Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County, established in 1917, links unbiased, research-based knowledge to county residents, families, businesses and communities by providing practical education addressing economic, societal, environmental and agricultural issues and concerns. All of our programs fall under the following statewide program priorities:
Agriculture & Food Systems
Children, Youth, & Families
Community & Economic Vitality
Environment & Natural Resources
Nutrition & Health
As an extension of New York’s land grant university, our local association exists through county, state and federal government partnerships. Programming is designed to meet local needs through grassroots community input and is delivered through a wide variety of outreach methods including: workshops, trainings, publications, teleconferencing and volunteer opportunities.
Cornell Cooperative Extension in Albany County provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Mission
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.
Board of Directors
Elected volunteers provide the governing body for the association and outline the policies and procedures consistent with constitutional by-laws and the memorandums of agreement between the association and Cornell Cooperative Extension at Cornell University and Albany County.
2009 Board of Directors:
Joseph Koczaja—President
Kevin Millington—Vice President
Thomas DellaRocco—Secretary
Joseph Viscuso—Treasurer
Monica Bush—At Large Member
Benita Law-Diao—At Large Member
Henry Obwald— At Large Member
Herbert W. Reilly, Jr.—Legislative Representative
Phyllis Rosenblum—Agriculture Representative
Jonathon Thomson— Agriculture Representative
Janet Satin—4-H Representative
Marc Kaplan—CRD Representative
Susanne Hudacs— CRD Representative
Mary Ellen Gugie—Human Ecology Representative
Susan Vanderwarker—Human Ecology Representative
"Cornell Cooperative Extension actively supports equal educational and employment opportunities. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of any legally prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, color, religion, political beliefs, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital or family status, veteran status, or disability. Cornell Cooperative Extension is committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs that will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity."
Staff Listing
Community Resource Development
Local Horticulture Specialists
Northeast NY Regional Commercial Fruit Program
Capital District Regional Vegetable Program
Administrative Staff
Lisa Godlewski, Executive Director lav4@cornell.edu
Gale Kohler, Senior Administrator gek4@cornell.edu
Amy Cai, Finance Manager yc626@cornell.edu
Virginia Ray, Accounts Representative II var8@cornell.edu
Teresa Goffredo, Publication Specialist tac28@cornell.edu
Susan Coluccio, Administrative Assistant I smc37@cornell.edu
Michael Bartholomew, Information Tech. Coordin. mab29@cornell.edu
Harris Crawford, Facilities Supervisor hc67@cornell.edu
Agriculture & Horticulture
Thomas Gallagher, Issue Leader tjg3@cornell.edu
Charles Schmitt, Resource Educator cds34@cornell.edu
Susan Pezzolla, Community Educator sep37@cornell.edu
Lisa Cox, Senior Administrative Asst. lkc29@cornell.edu
Peter Panych, Temp. Admin. pp245@cornell.edu
Community Resource Development
Nancy Lerner, Issue Leader NKL1@cornell.edu
Lorraine Caroccia, Program Educator II ldt4@cornell.edu
Lisa Cox, Senior Administrative Asst. lkc29@cornell.edu
Steffen Sarnacki, Program Educator II sms525@cornell.edu
CHOICES
Thomas Dolan, Administrator ted8@cornell.edu
Evelyn Sickler, Program Educator II eps6@cornell.edu
Margaret Espinosa, Administrative Asst. II mme8@cornell.edu
Human Ecology
Lisa Buenau, Issue Leader lab38@cornell.edu
Ellen Cooper, Community Educator eec7@cornell.edu
Sandra Varno, Resource Educator swv2@cornell.edu
Nancy O’Donnell, Program Educator II nao2@cornell.edu
Maria DeLucia-Evans, Community Educator mkd59@cornell.edu
Janet Johnsen, Senior Administrative Asst. jsj7@cornell.edu
Eat Smart New York
Ruth Chamberlain, Program Educator II rmz2@cornell.edu
Kimberly Hall, Program Educator II kch11@cornell.edu
Genevieve Pauley, Program Educator II gfp3@cornell.edu
Regina Cole, Program Educator II rmc27@cornell.edu
Regional EFNEP
Kathleen McAllister, Issue Leader ksm17@cornell.edu
4-H Youth Development
Barbara Stevens, Issue Leader bes13@cornell.edu
Mary Jane Rissacher, Resource Educator msr16@cornell.edu
Eileen DePaula, Program Educator II emd32@cornell.edu
Hannah Rawlings, Program Educator II hkr23@cornell.edu
Janet Johnsen, Senior Administrative Asst. jsj7@cornell.edu
Weatherization
Elmore Lawyer, Administrator esl11@cornell.edu
Earl Oliver, Program Educator I eho1@cornell.edu
Adam Smith, Program Assistant I ajs17@cornell.edu
Douglas Easley, Administrative Asst. II dje39@cornell.edu
Jeffrey Murtagh, Administrative Asst. II jsm21@cornell.edu
Jonathan Poyta, Administrative Asst. II jap95@cornell.edu
Rick Stevens,
Administrative Asst. II rjs383@cornell.edu
Nancy Quay Milner, Administrative Asst. II nqm2@cornell.edu
Capital District
Regional Horticulture Specialists
Chuck Schmitt, Landscape Nursery cds34@cornell.edu
(CCE Albany Co.)
David Chinnery, Turfgrass dhc3@cornell.edu
(CCE Rensselaer Co.)
Chris Logue, Greenhouse cal20@cornell.edu
(CCE Schenectady Co.)
Capital District Regional Agriculture
Specialists
Thomas Gallagher, Livestock/Land Use Issues tjg3@cornell.edu
(CCE Albany Co.)
Northeast NY Regional Commercial
Fruit Program
Kevin Iungerman kai3@cornell.edu
(CCE Saratoga Co.)
Capital District Regional Vegetable Program
Charles Bornt cdb13@cornell.edu
(CCE Rensselaer Co.)
Laura McDermott lgm4@cornell.edu
(CCE Washington Co.)
Crystal Stewart cls263@cornell.edu
(CCE Fulton Co.)
