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Board of Directors

Board Leadership

Hugh M. Russ III

Hugh M. Russ III

Board Chair*

Hodgson Russ

Cassie Irish

Cassie Irish

Vice Chair*

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Justin Reid

Treasurer*

Bonadio & Co.

Patty Kaminski

Secretary*

Wegmans Food Markets

Rex McKeon

Counsel**

Barclay Damon LLP

*Executive Committee Member
**Counsel to the Board of Directors (non-voting)

Members

  • Tricia Barrett
    Crowley Webb
  • Kendra Brim
    Leadership Buffalo
  • Shannon Bryant
  • Kaleida Health
  • Alexander Burgos
    Draghi Burgos Construction
  • Broderick Cason
    Univera Healthcare
  • Paul Coleman
    KeyBank
  • Laura Dolan
  • Bank of America
  • Jamie Ferullo
    Ingram Micro
  • Richard Hamister
    Northwest Bank
  • Kevin Hogan
    Phillips Lytle
  • Sean Keenan
  • Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.
  • Ken Kujawa
  • National Grid
  • Oswaldo Mestre
    City of Buffalo
  • William O’Connell
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Anne O’Neill
    Independent Health
  • Jeannie Parent
    Launch Leadership
  • Brian Patterson
    NFTA Police Department
  • Ken Pawlak
  • NBT Bank
  • Dr. Ramona Reynolds
    Buffalo Public Schools
  • Darren Robbins
    Tops Markets
  • Nick Schafer
    Kaleida Health, Oishei Children’s Hospital
  • Rev. Dr. Jonathan Staples
    First Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Kyria Stephens
  • Intersect Buffalo
  • Anna Stolzenburg
    Buffalo Sabres
  • Cait Zulewski
    Delaware North