Monday, June 12

Optional Island Stop 1: CCE Nassau’s East Meadow Farm

On your way to the end of Long Island, stop by the East Meadow Farm, operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension, Nassau County. Meet the Master Gardeners & enjoy Long Island bagels & coffee, as well as chat and tour the curated farm featuring a variety of vegetation, from edibles to decorative delights flowers and plants.  Visit 1: gives you an entry for the Taste NY basket drawing. Stop in between 11am-1pm.

Location: East Meadow Farm, 832 Merrick Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554

Optional Island Stop 2: Long Island Welcome Center

Traveling down the Long Island Expressway as you are heading to the hotel, stop by for a welcome gift and meet Taste NY manager, Amy Lesh and her staff to experience local foods and learn about the economic development and agriculture initiatives based out of the Long Island Welcome Center, operated by CCE, Nassau County. Stop 2: gives an entry for the Taste NY basket drawing. Stop any time between 12pm – 3pm.

Location: 5100 Long Island Expressway, Eastbound between Exits 51 & 52 · Dix Hills, NY 11746 

Hotel check-in available

Optional Pre-Session

The Joys and Challenges of Leading DEI Work

Leading DEI work at any level requires courage and vulnerability. The joys and challenges of doing so are plentiful, but there is much we can learn from each other.  Join a panel of Executive Directors who talk about their association DEI journeys and have meaningful conversation with one another about what you need to move this important work forward.

Location: Hotel Indigo Ballroom

Welcome Dinner

Welcome to Long Island! Explore the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center and enjoy a BBQ dinner to kick off our spring ELC.

Location: Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, 3059 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901

Tuesday, June 13

Breakfast

Location: Hotel Indigo Ballroom

Gather and depart

Get on the bus and get ready for a full day of exploration. 

Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center

Location: 3690 Cedar Beach Road, Southold, NY 11971

Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp

Location: 3186 South Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901

Suffolk County Farm and Education Center

Location: 350 Yaphank Ave, Yaphank, NY 11980

Arrive back at Hotel Indigo

Dinner & Friend of Extension Award Presentation

Join us as we honor Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo as the 2022 Friend of Extension.

Introductions from Scott Peters, Julie Suarez and Chris Watkins. 

Location: Hotel Indigo Ballroom

Wednesday, June 14

Breakfast

Location: Hotel Indigo Ballroom

Director’s Update

Chris Watkins, Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Gather for the ELC morning welcome and system updates.

Einhorn Center Collaborations

Basil Safi, Executive Director, David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement 
Dhyana Kuhl Gonzalez, NYS Partnership Liaison, David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement 

Learn how the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement (formerly known as Engaged Cornell) can serve as a point of connection for building campus-county collaborations that increase the reach and impact of the CCE system at Cornell and in communities throughout the state. This session will outline the resources and support systems the Center offers for facilitating partnerships between county associations and the faculty and students across Cornell’s nine colleges.

Break

NY Sea Grant

Kathy Bunting-Howarth, Associate Director NY Sea Grant

For over 50 years, NY Sea Grant has been bringing science to the shore. New programming initiatives have relevance to more counties—beyond those bordering marine or Great Lakes waters. This presentation will highlight existing and potential partnerships in hopes of leveraging and increasing resources for extension throughout the state.

Food and Nutrition Program updates

Angela Odoms-Young, Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC) and New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Programs of Excellence Panel

This session will be an opportunity for leaders across the state to showcase examples of excellence in programming and/or operations. This will be a more formalized opportunity for learning about the work of other Associations that has been successful and can either be replicated in another Association or spawn new ideas for programming.

Boxed Lunch

Grab a boxed lunch and eat at the hotel or get on the road home!