People

FNEC Cornell Campus Team

Angela Odoms-Young, PhD – Professor
Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC)
Director of the New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
The Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Critical Issue Lead for extension programming in the areas of human nutrition, food safety and security, and obesity prevention
amo2@cornell.edu


Alisha Gaines, PhD, CHES
FNEC Associate Director of Upstate and Rural Partnerships and Programs
Extension Associate
againes@cornell.edu


Elizabette Andrade
FNEC Associate Director for of Downstate and Urban Partnerships and Programs
Senior Extension Associate
efa27@cornell.edu


Annette O’Hara, MBA
Extension Support Specialist, Marketing
aeo37@cornell.edu


Sarah Hess, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Extension Associate
EFNEP Central-Southern Tier Regional Coordinator
sah367@cornell.edu


Michelle L. Scott-Pierce, MBA
FNEC Associate Director of Operations and EFNEP Coordinator
Extension Associate
mls63@cornell.edu


EFNEP Regional Coordinators

Currently New York State’s EFNEP program is divided into 6 regions. Each region has a regional coordinator who provides training and technical assistance to local nutrition staff and serves as liaison between campus and the counties.

Liam Geva, RD, MPH
Extension Associate
EFNEP New York City Region Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York City
lg449@cornell.edu


Tebbie Clift, MS Ed
EFNEP Program Coordinator- Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island
Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC
twc2@cornell.edu


Jill Patterson, MS
EFNEP Capital-Hudson Valley Regional Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schenectady County
jp2298@cornell.edu


Zahrine Bajwa, PhD
EFNEP Long Island Regional Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
zb12@cornell.edu


Jennifer Reardon

Jennifer Reardon, MS, RDN, CDN
EFNEP Western Regional Coordinator
EFNEP Training and Professional Development Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County
jdr38@cornell.edu


Sarah Hess, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Extension Associate
EFNEP Central-Southern Tier Regional Coordinator
Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, FNEC Unit
sah367@cornell.edu


EFNEP Regional Data Managers

Barbara Johnson
Association Senior Administrative Assistant
Upstate EFNEP Regional Data Support
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County
bmj9@cornell.edu


Richard Rios
Administrative Assistant III
Brooklyn-Queens EFNEP Regional Data Support
Cornell University Cooperative Extension, New York City
rr736@cornell.edu


Rubin Gonzalez

Ruben Gonzalez Diaz
Extension Support Specialist
Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island EFNEP Regional  Data Support
Cornell University Cooperative Extension, New York City
rdg237@cornell.edu