Brian & Jean Davis have resided in Great Valley, NY for over 30 years. They were married in 1989 and have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Together they enjoy the outdoors, including gardening, camping, and riding ATV’s & snowmobiles. They also enjoy travelling around the country. Jean Davis is a lifelong resident of Cattaraugus County from Great Valley. She worked for USDA Farm Service Agency for over 30 years, serving as Executive Director since 2002, and retired in 2015. After retirement, she worked as a Development Specialist for the Cattaraugus County Dept. of Economic Development, Planning, & Tourism, where she was involved in promoting and supporting the ag industry in the county. Brian Davis is originally from the Cobleskill NY area, but has resided in Cattaraugus County since beginning his career here in 1985 with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. In 1990 he left NRCS to become the District Field Manager for the Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District, where he spent 30 years until his retirement in 2020. Although he wasn’t born & raised on a farm, he spent a good share of his youth & teenage years on and around farms in his neighborhood, and these experiences helped fuel his lifelong interest in agriculture and admiration for farmers and the values they provide to their communities. Throughout their careers, Brian & Jean have administered numerous programs & services and secured millions of dollars in funding through their agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to farms to help them implement a wide variety of agricultural conservation and economic enhancement projects. They often partnered with each other as well as many other agricultural agencies and organizations to collaborate on various initiatives to support and enhance the agricultural industry in the county.
