Staff

Mike is the Community Energy Advisor for Ulster County and works with the Mid-Hudson Regional Clean Energy Hub. Contact: mam873 [at] cornell.edu | 845-340-3990 ext. 201.

Matt is the Youth & Community Education Program Lead for the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). Contact: 845-657-8563 | mjs593 [at] cornell.edu. Matt has over 30 years of experience in youth program development, administration and education. He has spent the past decade creating and...

Phil is the Regional IT Lead for the Hudson Valley Shared Business Network. Contact: pcd43 [at] cornell.edu | 845-340-3990 ext. 338.

Ally is the Association Operations Coordinator for the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). Contact: 845-688-3047 | ard262 [at] cornell.edu.

Sally is the Education Program Manager at the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). Contact: ser287 [at] cornell.edu | 845-688-3047 ext. 118. Sally graduated in May 2025 with a Masters of Science in Climate Science and Policy from Bard College. She also earned a BA in Environmental...

Melanie is the Executive Director of CCE Ulster. Contact: 845-340-3990 ext. 320 | maf357 [at] cornell.edu. Melanie stepped in to the Executive Director role in 2023, having served over 11 years as the CCE Ulster 4-H Issue Leader. She has initiated and worked in campus-county collaborations and leadership...

Lenora Grable Grant is the Regional Finance Lead for the Hudson Valley Shared Business Network. Contact: 845-340-3990 ext. 318 | lgg45 [at] cornell.edu.

Colleen is the Youth and Families Program Leader at CCE Ulster. Contact: 845-340-3990 ext. 341 | ckt44 [at] cornell.edu.

Our Master Gardener Volunteers staff the Master Gardener Hotline: March-October: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m.-noon. November-February: Friday Only 9 a.m.-noon. Call the Horticulture Hotline: 845-340-DIRT (3478) or come in during office hours. You can drop off samples anytime Monday-Friday 9 a.m...

Max is a watershed educator with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). Contact: 845-688-3047 ext. 117 | mk2397 [at] cornell.edu. He graduated with a bachelor’s in environmental science from Mercyhurst University and a Master’s in Ecology from the University of Georgia. At the...