GLIN==> Press release: Bunting-Howarth to lead New York Sea Grant Extension Program

New York Sea Grant Press Release: For Immediate Use
CONTACT: Barbara.Branca at stonybrook.edu, Stony Brook, 631-632-6956; Helen
Domske, Buffalo, 716-645-3610; Dave White, Oswego, 315-312-3042
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Bunting-Howarth to Lead New York Sea Grant Extension Program
New leader brings mix of academic excellence and experience in real-world
decision-making 
 
ITHACA, NEW YORK.  On April 4, 2011 Katherine Bunting-Howarth, Ph.D., J.D.,
begins her dual role as both New York Sea Grant Associate Director and
Assistant Director for Cornell Cooperative Extension‹Coastal Programs. From
her office in Rice Hall on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, Bunting-Howarth
will be program leader for New York Sea Grant¹s Extension program
supervising over a dozen experienced specialists and their support staff in
seven locations throughout the state.

³It will be great to have Kathy come onboard during New York Sea Grant¹s
40th year of ³Bringing Science to the Shore,² said Dr. Jim Ammerman, New
York Sea Grant Director.  ³Our statewide program of integrated coastal
research and extension activities will greatly benefit from her policy and
legal background as well as her agency experience. With her arrival, I¹d
like to thank our senior extension staffers Bob Kent, Chuck O¹Neill, and
Helen Domske for ably filling in on an interim basis during the past two
years.² 

³I am extremely pleased to have Dr. Bunting-Howarth joining Cornell
University in this leadership role; she brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to this position,² said Dr. Helene Dillard, Cornell Cooperative
Extension Director and Chair of NYSG Board of Governors.  ³We look forward
to working with Dr. Bunting-Howarth to build on Cornell Cooperative
Extension programs related to New York¹s diverse and rich coastal resources.
Existing efforts span topics such as youth climate change monitoring,
community economic development, invasive species mitigation, land and water
resource policy, and sustainable food and agriculture systems all of which
can benefit from close collaboration with the New York Sea Grant program.²

³Working with people is my passion and I am thrilled to be leading such a
talented group of extension specialists,² said Bunting-Howarth. ³If we are
to successfully ŒBring Science to the Shore,¹ we need to work together as a
team--extension specialists, researchers, resources managers and resource
users--in order to build trust and relationships so that the knowledge
gained from science will be implemented by those affecting the shore.²

³New York Sea Grant¹s Great Lakes Extension staff looks forward to
introducing Dr. Bunting-Howarth to stakeholders in our coastal communities
as a new partner interested in meeting their needs with the timely
science-based information,² said New York Sea Grant Coastal Education
Specialist Helen Domske, who most recently served as Interim Associate
Director.

Bunting-Howarth has had diverse experiences working with people whose
livelihoods are linked to coastal resources--people who govern and manage
these resources, and researchers who endeavor to learn more about the
functioning of the coastal environment. Bunting-Howarth comes to New York
from Delaware¹s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
(DNREC) where she began in 1998 serving the Division of Water Resources with
distinction in a variety of roles culminating in the position of Director
overseeing a staff of 160 employees.
 
³I have spent the last few years making decisions and recommending policies
based on the best available science, which highlights the importance of
timely science designed for management. I look forward to influencing
research and translating it into extension opportunities,² Bunting-Howarth
said.

Even in these times fraught with economic, environmental and global
uncertainties, Bunting-Howarth is excited to be presented with so many
opportunities. 

³Our economy is challenging us to use our funding wisely.  I look forward to
expanding upon current partnerships and building new ones in order to ensure
that we leverage our dollars and invest our time and resources in areas
where we can gain multiple benefits.  Let's look for research questions and
extension projects that address multiple environmental concerns be they in
habitat, water quality or flood protection from sea level rise,²
Bunting-Howarth said.

Bunting-Howarth holds a Ph.D. in Marine Studies and a B.A. in Biology and
International Relations from the University of Delaware as well as a J.D.
from the University of Oregon School of Law.

Bunting-Howarth¹s office will be in 112 Rice Hall on the Cornell University
campus and she can be reached at 607-255-2833 or keb264 at cornell.edu
<mailto:keb264 at cornell.edu> . #

New York Sea Grant (NYSG), a statewide network of integrated research,
education, and extension services promoting the coastal economic vitality,
environmental sustainability and citizen awareness about the State's marine
and Great Lakes resources, is currently in its 40th year of "Bringing
Science to the Shore."  NYSG, one of 32 university-based programs under the
National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), is a cooperative program of the State University of
New York and Cornell University.

For updates on NYSG¹s activities and initiatives in New York¹s Great Lakes
and marine waters, check out our Web site, www.nyseagrant.org
<http://www.nyseagrant.org> , ³like² us on Facebook (keyword: New York Sea
Grant) and follow us on Twitter (@nyseagrant).
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