Board of Directors

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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

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