ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed SUNY Delhi President Dr. Mary Bonderoff to serve as Co-Chair of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (STREDC), effective immediately. She joins Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) Executive Director Judy McKinney-Cherry as Council Co-Chair as the STREDC continues it focused work to grow the economy in the eight county Southern Tier region which includes Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Delaware, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tompkins counties.

Since 2011, the REDC process has transformed New York State government’s approach to economic development by creating a statewide framework for bottom-up, regional economic growth and streamlining the state funding application process. The Councils are public-private partnerships made up of local experts and stakeholders from business, academia, local government, and non-governmental organizations.