ASSOCIATION
2026 Board of Directors – Slate
Executive Committee
President: Louise Herrick (4-H Rep)
Vice President: Alton Rudgers (At-Large)
Treasurer: Shirley Spencer (At-Large)
Secretary: Kathy Parker (At-Large)
Board Members
Leo Vranich (4-H Rep)
Eric Dziedzic (Ag Committee)
Jim Kirsh (Ag Committee) (Newly Elected)
Carrie Bartholomew (At-Large)
Derek Rechberger (At-Large) (NOMINEE)
Todd Campbell (At-Large) – (NOMINEE)
Karen Baker (At-Large)
Non-Voting & County Representatives
Paul O’Conner (At-Large, Non-Voting)
Vanessa McCormick (Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Rep.)
Committee Members
Agriculture Program Committee: Chris King (NOMINEE)
4-H Program Committee: Breanne Forti (NOMINEE)
| BOARD MEMBERS | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Louise Herrick | President / 4-H Program Comm. Rep. | Bliss |
| Alton Rudgers | Vice President | Warsaw |
| Shirley Spencer | Treasurer | Attica |
| Kathy Parker | Secretary | Wyoming |
| Leo Vranich | Director / 4-H Program Comm. Rep. | Warsaw |
| Carrie Bartholomew | Director | Perry |
| Chris Smithgall | Director | Perry |
| Daryl McLaughlin | Director | Perry |
| Karen Baker | Director | Warsaw |
| Eric Dziedzic | Director / Ag Program Comm. Rep. | Arcade |
| Derek Rechberger |
Director / Ag Program Comm. Rep. |
Perry |
| Renee L. Mooneyham | CCE State Extension Specialist | Ithaca |
| Vanessa McCormick | Board of Supervisors Rep. | Java |
| 4-H COMMITTEE | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Leo Vranich | Chairperson/BOD Rep. | Warsaw |
| Brian Bliss | Vice Chair | Arcade |
| Louise Herrick | Secretary / BOD Rep. | Bliss |
| Craig Hardie | Committee Member | Wyoming |
| Melissa Blaisdell | Committee Member | Pavilion |
| McKenna Broughton | Committee Member | Attica |
| Stella Glosser | Committee Member | Varysburg |
| Morgan Capen | Teen Rep. |
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| Vera Cooper | Teen Rep. |
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Jared Day |
Teen Rep. |
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Miranda Hoyt |
Teen Rep. |
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| AG COMMITTEE | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Derek Rechberger |
Committee Member / BOD Rep |
Perry |
| Daniel Chasey | Vice Chair | Perry |
| Meghan Burley | Committee Member | Warsaw |
| Eric Dziedzic | Committee Member / BOD Rep. | Arcade |
| Robert Ressler | Committee Member | Arcade |
| Committee Member | ||
| Jim Kirsch | Committee Member | Varysburg |
| PERSONNEL COMMITTEE | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Louise Herrick | BOD Rep. | Bliss |
| Alton Rudgers | Chair / BOD Rep. | Warsaw |
| Carrie Bartholomew | BOD Rep. | Perry |
| Daryl McLaughlin | BOD Rep. | Perry |
| Karen Baker | BOD Rep. | Warsaw |
| NOMINATING COMMITTEE | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Stephen Cox | Chair | Warsaw |
| Leo Vranich | BOD Rep. | Warsaw |
| Brian Parker | At Large | Wyoming |
| Kristen Hess | At Large | Attica |
| Louise Herrick | Ex-Officio | Bliss |
| Finance COMMITTEE | POSITION | TOWNSHIP |
| Shirley Spencer | Chair | Gainesville |
| Daryl McLaughlin | BOD Rep. | Perry |
| Louise Herrick | BOD President | Bliss |
| Kathy Parker | BOD Rep. | Wyoming |
| Eric Dziedzic | BOD Rep. | Arcade |
| CCE Staff | ||
Last updated October 14, 2025
