{"id":41685,"date":"2026-07-20T18:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=41685"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:31:05","slug":"cornell-cooperative-extension-appoints-greg-stevens-as-interim-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2026\/07\/cornell-cooperative-extension-appoints-greg-stevens-as-interim-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornell Cooperative Extension Appoints Greg Stevens As Interim Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41686\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/07\/gregstevens-v-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/07\/gregstevens-v-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/07\/gregstevens-v.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Stevens leads CCE Saratoga County as its newly appointed interim executive director.<br \/>Courtesy Cornell Cooperative Extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Effective July 1, 2026, Greg Stevens was named Interim Executive Director for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens brings more than 28 years of experience to the role. He began his career in 4-H Youth Development, providing classroom education through the School Outreach Program and administering an Academic Enrichment Program during the summer. He developed and administered the Reality Check Youth Empowerment Program and later partnered with school districts to strengthen anti-smoking policies through the Tobacco-Free Schools Program.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Stevens was promoted to 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences Issue Leader. In 2023, he was appointed Assistant Director, assuming responsibility for the Adirondack Welcome Center Taste NY Program and expanding his work to include collaboration with the agriculture team.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh in 1993. He returned to SUNY Plattsburgh for a master\u2019s degree in Science in Liberal Studies- Administration and Leadership, graduating in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u201cI\u2019m extremely excited about the next chapter for CCE Saratoga,\u201d said Stevens. \u201cWe have an incredibly talented staff, and it is an honor to work with such dedicated individuals while providing leadership to this Association on an interim basis\u2014and hopefully continuing in a full-time role in the future. I\u2019ve learned from the best over the years, and I hope to carry forward their outstanding qualities in this new endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County; edited for style and length.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective July 1, 2026, Greg Stevens was named Interim Executive Director for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County. Stevens brings more than 28 years of experience to the role. He began his career in 4-H Youth Development, providing classroom education through the School Outreach Program and administering an Academic Enrichment Program during the summer. 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