Ken Jaffe Board Member Ken Jaffe Board Member Slope Farms Ken Jaffe, MD, has 35 years experience working at the intersection of public health and sustainable agriculture. Jaffe operated a family medical practice for 25 years and attended public health school at Columbia University. He [...]
Carlos Lenin Valery, Jr. Vice Chair Carlos Lenin Valery, Jr. Vice Chair Orinoco Cattle Products and Farms Carlos Lenin Valery, Jr. is a fourth-generation farmer and rancher from Venezuela, who became a first-generation Delaware County, New York farmer in 2016. Committed to sustainable, resilient, holistic [...]
Carlena Ficano Treasurer Carlena Ficano Board Treasurer Hartwick College Carlena (Carli) Cochi Ficano, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Business Administration and Accounting department at Hartwick College where she teaches courses on applied microeconomics and empirical research methods including classes on local [...]
Erin Summerlee Board Chair Erin Summerlee Board Chair Food & Health Network Erin Summerlee is the Director of the Food and Health Network at the Rural Health Network of South Central NY. Erin works to link food access, health, and sustainable agriculture in support of [...]
Talia Holtzman Technology & Operations Coordinator Talia Holtzman Technology & Operations Coordinator talia@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2006 Talia has deep roots in Western NY; she grew up in Rochester, where all of her grandparents were born and raised, and spent summers in the Finger Lakes. She loves [...]
Karen Fairbairn Communications Manager Karen Fairbairn Communications Manager karen@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2003 Karen Fairbairn is the Communications Manager at CADE, working behind the scenes to expand the reaches of CADE's mission to support NYS local agriculture. Karen's love for farming and small product production began over [...]
Rhiannon Wright Program Manager Rhiannon Wright Program Manager rhiannon@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2005 Rhiannon Wright is a Program Manager at CADE, leading our land access and regenerative practices programming. Rhiannon owns and operates a nursery called The Forest Exchange with her partner in Jefferson, NY. The nursery [...]
James Cagle Senior Program Manager James Cagle Senior Program Manager james@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2004 James Cagle is a Senior Program Manager at CADE and is working in the areas of logistical and technological solutions for new and existing farm and food entrepreneurs. Passion for local food [...]
Phoebe Schreiner Executive Director Phoebe Schreinier Executive Director phoebe@cadefarms.org 607-433-2545 x2000 Phoebe Schreiner joined CADE as Executive Director in 2018. Building on the organization’s legacy as a key player in NY’s agricultural sector, Schreiner is leading the organization into its next phase of growth and [...]
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