Krys Cail
3110 DuBois Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 • Phone 607.342-5679• E-mail KLC32@Cornell.edu
Education
2005
Community, Food and Agriculture Program,
Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Growing Home Program Certification. Professional development program providing tools and teaching skills for the promotion of community and economic development through local and regional food and agriculture systems.
2003
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Master of Regional Planning
Area of Concentration: Community and Economic Development.
Recipient of City and Regional Planning Department Community Service Award.
2001
Center on Women in Government and Civil Society,
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, NY.
Fellow on Women and Public Policy Researcher and staff liaison to Legislative Commission on Science and Technology for the Chairman, New York State Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns. Wrote a policy research report on small business and micro-enterprise development as a job creation strategy for New York State.
2000
Common Good Planning Center, Rochester, NY.
Regional Economic Development Planning Intern
Researched, developed and presented “Building a Future Together: The Rochester Regional Economy,” a PowerPoint presentation offered through a speaker’s bureau and web site.
1999
State University of New York, Empire State College, Ithaca, NY.
(Some credits earned at Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY).
Bachelor of Science Area.of Concentration: Families and Public Policy.
Skills
- Rural Development and Food System Planning Skills
Gained through research and development work around the planning of a multifunctional rural landscape providing environmental, social and economic benefits to a region comprising a metropolitan area and its surrounding countryside.
- Accounting and Organizational Development Skills
Learned in managerial and administrative jobs, community service work on finance and strategic planning committees, and through classes and professional development work.
- Understanding of Public Finance and Intergovernmental Funding Streams
Developed through participation in local budget processes (generally in a program-advocate role). Learned about some intergovernmental fund transfer programs through conference attendance, as well as direct observation.
- Understanding of Community Development Finance and Local Capital Fundraising
Gleaned through membership, as a small business owner and consumer, in Alternatives Federal Credit Union, a Community Development Finance Institution, as well as through graduate courses in community development, and participating in development campaigns for nonprofits.
- Knowledge of Economic Development Programs
Gained by working on projects using funds or tax exemptions obtained through Appalachian Regional Commission, Economic Development Administration, Empire State Development, IDA-administered local tax incentives, tax-exempt bonds, Business Improvement Districts, Enterprise Communities, Quality Communities, Empire Zones, USDA Agriculture and local development corporations. Projects using these programs were also studied in graduate classes and in thesis research.
- Advanced Spatial and Quantitative Analysis Skills
Excellent computer skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office, ArcGIS 9, and IMPLAN, and familiarity with wide variety of public and proprietary geographic, economic, demographic, workforce, and marketing databases, gained through professional and academic work.
- Entrepreneurship and New Business and Community Service Development Skills
Gained through direct involvement in the start-up phases of over a dozen micro-enterprises, small businesses and start-up community service agencies. Indirectly involved in the start-up of several dozen food processing and agriculture-related small businesses and micro-enterprises, through the provision of business planning resources, instruction and technical assistance.
- Grantsmanship, and Foundation, Federal, and State Contracted Program Administration
Deveoloped knowledge of proposal writing, program evaluation techniques and grant reporting and documentation conventions through practice and professional development seminars.
- Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
Honed through seeking leadership opportunities in community service, educator, and professional planner roles.
- Familiarity with Land Use, Contract, Employment, Patent and Copyright Law
Practical understanding of basic principles acquired in the course of performing managerial duties, sitting on a town planning board, and attending classes on business, land use and copyright law.
Experience
Professional Experience
2003-2006 Agricultural Economic Development Specialist
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County, Canandaigua, NY (2006)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, Binghamton, NY (2003-2005)
1987 - 1996 Co-owner/manager
Tom Myers Quality Carpentry, Ithaca, NY
1986 – 1987 Program Director
Cortland Area Child Care Council, Cortland, NY
1985 - 1986 Child Care Training Coordinator
Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY
1982-1984 Executive Director
West Hill Daycare Center, Ithaca, NY.
Research and Teaching Experience
2002 Teaching Assistant
Workshop in Economic Development Planning, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
Professor Christopher Gunn, study area: Rochester, NY; community partners: Sector 4 CDC.
2001 Teaching Assistant
Regional Economic Impact Analysis, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
Professor Sidney Saltzman.
2000 Graduate Research Assistant
Sectoral Workforce Development Research, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
Professor Susan Christopherson, funded by Annie E. Casey Foundation and US Dept. of Labor.
1999 Graduate Research Assistant
Local Economic Development Policy Workshop
Professor Pierre Clavel, study area: Rochester, NY; community partners: Common Good Planning Center.
Professional Affiliations
American Planning Association, Food System Planning Policy Guide Task Force (2006-2007)
Beginning Farmers Project, Cornell University Small Farms Program (2006-2007)
Mangement Committee, NOFA-NY Certified, LLC (2007)
Renewable Energy/Energy Conservation Program Work Team [Cornell University Cooperative Extension Statewide System] (2006-2007)
Borard of Directors, NY Farms! (2005-2007)
Treasurer, Board of Directors, Farmers’ Market Federation of New York (2004-2007).
Agricultural Community and Economic Development Program Work Team [Cornell University Cooperative Extension Statewide System] (2003-2006)
American Planning Association, Economic Development Division and Upstate New York Chapter (1999-2007). Student Representative, Cornell University, Upstate Chapter Board (2000-2001).
Organization of Cornell Planners (1999-2002).
Women’s Planning Forum (1999-2002).
Planning Students of Color (2000-2002), Cornell Planners of Color (1999-2000).
Community Service
North American Rock Garden Society, Adirondack Chapter (1992-2007).
Tompkins County (and Town of Ulysses) Democratic Committee (1989-2007).
Agriculture and Environment Committee (1995-2001), Strategic Planning Committee (1998-2000), Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
Town of Ulysses Representative, Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization (1998-2001).
Town of Ulysses Planning Board (1991-1999).
