Board of Directors
Board Leadership

Hugh M. Russ III
Board Chair*
Hodgson Russ

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