Western New York Leadership

 

  • Regional Director

    Karen Utz

  • Regional Co-Chairs

    Steve K. Stoute President, Canisius University Eric Reich Co-founder, Campus Labs

  • Regional Council Members

    AJ Baynes CEO/President, Amherst Chamber of Commerce Deanna Alterio Brennen Business Consultant Paul Brown President, Buffalo Building & Construction Trades Dottie Gallagher President & CEO,Buffalo Niagara Partnership Dr. Rosa Gonzalez Owner/Assistant Professor & Chair, Emergency Management Program, R Gonzalez Consulting, Inc./Erie Community College Thomas A. Kucharski President & CEO, Invest Buffalo Niagara Brenda W. McDuffie Chair, ECIDA Michael Metzger SUNY Fredonia Mary Beth Popp Vice President of Corporate Relations, FIFCO USA Stephen Tucker President & CEO, Northland Workforce Training Center Michael Ulbrich Owner, Midland Machinery Dr. Mark Zupan President, Alfred University

  • Ex-Officio

    Crystal Abers Cattaraugus County Director of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism designee of Cattaraugus County Legislature Chair Paul “PJ” Wendel Chautauqua County Executive Byron W. Brown Mayor of Buffalo W. Brooke Harris Chair, Allegany County Legislature Robert Restaino Mayor of Niagara Falls Rebecca Wydysh Chair of Niagara County Legislature Mark Poloncarz Erie County Executive Kim Ecklund Mayor of Jamestown

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Karen Utz, Regional Director