My work centers on diagnosing various plant diseases on a wide variety of plants to include herbaceous plants, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, field crops, vegetables, fruit trees and small fruits and turfgrasses. I work for New York residents, Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators, state and federal regulatory inspectors and for a national clientele. I manage diagnostic activities, coordinate trainings and develop program content to include a national laboratory accreditation program for fellow National Plant Diagnostic Network diagnosticians in support of the network’s mission to detect of a possible bioterrorist attack of natural and agricultural systems. I also provide training on the plant pathogens, diseases and diagnosing plant problems for extension educators, green industry members, and the public.
