After serving Delaware County for over 50 years with integrity and excellence, Jeanne Darling will be leaving Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County as Executive Director, June 30, 2022. Ms. Darling has led Delaware CCE over 35 years supporting local, regional, and state programs in Agriculture, 4-H and Human Ecology and leaves a vibrant and engaged Extension Association.
Jeanne Darling was awarded the first National Extension Housing Award for Radon Education; she has been recognized nationally as a distinguished professional in Extension; she has received the National Extension Continued Excellence Award as well as being selected to serve five years on the Advisory Council for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University along with receiving numerous individual and team awards throughout her Extension Career.
Ms. Darling, a licensed Nutritionist and Dietician has participated in several Cornell research projects including one on Breast Cancer, a National School Garden Study, A Penn State Cancer Coalition project, a Resilience Innovation Grant from Cornell and a recent National Extension Vaccination study. Jeanne Darling has served as Coordinator of the Delaware County Rural Healthcare Alliance, one of more than thirty Rural Healthcare Networks in New York State.
Ms. Darling is looking forward to retirement and continuing to serve the needs of Delaware County families and communities.