Andy Turner
Senior Extension Association
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ADMINISTRATION
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Office

220 Caldwell Hall

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Biography

 Andrew Turner accepted a position with Extension Administration in the College of Agriculture and LIfe Sciences after working for 22 years in the Cornell Cooperative Extension system in Rockland, Greene and Columbia Counties in New York''s Hudson Valley.  Turner accepted an interim role as the Director of the New York State 4-H Youth Development prgoram in the BCTR in 2014 and is currently in the process of being promoted to Senior Extension Associate in BCTR to continue to provide leadership to the 4-H network in New York State.  Leadership for 4-H Youth Development in New York State includes the following core elements:

1. Connecting the research and resources of the College of Human Ecology and the University more broadly to the development, delivery and evaluation of 4-H programs delivered through the 54 County based Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations, Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City, and on the Cornell campus in Ithaca.  

2. Provide leadership, support and relevant professional development for the team of seven 4-H professionals that comprise the State 4-H Office within BCTR and the approximately 200 4-H Educators working in Cornell Cooperative Extension County offices.  

3. Progessively move the 4-H program forward; ensuring that it is addressing contemporary youth challenges, connecting with relevant research initiatives in positive youth development, and engaging effectively with the National 4-H network.  

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