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

Board President: Jean Gallagher (17), Farm Credit East, ACA
Karen Barie-Johnson (12), Cargill Animal Nutrition
Cheryl Bilinski (16), Cornell University, CCE Harvest NY Team
Karin Bump (10), Founder Saddle Up NY
Sahara Byrne, Cornell University
Eric Dziedzic (13), Dziedzic Farms
Lisa Ford (11), Cayuga Marketing
Katie E. Howard, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Jennifer Huson (17), Dairy Farmers of America
Darlene Krisher-Meehan (15), Country Crossroads Feed & Seeds
Sheila Marshman (11), Morrisville State College
Corey Mosher (15), Mosher Farms
Dave Patterson (19), Foodbank of the Southern Tier
Mathew Pinckney (18), Syngenta
Valerie Venezia-Ross, New York Wine & Grape Foundation

Former Executive 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