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 |
| Rick Azar Past Board President and Honorary Director | Retired Sportscaster Rick Azar Enterprises | ricar77@earthlink.net |
| Ron Bertovich | Director of Operations Bishop Timon HS | bertovich@bishoptimon.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 | Manager of Specialty Products The Buffalo News | abrooker@buffnews.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 | Associate Athletic Director For Business Operations | caserta@canisius.edu |
| 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 | anthony.cipolla@wfafinet.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 |
| 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 | |
| Tom Koller Past Board President | Senior Associate 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. | |
| Bridget Niland | Director of Project Play WNY Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | beniland@daemen.edu |
| Lou Nuchereno | Executive Vice President AXA Advisors, LLC | louis.nuchereno@axa-advisors.com |
| Ally Pawarski | Manager of Corporate Partnerships Pegula Sports & Entertainment | ally.pawarski@psentertainment.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 |
| Mary Summers-Wende | Marketing Communications BuffaloVisions | mes@buffalovisions.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 |
