Board & Committee Members


2024 Volunteer Leadership


Association Officers

Ann Michel, President
Jeramy Kruser, Vice-President
Kristie Mahoney, Treasurer
Julia Ressler, Secretary


Directors-at-Large

Andrés Alcocer Vélez
Kris Altucher
Peaches Gillette
Leslie Meyerhoff
Jeff Wilburn


Directors from Program Committees

TBA, 4-H Youth Development
Bradford Smith, Agriculture & Horticulture
Karin Harjes, Environment
Tibor Janosi, Family & Community Development
Lou Hom, Nutrition, Health & Safety


Extension Representative

Paul O'Connor


County Representatives (Appointed)

Randy Brown, Tompkins County Legislator


Program Advisory Committees

4-H Youth Development Program Committee: 

Patrick Lynch
Teressa Sivers

Agriculture & Horticulture Program Committee: 

Jonathan Bates
Ken Jaffe
Todd McLane
Tracy McLellan
Christa Nuñez
Bradford Smith, Chair
Nancy Taber
Ariana Taylor-Stanley
Bob Tuori

Environment Program Committee: 

Kimberly Anderson
Emily Belle
Karyn Bischoff
Rebecca Evans
Karin Harjes, Chair
Tom Hirasuna
David Kay
Ann Stork
Kristi Sullivan

Family & Community Development Program Committee: 

Sue Chaffee
Tibor Janosi, Chair
Kathy Lind
Katy Pearce
Susan Perkins
Margo Polikoff
Jude Rose

Nutrition, Health, Safety, & Financial Education Program Committee 

Tisa Fontaine Hill
Emily Holdorf
Lou Hom, Chair
Gen Meredith
Yuuki Nakayachi
Amie Patchen

Last updated March 14, 2024