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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
  • Shannon Bryant
    Kaleida Health
  • Broderick Cason
    Univera Healthcare
  • Paul Coleman
    KeyBank
  • Laura Dolan
    Bank of America
  • Richard Hamister
    Community Volunteer
  • Dejuan Hardy
    NFTA
  • Kevin Hogan
    Phillips Lytle
  • Asantewa Holley
    Northland Workforce Training Center
  • Sean Keenan
    Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.
  • Ken Kujawa
    National Grid
  • Oswaldo Mestre
    City of Buffalo
  • Ron Oakes
    Barclay Damon
  • William O’Connell
    Neighborhood Legal Services
  • Anne O’Neill
    Independent Health
  • Jeannie Parent
    Launch Leadership
  • Ken Pawlak
    NBT Bank
  • Dr. Ramona Reynolds
    Buffalo Public Schools
  • Darren Robbins
    Tops Markets
  • Nick Schafer
    Kaleida Health, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
  • Rev. Dr. Jonathan Staples
    First Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Kyria Stephens
    Intersect Buffalo
  • Anna Stolzenburg
    Buffalo Sabres
  • Nicole Wodka-Cook
    Moog Inc.
  • Cait Zulewski
    Delaware North