Advisory Council
Our Advisory Council is a group of dedicated individuals—Cornell alumni, faculty, students, and community members—who advise and support our vision.
Meet our Advisory Council
Renee Alexander
Associate Dean of Students, Director of Intercultural Programs, Cornell University
David Brittenham
On Counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton
Diana Buckley
Manager, Capital One Commercial Real Estate
Carol T. des Cognets
Retired
Howard Greenberg
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University
Matt Hintsa
Senior Communications & External Relations Officer, University of Toronto
Karim-Aly Kassam
International Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies, Cornell University
Justine Z. Kwok
Founder & Managing Director, Flow Farm and Sanctuary
Matt Palumbo
President of Cornell Asian Alumni Association
James Prout
Partner – Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP
Bob Ramin
Senior Vice President, Grenzebach Glier & Associates
Carolyn Roche
Student
Christina Stark
Senior Extension Associate Emerita, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Carolyn Summers
Adjunct Professor and manager of the Flying Trillium Gardens & Preserve
Catherine Thrasher-Carroll
Mental Health Promotion Program Director, Skorton Center for Health Initiatives at Cornell Health
Andrew P. Topus
President, Focus Marketing, Inc.
Founder/CEO, SmartPrice Sales and Marketing, Inc.
Gerald Torres
Jane M.G. Foster Professor of Law and Faculty Fellow, Atkinson Center for a
Sustainable Future
Charlotte Tsang
Retired
Pauline Wamsler
Founder - Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
Join our team
Cornell Botanic Gardens employs a wide range of positions, from land stewards and gardeners to educators and communicators and more. Available positions are posted through Cornell University’s Career website.