Board & Committee Members

2012 volunteer leadership

 
 Name / Board Role Professional Affiliation
 Rebecca Sparrow, President Director, Tompkins County Human Rights Commission
 Martin Hatch, Vice-President Director, Cornell Career Services
 Gayle Flinn, Treasurer CPA/Audit Manager, Ciaschi, Dietershagen, et. al.
 Ana Ortiz, Secretary
 
 Directors-at-Large
 Jeannie Barnaba Sr. Extension Associate, Crop & Soil Sciences, Cornell University
 Travis Brooks Greater Ithaca Activities Center
 Carlos Gutierrez Tompkins County Worker's Rights Center
 Will Burbank Government Appointed Representative, TC Legislator District 12
 Dave McKenna Government Appointed Representative, TC Legislator District 8
   
 2011 Directors from Program Committees
 Wendy Fillmore (Agriculture) Master Composter; Biology Lab Coordinator, Cornell University
 R. Barry Goodrich (Environment) Retired Professor, Cornell University
 Martin Hatch (Environment) Associate Professor, Music; Cornell University
 Vacant (Consumer/Financial)
 Monika Voionmaa (4-H) Ed. Outreach Coordinator, Finger Lakes Independence Center
 Suzanne Gervais (Nutrition) Sr. Extension Associate, Div. of Nutritional Sciences,
Cornell University
 Satomi Hill (Family & Community) Outreach, Finger Lakes Independence Center
 Paul O'Connor Appointed Representative, Cornell University Extension
 
 Agriculture Program Committee  
 Don Barber
 LeGrace Benson Master Gardener
 Wendy Fillmore Master Composter; Biology Lab Coordinator, Cornell University
 Mike Griggs USDA Entomologist
 Dennis Hartley Orchardist
 Jeanine Kirby Organic Dairy Farmer
 Dean Koyanagi Grower
 Jeff Piestrek Librarian
 Brent Welch Organic Vegetable Farmer
 John Wertis Livestock Farmer
   
 Environment Program Committee
 Katie Borgella Principal Planner, Tompkins County Planning Department
 Marian Brown Special Assistant to the Provost, Ithaca College
 Brian Chabot Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (ret)
 Diane Cohen Director, Finger Lakes Reuse Center
 Martin Hatch Associate Professor, Music; Cornell University
 David Keifer Retired, Plant Pathologist
 Margaret McCasland Home Green Home sales associate
 Stefan Minott Cornell Ph.D. candidate, Biological & Environmental Engineering
 Tom Shelley Retired chemist, Master Composter
 
 Consumer & Financial Ed. Program Committee
 Aaron M. Buechel Investment Advisor, Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
 Dawne Dawson Executive Director, Lifelong
 Billie Nordby Program Coordinator, Elderly/Disabled, Ithaca Housing Authority
 Bonnie Richmond  
 Donna Scott  
 Pamela Webster Home Buyer Coordinator/ Loan Associate- INHS
 Patrick Woods, Chair VP of Commercial Lending, CFCU Community Credit Union
   
Nutrition, Health & Safety Program Committee
 
 Denise Agati  Interim Food Service Director, Ithaca City School District
 Jean Bowering  Retired Nutrition Professor, Syracuse University
 Alexi Clinton  Registered Dietitian, Cayuga Medical Center
 Christina Culver  Director, Loaves & Fishes
 Jessica English  Tompkins County Resident
 Edd Farmer  Food Service Director, Groton and Dryden School Districts
 Amy Frith  Associate Professor, Nutrition, Ithaca College
 Suzanne Gervais Sr. Extension Associate, Div. of Nutritional Sciences,
Cornell University
 Lisa Hoyte  Tompkins County Resident
 Renee Senne  Chef, Wegman's Markets
 Andrea Smith  Tompkins County WIC Program Director
 Ruth Williams  Nutrition Coordinator, Family Services TC Action
 Melinda Wyssar  Tompkins County Resident
   
4-H Youth Development Program Committee  
Susan Barr  Caroline Town Justice, 4-H Organization Leader
Stephanie Foulkes  Family Support Coordinator, Franziska Racker Centers
 Joann Gruttadaurio  Senior Extension Associate Emerita, Cornell University
 Lauren Liotta  4-H Alumna
 Linnett Short  Retired Educator, Tompkins County Solid Waste
 Monika Voionmaa  Ed. Outreach Coordinator, Finger Lakes Independence Center
 Jane Wells  Teacher, T.S.T. BOCES
   
Family/Community Development Program Ctte.  
 Wayne Gooden Motivational Speaker, Natural Leaders Initiative liaison
 Satomi Hill Outreach, Finger Lakes Independence Center
 Teri Reinemann Systems Advocate, Finger Lakes Independence Center
 David Rutherford  
 Marie Sanford Assoc. Professor, Speech-Language Pathology, Ithaca College
 Mya Thompson Visiting Fellow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
 Maureen Waller  
   

 

Last Updated: April 27, 2012