Guest speaker

From left: Cornell Trustee Emeritus Joe Holland greets Joseph Smith, public support event specialist for the American Red Cross of Tompkins County at the Red Cross' Annual Business Luncheon on Oct. 15, held at the Ithaca Holiday Inn. Holland has devoted much of his life to rehabilitating and creating economic opportunity for the homeless in New York City's Harlem community and is a former state housing commissioner as well as a lawyer, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. Frank DiMeo/University Photography