Join us as we celebrate friendship, enjoy a light lunch, and gather together to change the world, one Service Above Self project at a time! 12 Noon, in person at the University Commons 2nd Floor Conference Room at SUNY Fred, or via Zoom link. Send an email to President Melanie at melaniew.dnkfred.rotary@gmail.com if you would like to attend in person or via Zoom.
Our Guest Speaker will be Jennifer Phillips Russo, Cornell Viticulture Extension Specialist & Team Leader for the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program. Jennifer will be introduced by super-rotarian Lisa Powell Fortna!
Jennifer Phillips Russo
Jennifer has been Viticulture Extension Specialist at Cornell University since March 2018. In that position, she provides commercial grape growers and producers with knowledge and resources necessary to assess production and management practices that will enhance their profitability and sustain the growth of the grape and wine industry in Western New York.
Jennifer is also a Middle Grade Fiction Novelist.
She is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science and later a Masters of Science in Biology and General/Environmental Science in 2016.