotton

Program Coordinator, LeadNY

Department of Global Development

Christine Cotton

cc336 [at] cornell.edu

Advisory Board

President: Pat McCormick (14), Robbiehill Dairy
Board Vice President: Jean Gallagher (17), Farm Credit East, ACA
Cheryl Bilinski (16), Cornell University, CCE Harvest NY Team
John Burns, Tops Markets
Sahara Byrne, Cornell University
Lisa Ford (11), Cayuga Marketing
Katie E. Howard, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Jennifer Huson (17), Dairy Farmers of America
Cydney M Johnson, Syracuse University - Government Relations
Corey Mosher (15), Mosher Farms
Dave Patterson (19), Foodbank of the Southern Tier
Mathew Pinckney (18), Syngenta
Kristine Rogers-Gansz (13), Cargill Animal Nutrition
Valerie Venezia-Ross, New York Wine & Grape Foundation
Steve Weir (10), SUNY Cobleskill

Former Directors

Jim Preston, Class 1: 1985-1987
Robert Gravani, Class 2: 1987-1989
Brian Earle, Classes 3 - 4: 1989-1993
Diane (Knack) Conneman, Classes 5 - 8: 1993-2001