GERALD J. SKODA
Name & Address:
Gerald J. Skoda
Woodbourne, New York 12788 Telephone ( 845 ) 434 - 4373 E-mail: abpy7d@r.postjobfree.com
Fax ( 845 ) 434 - 5227
Cell ( 845 ) 798 - 0984
Education:
Franklin High School, 1959 Franklin, New Jersey
B.S. Dairy Science, 1963 Delaware Valley College Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Advanced study and in-service education Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Employment:
Cornell University Cooperative Extension County Agriculture Agent
Madison County 1963
Delaware County 1964-1967
National Bank of Delaware County Walton, New York 1967 1968 Farm Credit Representative
Cornell University Cooperative Extension Executive Director
Sullivan County 1968 to 1998 (retired)
Agricultural Program Leader
Programming Poultry, Business Management, Land Use, Community Resources
Development, Economic Development
Operate a 200 acre hay farm with family 1971 present
Farm Income Tax Preparation Business 1964 present
Agricultural Consultant 1998 present
Mid Hudson Cooperative Insurance Company Vice President -2005 - present
Committee/Appointments Present
Past Chairperson/Founding Director/Chair Strategic Planning Committee/Shovel Ready Task Force
Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development
Vice President/Director/Executive Committee Mid-Hudson Co-operative Ins. Co.
Sullivan Renaissance Steering Committee
Emerald Corporate Center Local Development Corp. President ; Chair Architectural
Review Committee; Operations Committee
Emerald Spring Water Company - President
Committee/Appointments Previous
Tri-Valley Central School Board of Education 24 years
President 17 years, Vice President 6 years
Designed, built, and managed Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, Liberty, N.Y.
National Association of County Agricultural Agents 32 years
Past National Director and Vice Director 4 years
Chairman, Registration Committee 1997 National Annual Meeting
Co Chairperson Sullivan First
Negotiating Committee, Sullivan County Casino Advisory Committee
Sullivan County Revolving Loan Fund Committee Block Grant/Main Street Revitalization
Joint Economic Task Force
Committee/Appointments Previous continued
Northeast Regional Vice-Chairman Communications Committee 2 years
Chairman, Banquet Committee 1981 National Annual Meeting, Ithaca, NY
Attended 21 National Meetings
New York State Association of County Agricultural Agents 32 years
President 1979, Vice President 1978, Secretary Treasurer 1977
Regional Chairman, Chairman various committees
Chairman National Officers Committee
Ex Officio N.Y.C. Watershed Agricultural Council Member, Farmland Retention Committee
Sullivan County Farmland Protection Board
Founder, Manager, Secretary-Treasurer of Sullivan County Farmers Market Assoc. 1996-1998
Governor Cuomo Agriculture 2000 Committee 1985
New York State Century Farm Committee 1985, 1997
Search Committee Agriculture Program Coordinator, Cornell University 1985
Search Committee N.Y.S. Director of Extension 1986
Member Farm Service Agency Committee Sullivan County USDA-FSA 8 years
Sullivan County Dairy Princess Committee 15 years
N.Y.S. Avian Influenza Task Force
Executive Assistant N.Y.S. Poultry Industry Task Force
Interdepartmental Poultry Committee- Cornell University 10 years
Sullivan County Agricultural Advisory Committee Assemblyman Richard Coombe NY 98th Dist.
Tri-Valley Booster Club Fund Raising Committee Chairman 2 years
Sullivan County Farm Home & 4-H Youth Center Fund Raising Committee
Citizen Advisory Council, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River 4 years
I-86 Committee 1997-1998
Task Force Chair (Agriculture) Sullivan-Wawarsing Rural Economic Area Partnership
Sullivan 2009 Vision Panel Sullivan County Legislature
Technical Advisory Council Catskill Watershed Corp.
Agricultural Advisor Assemblyman Jake Gunther, New York
New York State Poultry Allied Industries Representatives, Inc. (P.A.I.R.) 14 years
Memberships:
National Association of County Agricultural Agents 33 years
New York State Association of County Agricultural Agents 33 years
New York State Farm Bureau 31 years
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Sullivan County 35 years
Epsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity 24 years
New York State School Boards Association 24 years
New York State Field Staff Council member 26 years. Director 4 years
New York State Tree Farm System
Northeast Regional Poultry Specialist member 14 years
Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development 10 years
Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce 6 years
Research Projects
Reintroduction of broilers to Sullivan County 1984 1985 N.Y. State Dept. of Ag & Markets
Cornell University, Hebrew National Foods, Gerald J. Skoda
Affects of High Levels of Poultry Manure on Corn Yields 1972 Cornell University, Gerald Skoda
Affects of High Levels of Poultry Manure on Herbicides, 1977-1978 Cornell Univ., Gerald Skoda
Effectiveness of Triazine Resistant Herbicides 1979 Cornell University, Gerald Skoda
Development & Analysis of Turkey Production in Sullivan County 1985 N.Y. Ag & Markets
Inter-County Farmers Cooperative, Hebrew Nat l Foods, Cornell University, Gerald Skoda
Published Papers
Editor, Sullivan County Farm News 1968 1984
Southeastern New York Farm Business Management Summary
1974 through 1984, S.V. Smith; Cornell University, Gerald Skoda
Southeastern New York Farm Business Management Summary
1984 through 1986, S. V. Smith, Cornell University
Gerald Skoda and Alan White
A Practical Demonstration to Study the Feasibility of Turkey Production in Sullivan County, 1985
Gerald Skoda and David Goodstein
Study Facility Requirements for Sullivan County Cooperative Extension and USDA Agencies
to develop a New Sullivan County Farm Home and 4-H Youth Center.
July 1985 Gerald Skoda
Report on Animal Control, Sullivan County
Gerald Skoda, Drs. Hartelius, Bartholf, Fachios, Glick, Nebzydoski, Stein, Wachter
Taxes and Farming 11/99; 02/01; 02/02; 03/03 Gerald Skoda
Awards and Honors
Distinguished Service Award 1981 Highest Award of National Assoc. of County Ag. Agents
Friend of the Poultry Industry 1985 Inter-County Farmers Cooperative
1st New York State Department of Agriculture and Market Research and Development Grant
1985 - $39,250.
School Board Member of the Year 1995 Mid-Hudson School Study Council
Certificate of Accomplishment 1996 Village of Liberty Farmers Market
Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center (Cornell Cooperative Extension Bldg.) named by
the Sullivan County Legislature 1998
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition Congressman Benjamin Gilman 04/04/98
1999 Distinguished Service Award Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Service Award Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Dev. 10/09/03
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition- Congressman Maurice Hinchey 08/15-05
Recent Consultations:
Addis Food Products Inc. Fowl Processing Plant, Liberty, N. Y.
Financial, Market, and Technical Feasibility Studies
Thomas Shepstone Consultants Joint Projects
Sullivan County Farmland Protection Plan
Catskill Watershed Corp. Agricultural Plan
Schuyler County Farmland Protection Plan
Schoharie County Farmland Protection Plan
Stueben County Farmland Protection Plan
Hudson Valley Regional Meat Processing Facility Feasibility Study
St. Lawrence County Farmland Protection Plan
Greene County Farmland Protection Plan
Fulton County Farmland Protection Plan
Yates County Farmland Protection Plan
Yasgur Farm Dairy Milk Processing Feasibility Study
Town of Brandt - Agricultural Development Plan
Day in the Garden, Woodstock Concert Neighbor public relations-Agribusiness Coordination
AGY Corp. Advisor: Migrant Housing, Community Development Block Grant, International
Trade Actions, Foie Gras Production
Bella Poultry Agricultural Advisor; Feasibility of Further Processing of Specialty Poultry into a
Line of Retail Products
IDA Tax Incentive Proposals
Agricultural Tax Applications
LaBelle Farm Inc. Business Plan