Anthony Emmi, President
(Onondaga County)
Anthony currently operates his family’s fruit and vegetable farm. Raised on family’s fruit and vegetable farm in Liverpool, Anthony graduated from Liverpool High School 1981. Following graduation, he attended West Point , graduating 1985. From 1985 to 1992, Anthony served as a U.S. Army Armor Officer in the 82nd Airborne Div. light tank company commander, serving Operations Desert Shield/Storm (1990-91). Anthony was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Parachutist Badge for his service before leaving the Army in 1992 to manage his family’s farm in Baldwinsville (1992-present). Qualifications for his role on the Authority’s Board of Directors include: experience serving on the boards of the New York State Berry Growers Association (1995-present), the Onondaga County Farm Service Agency (2000-09), the Upstate New York Growers and Packers Cooperative (2011-present), and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County (2017-19). Anthony is a current New York State Farm Bureau member, and has extensive experience in agriculture and production as well as experience vending at farmers markets.

Paul Heider, Vice President
(Cortland County)
Paul serves as a Legislator in Cortland County, where he has served for the past 6 years. He represents LD 16, the towns of Solon, Cuyler and Truxton. He presently chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and also serves on the Agricultural Planning and Environmental Committee, Highway Committee and Government Operations Committee. He served as the Chairman of the Cortland County Legislature from 2020-2022, working closely with all Central New York leaders and State representatives through the COVID -19 Pandemic.

JoAnn Delaney
(Onondaga County)
JoAnn serves on the CNY Regional Market Authority’s Board of Directors as a representative from Onondaga County. She was appointed by the Onondaga County Legislature in August of 1997, and serves in her current term until its expiration on 1/1/27. In addition to her role on the Board of Directors for the CNY Regional Market Authority, JoAnn is a 4th generation farmer on a NYS century farm with 40 years of production experience. Her education includes Bishop Ludden High School and Cornell University. She is on the Grower’s Advisory Committee for NYS IPM and CCE, Onondaga County. She is a member of NYS Farm Bureau and NYS Agricultural Society. She is the past Chair of Onondaga County Sludge Advisory Committee and the past President of the CNYRMA Board Of Directors. She is interested in good agricultural practices, food safety with a focus on food security, and the environment. She will continue working to keep local agriculture strong for the community. She lives in Onondaga County with her husband.

Maria Mahar, Secretary
(Onondaga County)
Maria is currently the Deputy Commissioner of Adult & Long Term Care Services of Onondaga County Department of Adult & Long Term Care Services. Maria attended State University of Oneonta, graduating 1980, Syracuse University, graduating 2006, and American Dietetic Association Leadership Institute, graduation 2007. Maria is also a Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (2000), registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (2003), Training in Adult Weight Management(2016) and ServSafe Certified (2019). Maria has collaborated with many organizations to improve food distribution to low income neighborhoods located in food deserts. Maria continues to volunteer with various associations and programs related to her work in nutrition.

Tom Bonoffski, Treasurer
(Oswego County)
Tom serves on the Board of Directors for his county’s Soil and Water Conservation District and Farm Bureau and has a long history working in various areas of agriculture.

Jose Berenguer, 2nd Vice President
(Wayne County)
Jose has a long standing background in agriculture. Jose came to the United States in 1986 to attend college before returning to Spain where he and his wife began buying and selling at wholesale and retail markets. When returning the the United States in 1992, they settled in Seattle, WA where they started they successful woodworking business. In 2004 Jose and his family relocated to Wolcott, NY and in 2014 they began their beekeeping farm. Shortly after in 2015 they began selling their honey and produce on our retail market.

Adam Carvell
(Madison County)
Adam and his family have operated their family owned distillery, Old Home Distillers since 2015 located in Lebanon, NY. They began selling on our retail market in 2017.

Keith Schiebel
(Oneida County)

VACANT
(Cayuga County)