PRODUCE SAFETY ALLIANCE - Key Persons

A Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station facility, the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, 10 miles from the Cornell campus, is a site for interdisciplinary research aimed at optimizing vegetable production systems for the Northeast. The 200-acre farm includes a 30-acre parcel for the Freeville Organic Farm.

James Rushing

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Member of the Steering Committee
Manager of International Training Programs, JIFSAN

Jennifer A. Dougherty

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Member of the Executive Committee
Audit Programs Coordinator

Jennifer Majka

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Ex Officio
Member of Committee

Jennifer McEntire

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Member of the Steering Committee
Chief Food Safety & Regulatory Officer, International Fresh Produce Association

Joanna Alario

ja..@cornell.edu

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Graduate Field Coordinator / Department of Communication

Joe Reardon

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Member of the Steering Committee
Assistant Commissioner for Consumer Protection, NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Joe Remillard

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Director of AgriTech Facilities ( Geneva )

Josephine Martell

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Member of Committee
Research Development Office )

Karen Killinger

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Member of the Steering Committee
Research Staff Fellow, Division of Produce Safety, FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Karen Lowell

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Member of the Executive Committee

Katherine Bunting-Howarth

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Associate Director / New York Sea Grant Institute / Assistant Director

Katja Poveda

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Member of Committee

Kazi Akther

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Technician ( Pineros Lab ) School of Integrative Plant Science

Keith Schneider

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Member of the Steering Committee
Professor, University of Florida

Keith Tidball

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Assistant Director / Cornell Cooperative

I would be honored to represent my RTE colleagues on the CALS Faculty Executive Committee. I joined Cornell University in 2002 and have dedicated my career to uplifting extension education and applied research within CALS and Cornell more broadly. I have worked in county extension, as a department faculty member, and as an extension administrator. I look forward to leveraging this diverse experience to advocate on behalf of current and future RTE faculty members. Keith Tidball's Bio

Ken Petersen

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Member of the Executive Committee
Associate Deputy Administrator

Kerik Cox

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Incumbent

I'm excited to have the opportunity to serve on the CALS Faculty Executive Committee. I run program of tree fruit and berry research, extension, and teaching and sit on the Executive and DEI councils at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. I think shared governance fosters transparency and understanding as well allowing emerging faculty needs to be met in a timely manner. My interest areas in shared governance include strengthening connections with satellite campuses, advocacy for RTE faculty needs, teaching support for instructors of large classes, belonging and inclusion, and engagement with stakeholder communities. Kerik Cox's Bio I am an Assistant Professor (Research and Extension appointment) of Weed Science and Management in Specialty Crops located at the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva, NY. I joined the horticulture section in 2019 following positions at the University of California (Davis and ANR), Washington State University, and the University of Georgia. My research focus is in fruit and vegetable production, with a specific interest in the control of herbicide resistant weeds and evaluating the performance of novel technology (e.g., vision-guided sprayers, cultivators electric weeders, and autonomous weeding robots) for weed control. I collaborate, closely, with both Ithaca and Geneva faculty, and Cornell's regional cooperative extension specialists, on a variety of research and outreach projects. This includes multidisciplinary studies that include entomologists, horticulturalists, plant pathologists, and food scientists. Including my PhD work (conducted at Ohio State at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)), much of my professional career has been based at off-campus facilities; this includes the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Education Center (TFREC) and at the UGA Tifton Campus. Consequently, I think that I bring a unique, diverse, and dynamic perspective to the CFEC and would be honored to represent the Geneva campus with respect to emerging issues and policy decisions. Lynn Sosnoskie's Bio