. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. That leave was extended, and eventually he made an official transfer. But he still worked closely with Sea Grant, as the program fell within his governmental affairs work for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In addition, Voiland worked to advance federal support for other Cornell programs funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as the Department of Agriculture, which funds the Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Expenment Station. Other programs inclu
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. That leave was extended, and eventually he made an official transfer. But he still worked closely with Sea Grant, as the program fell within his governmental affairs work for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In addition, Voiland worked to advance federal support for other Cornell programs funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as the Department of Agriculture, which funds the Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Expenment Station. Other programs included those funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation and Geological Survey. Dunng his six years in government affairs, Voiland worked on the national Sea Grant reauthonzation bill in Congress — identifying "champions" from across New York to speak on behalf of Sea Grant. Of the state's 31 members of the House of Representatives, 26 signed on to letters supporting reauthorization. To Voiland, that level of support reflects the value of Sea Grant to inland districts as well as those along the Great Lakes or manne waters. 'The whole delegation was supportive," he says. "I hope that will be the case in North ; In 2000, Voiland determined that although he appreciated the process and protocol of government affairs, he missed the close connection with stakeholders, as well as the development of research and extension programs. "I cut my teeth in extension as a specialist," he explains. He moved to a position that combined duties as assistant director of Cornell Cooperative Extension and assistant director of the university's Agricultural Experiment Station — an effort to better integrate the programs. There, Voiland worked to establish channels of stakeholder input to help decide what research is "needed, valued and ; He also coordinated establishment of five "program coun
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