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John Maddock President	Retired, Sr. Associate Athletic Director, Canisius University
Paula Bogdan Vice President	President Red Cape Enterprises
Sean McCrossan Vice President	Senior Director of Education and Strategic Development, Northwest Buffalo Community Center
Hadley Bos-Fisher Vice President	President/COO Niagara Scenic Tours
Gene Kershner Treasurer	Partner Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP
Jude Russo Caserta Secretary	Owner: Jude's Luxury Travel
Jeremy Applegate	Associate AD for Development and Premium Seating U/Buffalo Division of Athletics
Armonde (Mo) Badger	Police Officer Buffalo Police Department
Ron Bertovich	Director of Operations Bishop Timon HS
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	Associate Vice President of Public, Government, and External Relations Niagara University
Ron Carr	History Teacher/Coach Holland Central
Brian Cavanaugh Past Board President	Retired Dir. of Athletics, former NCAA Div. I Head Hockey Coach
Anthony J. Cipolla	Senior Financial Consultant Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
John Elmore	Attorney Law Office of John V. Elmore PC
Boone Enser
Chuck Frawley Past Board President	Independent Financial Consultant
Therese Forton-Barnes Past Board President	Owner, Events to a Tee and The Green Living Gurus
Ralph Galanti	Retired Athletic Director Erie Community College
Dorothy Jones	Retired, New York State Police Girls High School Basketball Official
Jay Josker	Director of Alumni Relations & Head of Xavier House Canisius HS
Leo Kaminsky	Website liaison, retired teacher /coach Depew PS and Officials NYS and FED Tournament
Molly Large	Operations, Oxford Pennant
Kevin Lester	Retired, Athletic Director/Coach Williamsville South High School
Scott Lupiani	Partner, The Beckage Firm PLLC
Denny Lynch	Former Director of Public Relations/Archives Buffalo Bills
Pamicka Marinello	Head Squash Professional at Nardin Academy
Greg Merkle Past President	Financial Advisor F.S.C. Securities Corp
Dr. David Myers	Physician David E. Myers, M.D., P.C.
Lou Nuchereno	Sr. Executive Vice President Equitable Advisors
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
Anna Stolzenburg	Director of Social Media Strategy & Content - Buffalo Sabres
Suzanne K. Taylor	Freelance Sports Writer
R. Steven Ulmer Past Board President	Senior Vice President APi Group Inc.
Tony Watson II	Financial Advisor Equitable Advisors

Honorary Directors


Bill Crowe	Attorney
Dennis DiPaolo	Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant
Booker Edgerson	Buffalo Bills Alumnus Former Director of Equity & Diversity, Erie Community College
Warren Gelman Past Board President	Partner Hodgson Russ LLP
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.
Dimitri J. Tzetzo	Attorney, Real Estate Developer, Tzetzo & Tzetzo, PLLC