State Extension Specialist, Food Systems and Innovation, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Vicki has worked in the County Extension System since 1998. Her experience has been in Youth Development, Economic Development, and Agriculture business development. Vicki has established a regional farmers market in Broome County as well as served as the lead for the establishment of the CCE managed Taste NY Welcome Centers throughout NYS.
With Cornell's help, an Amish farmer grows shiitake mushrooms and solves his financial woes, and an entrepreneur and a chef, both from China, use the mushrooms for a sauce that is now on the market.