Board of Directors

Farm Viability has a ten-person board of directors, all are active members of the farming community. Seven are nominated by Agricultural membership organizations and three 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

Matt Eckhardt, Director
NY Corn and Soybean Growers Association
Kinderhook Farms
Stephentown, New York


Tony LaPierre Director
New York Farm Bureau
Rusty Creek Farm
Chazy, New York

Brian Reeves, Director
Council of Agricultural Organizations
Reeves Farms
Baldwinsville, New York

David Ryan, Director
NYS Nursery and Landscape Association
Rare Earth Nursery
Cazenovia, New York

Chelsea Van Acker, Director
NYS Horticultural Society
Van Acker Farms
Williamson, New York