BUDC has established several committees to assist the Board in fulfilling their various fiduciary and administrative responsibilities. Please click here to view the minutes of recent Committee meetings.
BUDC Real Estate Committee - 2019-2020
The Real Estate Committee was established to oversee the Corporation's various real estate holdings and development projects. The Committee is responsible for oversight of real estate management activities, identifying future development projects, reviewing environmental conditions, advising on sale prospects and other related development matters.
Craig Slater - Principal The Slater Law Firm, PLLC (Chair)
Janique Curry
Thomas Kucharski -Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara
Brendan Mehaffy - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning
Kimberely Minkel, Executive Director, NFTA
Dennis Penman - Owner, Pensma Development Partners, LLC
Maria Whyte - Deputy County Executive, Erie County
BUDC Finance & Audit Committee - 2019-2020
The Audit & Finance Committee was established to provide assistance to the BUDC Board members in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities relating to accounting, reporting and regulatory practices. Each member of the Audit & Finance Committee must be an independent member as defined by the Public Authorities Accountability Act. Audit & Finance Committee Charter (PDF)
Dennis M. Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC. (Chair)
Trina Burres - Vice President/Community Relationship Officer, Northwest Savings Bank
James Comerford - Commissioner, COB Permit & Inspection Services
Janique Curry
David Nasca - President & Executive Officer, Evans Bank
BUDC Governance Committee 2019-2020
The Governance committee was established in 2004 as the "Nominating & By-Laws Committee". It was re-established in 2006 as the Governance Committee in response to Public Authorities Accountability Act guidance. The Governance Committee is responsible for keeping the Board informed of current best governance practices, reviewing corporate governance trends, updating BUDC's corporate governance principles and advising those responsible for appointing Board members of the skills and experience required of potential Board members and to nominate candidates for the citizen member positions and various offices including Chair and Vice-Chair. The Committee also nominates candidates to serve on BUDC's various committees. Each member of the Governance Committee must be an independent member as defined by the Public Authorities Accountability Act. Governance Committee Charter (PDF)
Thomas Kucharski - Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara (Chair)
Hon. Byron W. Brown - Mayor, City of Buffalo
Dennis Elsenbeck - Head of Energy & Sustainability, Phillips Lytle, LLP.
Thomas Halligan - Business Manager, Local No. 6
Amanda Mays - Regional Director, Empire State Development
Brendan Mehaffy - Executive Director, COB office of Strategic Planning
Dennis Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC
BUDC Downtown Committee 2019-2020
The Downtown Committee was established in February of 2012 to serve as the initial BUDC Board of Directors oversight of staff, in connection to the initiatives outlined in the Buffalo Building Reuse Project (BBRP) Report. The BBRP was undertaken in response to a request from Mayor Byron W. Brown to the Buffalo-Niagara Partnership for the development of recommendations to improve the competitiveness of Downtown Buffalo in capturing new jobs and investment.
Brendan Mehaffy - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning (Chair)
Trina Burrus - Vice President, Community Relationship Officer, Northwest Savings Bank
James Comerford - Commissioner, COB Permit & Inspection Services
Mike Finn - Commissioner, COB Dept. of Public Works
Darby Fishkin - CEO CBRE
Dottie Gallagher - President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Thomas Hersey - Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning
Kimberley Minkel - Executive Director, NFTA
Darius Pridgen - Common Council President, City of Buffalo
