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Join us to celebrate and reflect on our work in 2024!

2024 Annual Meeting

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Join us at our Annual Meeting to reflect on the past year, recognize and celebrate partnerships, and plan for our future! The Annual Meeting is open to everyone. Tompkins County residents are welcome to participate in electing new members of our Board of Directors.

Registration is $14 per person. Sign up online at ccetompkins.wufoo.com/forms/cce-tompkins-county-2024-annual-meeting.

ENJOY breakfast and conversation with our staff and community. Some scholarship assistance is available. Please reserve early to ensure a seat. No guarantee of open unreserved seating on day of event.

REFLECT on a special presentation and a talk by CCE Director Andy Turner on the Spirit of Cooperative Extension (details below).

CELEBRATE the achievements of our retiring board and program committee members.

SHARE your thoughts on our major program directions. CCE Tompkins County’s connections in the community are among its greatest assets.

MEET community members, collaborators, and others who share interests in Extension’s work. A brief meeting to elect board members be held.

If you have a disability and require an accommodation, please contact tompkins@cornell.edu for assistance.

Andy Turner, Associate Dean and Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Andy Turner began his term as Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension in December 2023. Andy has worked for Extension in New York State for 35 years, including 9 years in Rockland County, 14 years in Greene and Columbia Counties and most recently, 9 years at Cornell as the NYS 4-H Director. He grew up in the small town of Leicester NY in nearby Livingston County. His parents, Allan, and Barbara Turner, both worked for Cooperative Extension and their wedding reception took place at the Monroe County Extension office in the early 1960’s. Andy earned his Bachelor’s, and master’s degrees from Cornell University and a Doctorate in Education from St. John Fisher College in 2016.

Dr. Turner’s talk will focus on what he calls the Spirit of Cooperative Extension, an exploration of the people and values that continue to drive the organization forward, keeping it relevant and vibrant in New York State for more than one hundred years.