Staff

Dinnie Sloman
Executive Director
(607) 547-2536, extension 233
e-mail: rds28@cornell.edu

Madelyn Sanchez
Office Manager
(607) 547-2536, extension 231
e-mail: ms112@cornell.edu

Mary Teller
Finance Administrator
(607) 547-2536, extension 227
e-mail: mat32@cornell.edu

Kevin Ganoe,
*Field Crop Specialist
(315) 866-7920
email:khg2@cornell.edu                                     

David Balbian
*Area Dairy Management Specialist
(866) 762-3909 Ext. 110
e-mail: drb23@cornell.edu

Dianne Dirig
Senior Nutrition Educator
(607) 547-2536, extension 224
e-mail: dd225@cornell.edu

Susan Carver
Community Educator
4-H Youth Development

(607) 547-2536, extension 225
e-mail: sac65@cornell.edu

Jano Nightingale
Community Educator

Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables
(607) 547-2536, extension 221
email: jn87@cornell.edu     

   
Sara Ackerman
Community Educator
Livestock
(607) 547-2536, extension, 226
e-mail: sca22@cornell.edu

Marcia Kozubek
Community Educator
Reality Check Program
(607) 547-2536, extension, 257
e-mail: mjk72@cornell.edu

Amanda Garrett
Community Educator
Diabetes Prevention & Control
(607) 547-2536, extension, 223

e-mail: acg63@cornell.edu

Connie Bennett
Nutrition Program Educator
(607) 547-2536, extension 234 mailbox: 506
e-mail:  ctb34@cornell.edu

Christina Lathan
Nutrition Program Educator
(607) 547-2536, extension 234 mailbox: 507
e-mail: cma76@cornell.edu

Deborah Wojehowski
Nutrition Program Educator
(607) 547-2536, extension 234 mailbox: 508
e-mail: dlw63@cornell.edu

* Denotes multi-county responsibilities, including Otsego County

2008 Board of Directors

Doug Geertgens , President
Retired School Principal
Cooperstown 

Robbin Scobie, Vice President
Vice President of Nursing, A.O. Fox Hospital
Oneonta

Dorothy Rathbun, Secretary
Seamstress, The Farmers’ Museum
Schenevus

Karen Czerkies, Treasurer

Treasurer, Oneonta City School District
Burlington Flats 

Jim Broe

Dairy Farmer

Colliersville

Floyd "Sam" Dubben, Jr.

County Legislative Representative

Roseboom

William Green
Attorney 
Cooperstown  

Nancy Iversen

Retired Teacher

Cooperstown

Meg Kiernan

Entrepreneur

Fly Creek

Donna Shipman

Branch Mgr, NBT Bank

Cooperstown

Daniel West
Cabinet/Furniture Maker/Safety Program Instructor, Cherry Valley

Deni Wicks
Registered Nurse
Cooperstown         

Charles Fausold
State Specialist, Cornell University