Douglas W. Shelmidine

Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. is an agricultural marketing cooperative, which provides fruits, vegetables and popcorn for processing facilities across the country. The company's commodities are marketed to consumers as branded, private label and food service products. Pro-Fac Cooperative was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Pittsford, NY.

Birds Eye Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes processed and frozen foods. It offers vegetable products under the brand names Birds Eye, Birds Eye Steamfresh, Birds Eye Voila!, Freshlike, C&W (California & Washington), and McKenzie's. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

My-T Acres, Inc. cultivates vegetables and melons. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Batavia, NY.

Farm Fresh First LLC engages in the production and distribution of fruits and vegetables. The private company is based in Oakfield, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. produces canned and bottled juice drinks. The firm's products include juices & drinks, craisins dried cranberries, sauce and fresh fruit. It also operates fruit receiving stations, processing and bottling plants through out the United States and Canada. The company was founded by Marcus L. Urann, John Makepeace, and Elizabeth F. Lee in 1930 and is headquartered in Lakeville-Middleboro, MA.

Maine Technology Institute offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance. It is an industry-led, publicly-funded, nonprofit corporation that offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance in the form of competitive grants, loans and equity investment for the research, development and application of technologies that create new products, processes and services, generating jobs across Maine. The company was founded 1999 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.

Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc. is an American company that specializes in the production, wholesale supply, and installation of natural turfgrass sod. The private company caters to both commercial and residential clients in the northeast region of the United States, including Saratoga, Hudson Valley, and other areas. The company provides answers to frequently asked questions about sod, from purchasing to installation and care, on their website.

Catholic Health System, Inc. provides healthcare services. It primary care centers are diagnostic and treatment centers, surgery, long term care facilities, adult homes, home care agencies, counseling services, social services, and behavioral health programs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.