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During her undergraduate career, Jordan Tralins majored in Human Biology, Health, and Society with minors in Human Development and Health Equity. As a pre-medical student, Jordan honed her interests in well-being, neurodevelopment, and public health. Approaching human health from an interdisciplinary perspective has been a landmark of her Human Ecology education.

Over her college career, Jordan was an avid leader on campus. Most notably, she was the Vice President and Secretary of Best Buddies -

Beth founded unspun, a company building technology for an on-demand and circular fashion industry.

She grew up in Auburn, Maine and graduated from the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University with a degree in Fiber Science & Apparel Design in 2010. After Cornell, Beth held a variety of design and material development positions at Mountain Hardwear, Pearl Izumi, TechShop, and Ekso Bionics. She earned her MFA in Design from Stanford University before serving as

After a national search, Alexa Maille ’04 was appointed director of the New York State 4-H Youth Development Program. Maille has held key leadership roles with NYS 4-H, serving as STEM Specialist since 2014 and interim director since January 2024. NYS 4-H is the youth development program for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and is in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR).

“I’m excited for Alexa to launch this next chapter for NYS 4-H,” said