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Board Of Directors

Krista Schwartzott

President

Chief Human Resource Officer at Jericho Road Community Health

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Melanie Jaskolka

Vice President

Chief Development Officer at Buffalo Museum of Science

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Concetta Ferguson

Treasurer

Chief Innovation & Program Development Officer at People, Inc.

Luke Donigan

Secretary

Attorney at Phillips Lytle

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JoAnn K. Belliotti

Vice President, Regional Sales Manager, WNY Treasury Management at Key Bank

Indu Dewan

Senior Business Technology Manager at KeyBank

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Zelalem Gemmeda

Owner, Abyssinia Ethiopian Cuisine at WEDI's West Side Bazaar

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Donna Genesky

Vice President of Retail at Delaware North

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Michael Kenline

CFP, Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch

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Gustavo Lima

President at Gustavo A. Lima Architecture, PC

Catherine March

Supply Chain Analytics Manager at General Mills

Betsy Mitchell

Buffalo Business First Woman of Influence 2023 recipient-Inspiration Category, Community Volunteer, WEDI Co-founder, Co-chair Capital Campaign for the new West Side Bazaar

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WEDI Board of Directors at Hello Summer, Goodbye Winter...fest held on April 29, 2022 at Rich's Atrium.

Former Members

Cameron Airhart

Deborah Alcott

John Bauda

Richard Berger*

Betsy Biggar

Bobbie Billings Neal

William Blakeslee

David Brand

Ginny Bryan

Kenneth Carter*
Herb Courtney

William Currie

James Cutler

Elena Delgado

Donald Dudley

Scott Fisher

John Golding

Mary Gresham

Nancy Hanavan

Peter Herman

Anna Ireland

Jake Jacobs

Jane Jacobson

Heidi Jones

Matt Kaufman

Gerald Kelly

Ellen Kennedy

Michael Knapp

Colleen Lambros

Jim Lorigo

Brendan Mehaffey

Charlene Nitterauer

Emily Oaks

John Perry

Pam Pollock

Dwayne Robinson

Margo Rosato

Maria Ruehl

Louise Sano

John Siskar

Bonnie Smith

Brad Smith*

Sherri Sullivan

Tom Warszawski

Jonathan Willcox
Melissa Woods

Tom Yorty

Nadin Yousef

* Deceased

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