Board of Directors
Greg Merkle President | Financial Advisor F.S.C. Securities Corp | ghmerkle@gmail.com |
Paula Bogdan Vice President | President Red Cape Enterprises | Paula@redcapeent.com |
John Maddock Vice President | Senior Associate Athletics Director, Canisius College | maddock@canisius.edu |
Sean McCrossan Vice President | Senior Director of Education and Strategic Development, Northwest Buffalo Community Center | seanmccrossan@yahoo.com |
Gene Kershner Treasurer | Partner Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP | gkershner@ctbk.com |
Hadley Bos-Fisher Secretary | Vice President Niagara Scenic Tours | hadley@niagarascenictours.net |
Ron Bertovich | Director of Operations Bishop Timon HS | rbertovich@gmail.com |
Benjy Bluman | Retired, Financial Services President, WNY Basketball Officials | Benjbluman@aol.com |
John Boutet | Physical Education Teacher/Coach Niagara Wheatfield CSD Archivist/Curator, Buffalo Bisons | buffalobraves9@yahoo.com |
Ann M. Brooker | Member Engagement Manager Buffalo Niagara Partnership | abrooker0515@gmail.com |
Mike Buczkowski | President Rich Baseball Operations | mbuczkowski@bisons.com |
Tom Burns | Associate Vice President of PR, Communications and Marketing, Niagara University | tburns262@gmail.com |
Ron Carr | History Teacher/Coach Holland Central | pacrec821@gmail.com |
Jude Russo Caserta | Owner: Jude's Luxury Travel | juderussocaserta@gmail.com |
Brian Cavanaugh Past Board President | Retired Dir. of Athletics, former NCAA Div. I Head Hockey Coach | briancavanaugh1521@gmail.com |
Anthony J. Cipolla | Senior Financial Consultant Wells Fargo Advisors | 1700chips@gmail.com |
Bill Crowe Honorary Director | Attorney | wcrowe@roadrunner.com |
Dennis DiPaolo Honorary Director | Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant | id3675@aol.com |
Booker Edgerson Honorary Director | Buffalo Bills Alumnus Former Director of Equity & Diversity Erie Community College | edgerson24@yahoo.com |
Boone Enser | Associate Athletic Director, Communications & Broadcasting University at Buffalo, Division of Athletics | dpenser@buffalo.edu |
Chuck Frawley Past Board President | Independent Financial Consultant | cpfrawl@gmail.com |
Therese Forton-Barnes Past Board President | Owner, Events to a Tee and The Green Living Gurus | therese@events2atee.com |
Ralph Galanti | Retired Athletic Director Erie Community College | rgalanti@roadrunner.com |
Warren Gelman Past Board President and Honorary Director | Partner Hodgson Russ LLP | wgelman@hodgsonruss.com |
Jay Josker | Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving Canisius High School | josker@canisiushigh.org |
John Kapelewski Founding Board President and Honorary Director | Founder Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame | abcopper@twcny.rr.com |
Leo Kaminsky | Retired Educator / Coach Depew PS and Section VI Coordinator of Media and Girls Basketball. Former NYSPHSAA & NYSFed Officials Coordinator | leokaminsky@roadrunner.com |
Jeremy Kelley | Alumni Manager Buffalo Bills | Jeremy.kelley@bills.nfl.net |
Tom Koller Past Board President | Interim Athletics Director Buffalo State College | kollertc@buffalostate.edu |
John Lambert | Director of Marketing and Communications, Office of the Vice President for Student Life, University at Buffalo | jwl1@buffalo.edu |
Kevin Lester | Retired, Athletic Director/Coach Williamsville South High School | mlester10@aol.com |
Scott Loffler | Director of Lacrosse Operations Buffalo Bandits | Scott.loffler@sabres.com |
Denny Lynch | Former Director of Public Relations/Archives Buffalo Bills | dennyl9@verizon.net |
Timothy McGrath Past Board President | Board Chair Personal Computers, Inc. | |
Dr. David Myers | Physician David E. Myers, M.D., P.C. | |
Lou Nuchereno | Sr. Executive Vice President Equitable Advisors | louis.nuchereno@equitable.com |
Rick Sadowski | Vice President – Finance CitiGroup | rsadowski13@gmail.com |
Paul Stasiak | President Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association | pstasiak@nfada.com |
Mark State | President VaporCore Systems | mstatevcs@roadrunner.com |
Suzanne K. Taylor | Freelance Sports Writer | puckvoice@mac.com |
Dimitri J. Tzetzo Honorary Director | Attorney, Real Estate Developer Tzetzo & Tzetzo, PLLC | djt@Tzetzo.com |
R. Steven Ulmer Past Board President | Senior Vice President APi Group Inc. | rsu61017@gmail.com |