FNEC Cornell Campus Team
Angela Odoms-Young, PhD – Professor
Associate Professor; Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC); developing culturally responsive programs and policies that promote health equity, food justice, and community resilience.
The Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences: Odoms-Young Nutrition Liberation, Food Sovereignty, and Justice Lab
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
Extension Associate
againes@cornell.edu
Annette O’Hara, MBA
Extension Support Specialist, Marketing
aeo37@cornell.edu
Sarah Hess, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Extension Associate; Regional Coordinator
sah367@cornell.edu
Michelle L. Scott-Pierce, MBA
Extension Associate; Research Analyst, evaluation and reporting, information technologies, and training
mls63@cornell.edu
FNEC Regional Coordinators
Currently New York State is divided into 6 regions. Each region has a regional coordinator who provides training and technical assistance to county nutrition staff and serves as liaison between campus and the counties.
Sarah Hess, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Extension Associate and Regional Coordinator for Central – Southern Tier Region
Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, FNEC Unit
sah367@cornell.edu
Liam Geva, RD, MPH
Extension Support Specialist Associate for New York City Region
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
Yexenia E. Gomez
EFNEP Program Coordinator- Brooklyn & Queens
Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC
yeg4@cornell.edu
Jill Patterson, MS
Regional Coordinator for Capital-Hudson Valley Region
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schenectady County
jp2298@cornell.edu
Zahrine Bajwa, PhD
Regional Coordinator for Long Island
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
zb12@cornell.edu
Jennifer Reardon, MS, RDN, CDN
Regional Coordinator for Western Region and Training and Development Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County
jdr38@cornell.edu
Regional Data Managers
Barbara Johnson
Association Senior Administrative Assistant
Upstate EFNEP Regional Support, Herkimer County Cooperative Extension
bmj9@cornell.edu
Richard Rios
Administrative Assistant III
Brooklyn-Queens EFNEP Regional Support Cornell
Cooperative Extension, New York City
rr736@cornell.edu
Ruben Gonzalez Diaz
Administrative Assistant III
Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island EFNEP Regional Support
Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York City
rdg237@cornell.edu