Farm Viability has a nine-person board of directors, all are active members of the farming community. Five are nominated by Agricultural membership organizations and four are “at-large” members. Terms are three years, and each member may serve two terms. Officers are elected on an annual basis every August.
Aaron Allen, Chair
NYFVI Dairy Committee
Allenwaite Farms
Schaghticoke, New York
Pauline Drexler, Vice Chair
at-large member, livestock
Springside Farm
Fabius, New York
John Martini, Secretary and Treasurer
at-large member, wine and juice grapes
Anthony Road Wine Company
Penn Yan, New York
Karyn Agle Sullivan, Director
New York State Vegetable Growers Association
Henry W. Agle & Sons, Inc.
Eden, New York
Josh Jurs, Director
at-large member, organic
Kreher Farms
Clarence Center, New York
Tim Dressel, Director
New York Farm Bureau
Dressel Farms
New Paltz, New York
Brian Reeves, Director
Council of Agricultural Organizations
Reeves Farms
Baldwinsville, New York
Chelsea Van Acker Gowan, Director
NYS Horticultural Society
Van Acker Farms
Williamson, New York
Dan Shirley, Director
at-large member, field crops