Climate Smart Farming Program Directory

Contacts Email
Cornell CSF Program
Allison Chatrchyan, Ph.D., Sr. Research Associate, EAS
Director, Cornell CSF Program Director 		amc256@cornell.edu
Art DeGaetano, Ph.D., Professor, EAS Director, Northeast Regional Climate Centeratd2@cornell.edu
Brian Belcher, M.S. – Climate Applications Developer, NRCC bnb2@cornell.edu
CSF Extension Team
Elizabeth Buck, M.S. – Vegetables emb273@cornell.edu
Janice Degni, M.S. – Field Crops & Soil Health jgd3@cornell.edu
Lindsay Ferlito, M.S. – Dairy Systems lc636@cornell.edu
Joe Lawrence, M.S. – Forage Systems jrl65@cornell.edu
Laura McDermott, M.S. – Small Fruit & Vegetables lgm4@cornell.edu
Jim O’Connell, M.S. – Small Fruit & Vegetables jmo98@cornell.edu
Kitty O’Neil, Ph.D. – Field Crops & Soil Health kitty.oneil@cornell.edu
Zach Spangler, M.S. – Ag Climate Resiliency zhs3@cornell.edu 
Jenna Walczak – Ag Climate Resiliency jw2254@cornell.edu  
Campus Collaborators
Debbie Aller, Ph.D., Extension Associate, Cornell Soil Health Program da352@cornell.edu 
Toby Ault, Ph.D., Associate Professor, EAS, Climate Models toby.ault@cornell.edu
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Associate Professor, Applied Economics ao332@cornell.edu
Alejandro Calixto, Ph.D., Director, NYS IPM Program aac273@cornell.edu
Johannes Lehmann, Ph.D. Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences cl273@cornell.edu
Greg Peck, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Horticulture (Fruit Crops)gmp32@cornell.edu
Todd Walter, Ph.D., Professor, Biological & Env. Eng. (Hydrology) mtw5@cornell.edu
Jenifer Wightman, M.S., Research Associate (GHG Assessment) jenifer.wightman@cornell.edu
Peter Woodbury, Ph.D., Sr. Research Associate (GHG Assessment) peterwoodbury@cornell.edu
Northeast Regional Partners
David Hollinger, Ph.D., Director, USDA NE Climate Hub dhollinger@fs.fed.us
Erin Lane, M.S., Project Manager, USDA NE Climate Hubedlane@fs.fed.us