Our People
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Executive Director 607-273-6623 x14 |
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Office Manager, Lodge Rentals 607-273-6260 x221 |
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Associate Director, Institutional Advancement 607-273-6623 x15 |
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Marketing Manager 607-273-6623 x26 |
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Membership Manager 607-273-6623 x11 |
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Director of Nature Center Programs 607-273-6260 x225 |
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Manager of Outdoor Education 607-273-6260 x223 |
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Camp Director 607-273-6260 x222 |
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Volunteer Coordinator 607-273-6623 x33 |
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Manager of TEAM Challenge 607-273-6260 x224 |
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Manager of Animal Collections Animal Program Bookings 607-273-6260 x226 |
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Caretakers |
Board of Directors
President
Bill Chaisson
Bill is the arts editor for the Ithaca Times. Over the last several years he has served as both a reporter and editor at the Finger Lakes Community Newspapers and the Ithaca Times. Prior to his sojourn in journalism he spent several years in academic geology as a grad student at the University of Massachusetts, a post-doctoral researcher at UC Santa Cruz and a professor at the University of Rochester. He has his B.A. in English from St. Lawrence University, an M.S. in biology from NYU, and a Ph.D. in geology from UMass.
Larry Baum
Larry serves as Chairman and CEO of The Computing Center. He is a Trustee Emeritus for the Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Tompkins County Area Development, Tompkins - Cortland Community College Foundation, and Wings of Eagles Museum at the Elmira-Corning Airport. He is an active member of the Tompkins County Air-Services Taskforce and the Cornell University Entrepreneurial and Personal Enterprise Council. Larry is avid pilot and has been flying for nearly thirty years. He is active in boating, photography, and has traveled extensively. Larry grew up in the Ithaca area and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Communications.
Lori Brewer
Lori leads Adult and Family Education in Cornell's Garden-Based Learning in the Department of Horticulture. Working through the Cornell Cooperative Extension's county network of community horticulture educators and Master Gardener Volunteers she aims to connect with the 7 million gardening households in New York State to advance environmental and scientific literacy, build community and promote human well-being by increasing opportunities for successful gardening experiences. Lori resides in Ithaca, NY and is a member of the Ithaca Underwater Hockey at Cornell and Ithaca Dragonboat club. She holds a B.A. in Biology from Skidmore College and a M.S. in Horticulture from Cornell University.
Suzi Munoz
Suzi is the Web/Publications Manager at Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau and had been with the CVB for over 15 years. She received her Recreation degree from Ithaca College.
Dr. Marvin Pritts
Marvin is currently a Professor at the department of Horticulture at Cornell with a focus in horticultural crop production, specializing in fruits, particularly berry crops. He received his Ph. D. in Horticulture from Michigan State University, his M.S. in Biology from University of South Carolina, and his B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University.
Advisory Council
Fred Bonn
Ithaca Tompkins County Visitors Bureau
Claudia Brenner
Architect
Richard Dolge
Tompkins Trust Company, retired
Joanne Florino
Triad Foundation, Executive Director
Dick Furnas
Microcomputer Power; Cornell University, Mathematics
Andy Hillman
Forester
Tony Ingraham
New York State Parks, retired
Suzanne Smith Jablonski
Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, Executive Director
Judith Kennison
Ithaca College, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Professor
Carolyn Klass
Cornell University, Entomology
Dean Koyanagi
Cornell University, Sustainability Coordinator
Julie Kulik
Earth Arts
Lynn Leopold
Tompkins County Solid Waste, Recycling Specialist, retired
Jack Little
CPA, Cornell University Applied Economics and Management
Rick Manning
Landscape Architect, Northeast Greenways
Betty McKnight
Environmental Educator, retired
Todd Miner
Cornell Outdoor Education, The Lindseth Executive Director
Niamh O'Leary
Wells College, Environmental Studies, Associate Professor
Katy Pearce
Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI), Board of Directors
Linda Spielman
Naturalist and Tracker
John Wiessinger
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute E-Naturalist
Eric Woods
Sunnywood Design, President
Jan Zeserson
Black Diamond Trail Enthusiasts Network