• Provide leadership for all Agricultural Outreach and Education (AOE) projects

• Secure and maintain funding for AOE

• Develop and maintain relationships with all Stakeholders.

• Executive Director of The New York Ag. Ed. Leadership Council.

Eric Larsen
Teacher Services and State FFA Advisor
(607)254-6385, Email- eal86@cornell.edu
 Address: 106 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

• Lead the development of the program direction and priority activities

• Design the professional development plan for agricultural science education

• Seek funding sources outside of state grant funds

• Point person for FFA Awards and CDE’s

• Serve as Executive Director of the New York Association of Agricultural Educators (NYAAE)

• Build partnerships for New York Agricultural Education

• Work with school administration, Boards of Education, and Ag. Advisory Groups to develop new agricultural education programs

• Visit secondary agricultural education programs to provide advice/direction for Ag. Ed.

• Provide support for current programs to their administration

 Shari Lighthall
Teacher Services
(315)346-1222, Email- lsc1@cornell.edu
Address: 9340 Long Pond Rd, Croghan, NY 13327

• Point person for the NYAAE Summer Conference

• Professional development for secondary teachers

• Visit secondary agricultural education programs to provide advice/direction for Ag. Ed.

• Environmental and leadership education at Oswegatchie

• Maintain the agricultural education directories and databases

• Maintain the Agricultural Education Outreach portion of the web site.

• Negotiate event contracts for all AOE programs

• Assist with FFA events

• Assist with Ag. In The Classroom (AITC) events

• Maintain the AGED-L Listserve

 Juleah Tolosky
Youth Services Specialist and FFA Executive Secretary
(607)254-2880, Email- jft25@cornell.edu
 Address: 106 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

• Coordinate all FFA activities, events and awards

• Supervise the state FFA officer team

• Maintain NYS FFA web site

• Provide advice on local FFA programming through communication or visits

• Point person for all questions related to National FFA

• Provide all required documentation to National FFA Organization

• Process State and National membership rosters

• Special Assistant to FFA Governing Board

  • Coordinate meetings

  • Agenda items

  • Point of information during meetings

• Assist with professional development events