Board of Directors

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(xx/xx = xx/ is the year the member came on board, /xx is the year the term expires)

1. Jonathan Burns (Class 12) 09/15

Burns Family Farm, LLC

Hornell, NY 14843

2. Karen Cartier (Class 10) 10/13

Dairylea Cooperative, Inc
Syracuse, NY 13221

3. William Drake 11/14

Food Management Program, Charles Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

4. Larry Eckhardt (Class 2) 12/15

Capital Area Ag Consulting

Stephentown, NY 12168

5. Phil Giltner (Class 13) 12/15

NYS Department of Ag & Markets

Albany, NY 12235

6. Laurie Griffen (Class 5) 08/14

Board President
Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc.

Stillwater, NY 12710

7. Bruce Krupke 08/14

NYS Dairy Food, Inc.

N. Syracuse, NY 13212

8. Steven McKay (Class 11) 07/13

H.C. Thompson Research Farm, Cornell University

Freeville, NY 13068

9. Susan Meyer (Class 3) 07/13

USDA Farm Service Agency

Warsaw, NY 14569

10. Brian Monckton (Class 10) 10/13

Farm Credit East
Batavia, NY 14020

11. Chris Nyberg 10/13

Board Vice President

School of Agriculture & Natural Resources, SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY

12. David Pugh (Class 8) 09/12

First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA

Cobleskill, NY 12043

13. Dave Rockwell 11/14

Cargill

Batavia, NY 14020

14. Harold Smith 12/15

Brocton, NY 14716

15. Julie Suarez (Class 7) 09/12

New York Farm Bureau

Albany, NY 12123

16. Erin Tones (Class 13) 11/14

Sunoco, Inc. - Fulton Plant

Fulton, NY 13069

17. Rick Zimmerman 07/15

Zimmerman, Gottwals, and Associates

Albany, NY 12207

18. Rod Howe

College Liaison
Executive Director, CARDI, Dept. of Development Sociology
Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

19. Larry Van De Valk (Class 6)

Executive Director, LEAD New York, Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853