Jana joined the Employee Assembly (EA) in 2023 as the Cornell AgriTech representative and currently serves as chair of the EA. She also serves on the University Assembly as an EA representative. Jana joined Cornell University in 2017 and works in the Director’s Office at Cornell AgriTech as an office manager. She has lived the majority of her life in the Finger Lakes and appreciates the natural beauty of the region. When she is not working, Jana is busy working on art projects and exploring the outdoors on foot, bike, boat, or snowshoes and finding new restaurants and breweries to enjoy afterwards. Jana holds a B.S. in English from Frostburg State University and lives in Geneva with her husband and two energetic dogs.

I am the Executive Vice Chair and Representative with 20 or More Years of Service. I serve on the University Assembly as the Employee Representative and have been on the Employee Assembly since 2018.I have been with the University and the Veterinary College for 23 years starting as a Customer Service Representative and I am now the Assistant to the Associate Dean and Hospital Director. As I inch a little closer to my retirement, I am still excited by all this University has to offer. I was born in Brooklyn but have made the Finger Lakes my home for over 30 years. I came to this area by way of Wells College and decided to stay. Cornell sometimes feels like a little Brooklyn when I hear all of the different accents, languages and culture I grew up with.

Wendy is currently serving as the Exempt Employees Representative At-Large through 2026. As one of two Program Coordinators in Professional, Clinical, and International Services at the College of Veterinary Medicine, she is responsible for student-focused programming and providing support to various college programs. Recently, she started her 36th year at Cornell and has worked in a variety of roles, including working in the Office of the Assemblies as the Senior Coordinator from 2019 – 2022. Outside of Cornell, Wendy enjoys road trips to visit family and friends and anything llama related.