Meet Our Instructors

Rachel McCarthy manages Agricultural Workforce Development’s supervisory leadership certificate program. Rachel has over a decade of experience working in higher education and extension developing online and in-person training programs. Before joining the Ag. Workforce team, she directed the training and outreach initiatives for two national invasive species early detection programs—Sentinel Plant Network and First Detector. Rachel developed train-the-trainer curricula, including educator presentations, supporting print resources, eLearning modules, and videos to support asynchronous learning.

Earlier in her career, Rachel led the landscape development program at Alfred State College, including instruction, program assessment, and curriculum development. Rachel earned her BS and MPS from Cornell University in Landscape Architecture and Ornamental Horticulture.