Our Team

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