Food Systems Career Day Agenda
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8:30 Registration
8:45 Welcome, Tricia Kerr, Growing Hope Cayuga
8:55 Dan Welch, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County
9:00 Keynote Dr. Joe Waddell, PhD, Vice President, Environmental Research – Modeling, Dairy Management, Inc.
9:30 Food System Career Opportunities: Richard Kane, Cayuga Milk Ingredients and Lisa Ford, Cayuga Marketing LLC
10:00 Orientation to Career Panels/Vendor Expo
10:15 Concurrent Career Panel Discussions
Panel 1: Technical Positions, Facilitated by Ed Staehr
Brian Cornell, Owner, Cornell Electrical Solutions
Nathan Wood, Monroe Tractor
John Komarisky, Main & Pinckney Equipment, Inc.
Christine Viera, Monroe Tractor
Panel 2: Professional Positions, Facilitated by Rich Kane
Joel Riehlman, Venture Farm, Cayuga Marketing LLC
Nick Graham, Scolaro Law Firm
John Fessenden, Farm Credit East
Jessica Kolodzie, Cayuga Milk Ingredients
Panel 3: Sustainability Positions, Facilitated by Tricia Kerr
Owen Weikert, Cayuga Milk Ingredients
Hanna Maloney, Agricultural Consulting Services
Matthew Fox, Agricultural Consulting Services
Abbey Hai, Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District
Peter Wright, PE, Cornell University
10:45 Vendor Expo
11:00 Concurrent Career Panel Discussions (Repeated)
11:30 Vendor Expo
11:45 Erin Humphrey Konumo and Pete Cramer, Silver Tree Forest Farm
12:00 Lunch prepared by BOCES Culinary Arts Students
12:30 Jason Cuddeback, Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District
12:45 Education Pathways Panel, Facilitated by Ed Staehr
Dr. Ben Weikert, SUNY Cobleskill
Patrick Leibacher, SUNY Cayuga Community College Culinary Arts, A.A.S.
Anne LaFave, Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
1:15 Feedback and Final Remarks
1:30 BOCES Facility Tour