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Gene Kershner, President	Partner Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP
Paula Bogdan, Vice President	President Red Cape Enterprises
Sean McCrossan, Vice President	Senior Director of Education and Strategic Development, Northwest Buffalo Community Center
Jay Josker, Treasurer	Director of Alumni Relations & Head of Xavier House - Canisius HS
Dr. Bridget Niland, Secretary	Vice President Academic Affairs - Canisius University
Jeremy Applegate	Associate AD for Development and Premium Seating U/Buffalo Division of Athletics
Armonde (Moe) Badger	Police Officer Buffalo Police Department
Bud Bailey	Author; Buffalo Sports Page; Retired Buffalo News Reporter
Ron Bertovich	Fundraising Coordinator - St. Gregory the Great
Benjy Bluman	Retired, Financial Services President, WNY Basketball Officials
John Boutet Historian	Physical Education Teacher/Coach, Niagara Wheatfield CSD Archivist/Curator, Buffalo Bisons
Ann M. Brooker	Member Engagement Manager Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Tom Burns	Faculty Fellow Sport and Recreation Management - Niagara University
Ron Carr	History Teacher/Coach Holland Central
Jude Russo Caserta	Owner: Jude's Luxury Travel
Brian Cavanaugh Past Board President	Retired Dir. of Athletics, former NCAA Div. I Head Hockey Coach
John Elmore	Attorney Law Office of John V. Elmore PC
Boone Enser	Content Creation - EI Media
Chuck Frawley Past Board President	Retired Financial Executive
Therese Forton-Barnes Past Board President	Owner, Events to a Tee and The Green Living Gurus
Ralph Galanti	Retired Athletic Director Erie Community College
Warren Gelman Past Board President	Attorney
Tom Haney	Tom Haney Consulting and Coaching
Dorothy Jones	Retired, New York State Police Girls High School Basketball Official
Leo Kaminsky	Retired teacher /coach Depew PS and Officials NYS and FED Tournament
Patrick Kenney, Jr.	Insurance Advisor & In-House Counsel - Lawley Insurance
Danielle Koch	Executive Director - New Era Cap Foundation
Kevin Lester	Retired, Athletic Director/Coach Williamsville South High School
Denny Lynch	Former Director of Public Relations/Archives Buffalo Bills
John Maddock Past President	Retired, Sr. Associate Athletic Director, Canisius University
Greg Merkle Past President	Financial Advisor F.S.C. Securities Corp
Traci Murphy	Vice President for Athletics Daemen University
Lou Nuchereno	Sr. Executive Vice President Equitable Advisors
Cecelie Owens	Retired Buffalo Public Schools Principal/G.I.R.L.S. Sports Foundation
Mike Rizzo	Owner - Sports City Pizza Pub
Rick Sadowski	Vice President – Finance CitiGroup
Sheldon Smith	Partner Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP
Ryan Stang	Owner Stang Ins.Consulting
Paul Stasiak	President Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association
Mark State	President VaporCore Systems
Preston Teague	Sr. Director of Youth Football and Programs Buffalo Bills
Anthony Tringali	HR Operations Analyst Linde, Inc.
R. Steven Ulmer Past Board President	Senior Vice President APi Group Inc.
Craig Wittlin	Managing Partner Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Honorary Directors

Hadley Bos-Fisher	President/COO Niagara Scenic Tours
Bill Crowe	Attorney
Dennis DiPaolo	Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant
Booker Edgerson	Buffalo Bills Alumnus Former Director of Equity & Diversity, Erie Community College
John Kapelewski Founding Board President	Founder Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
Tom Koller Past Board President	Dir. Corp. Relations, Old Dominion University
Timothy McGrath Past Board President	Board Chair Personal Computers, Inc.
Dr. David Myers	Physician David E. Myers, M.D., P.C.
Dimitri J. Tzetzo	Attorney, Real Estate Developer, Tzetzo & Tzetzo, PLLC