BOARD MEMBERS & TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Fred Woodward
It is a privilege to serve as Chair on the Miner Institute’s Board of Trustees. I accept this responsibility from a place of great pride - the reach of this organization’s influence is profound, serving the agricultural needs of the North Country and the world beyond. My expectation is that our work as trustees will help further the Education, Research and Demonstration goals and provide guidance as we navigate the next chapter in the institute’s history.
TRUSTEES & ADVISORY COUNCIL
From L-R: Rocklyn Giroux, Tony LaPierre, Dr. Rick Grant, Brendan Owens, Kirk Beattie, Mark McCullough, Rod Giltz, Steve Frederick, Matthew Bull, Dick Eakins, Dr. Heather Dann, Craig Giroux, Geoff Yates, Allen Racine, D. Billy Jones.
TRUSTEES
TRUSTEE
MATTHEW BULL
Nutrition Consultant, Holtz-Nelson Dairy Consultants
TRUSTEE
RICHARD EAKINS
Owner, NORCO Farms
TRUSTEE
STEVEN G. FREDERICK
VP of Institutional Advancement, Clinton Community College
TRUSTEE, CHAIR
RODERIC G. GILTZ
Past Board Chairman
TRUSTEE
ROCKLYN GIROUX
Retired Dairy Farmer
TRUSTEE
RICK GRANT, PH.D.
Retired President of Miner Institute, Trustee Miner Foundation
TRUSTEE
TONY LAPIERRE
Owner, Rusty Creek Farm
TRUSTEE
BRENDAN P. OWENS, ESQ.
Attorney at Law, Stafford, Piller, Murnane, Kelleher & Trombley, PLLC.
TRUSTEE, VICE-CHAIR
FREDERICK WOODWARD, PH.D.
Board Chairman, Retired Collegiate Administrator
TRUSTEE
GEOFFREY YATES
Vice Chairman, Retired VP, Yankee Farm Credit
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Advisory Council
ALLEN RACINE
Commercial Lending, Community Bank
Advisory Council
D. BILLY JONES
NYS Assemblyman, 115th District
Advisory Council
CRAIG GIROUX
Owner, Giroux Poultry Farm
Advisory Council
ALEXANDER ENYEDI, PH.D.
President, SUNY Plattsburgh
Advisory Council
MARK MCCULLOUGH
Valcour Vineyards, LLC
Advisory Council
SALLY BOGDANOVITCH
Professor of Forestry, Paul Smith's College
Advisory Council
KRISTY KENNEDY
VP of Marketing/Director of Tourism, North Country Chamber of Commerce
Advisory Council
JOHN FAIRCHILD
Retired Educator, Boquet Valley CSD
Advisory Council
WILLIAM L. OWENS
Retired U.S. Congressman, NY 23rd District
Advisory Council
TOM OVERTON, PH.D.
Professor, Animal Science, Cornell University
Advisory Council
JOHN ETTLING PH.D.
Retired President, SUNY Plattsburgh
OFFICERS
OFFICER
KIRK BEATTIE
Vice President, Administration and Finance
OFFICER
RACHEL DUTIL
Secretary
OFFICER
HEATHER DANN, PH.D.
President
JOSEPH BURKE
A POEM BY FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The Institutions that will last
must link the wisdom from the past
with the fresh findings of what's new
to build their plans for what they do
Research to probe for all that's best
Demonstration they meet the test
Education to teach the skills
to farm the land the farmer tills
Bountiful crops and preserved land
Animals well cared for and manned
That was the William Miner way
And we continue it today