Advisory Board

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Jim Bittner

President and General Manager, Bittner-Singer Orchards
Appointing Authority: Minority Leader of the NYS Senate

County of Residence: Niagara
Board term ends 2030
 

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G. Anders Carlson, PhD

Honorary Member
County of Residence: Rensselaer

Board term ends 2025

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Carrie Edsall and Daniel Zeh

Owners, Black Willow Pond Farm
Appointing Authority: Speaker of the NYS Assembly (appointment pending)

County of Residence: Schoharie
Board term ends 2031

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Richard Engelbrecht

Honorary Member
County of Residence: Madison

Board term ends 2025

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Lisa Ford

Member Programs Manager, Cayuga Marketing
Appointing Authority: Speaker of the NYS Assembly (appointment pending)
County of Residence: Cayuga

Board term ends 2031

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Kitty Gelberg, PhD, MPH

Consultant, KayG Consulting, LLC
Honorary Member

County of Residence: Warren
Board term ends 2028

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Bruce Gibson

Managing Partner, Locust Hill Dairy LLC
Appointing Authority: NYS Assembly Minority Leader

County of Residence: Oswego
Board term ends 2033
 

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Richard A. (Dick) Peterson

Northeast Agriculture Technology Corp
Honorary Member
County of Residence: Tompkins 

Board term ends 2025

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James Shuford

Migrant Health Project Manager, Sun River Health
Honorary Member
County of Residence: Suffolk

Board term ends 2032

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Renee St. Jacques

Senior Associate Director of Public Policy and Promotion & Education, New York Farm Bureau
Appointing Authority: President Pro Tempore/Senate Majority Leader (appointment pending)

County of Residence: Washington
Board term ends 2032

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Bill Zittel, Chair

Owner/Manager, Amos Zittel & Sons, Inc.
Appointing Authority: Majority Leader NYS Senate

County of Residence: Erie
Board term ends 2028

Advisory Board Documents

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
Cooperstown, NY
11:00 am - 2:30 pm

Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
Cooperstown, NY
11:00 am - 2:30 pm