Board Committees

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BUDC has established several committees to assist the Board in fulfilling their various fiduciary and administrative responsibilities.

BUDC Real Estate Committee - 2025

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.

  • Kimberley Minkel, Executive Director, NFTA (Chair)
  • Scott Bylewski, Director of Real Property Tax Services, Erie County Real Property Tax Services
  • Janique Curry, - Owner, J. Curry & Associates, Inc.
  • Elizabeth Holden - Attorney, Hodgson Russ LLP
  • Thomas Kucharski -Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara
  • Nadine Marrero - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning (Ex-Officio)
  • Dennis Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC

Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park Property Owners Association, Inc. - 2025

  • Dennis Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC (Chair) 
  • Janique Curry - Owner, J. Curry & Associates, Inc.
  • Thomas Kucharski -Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara
  • Michael Montante - CEO, Uniland Development

  • Benjamin Siegel - Wendel

BUDC Audit & Finance Committee - 2025

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.  Click here for a copy of the BUDC Audit & Finance Committee Charter (PDF)  

  • Dennis M. Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC. (Chair)
  • Catherine Amdur - Commissioner, City of Buffalo Dept. of Permit & Inspection Services
  • Janique Curry - Owner, J. Curry & Associates, Inc.
  • Crystal Morgan - Assistant Vice President Pursuit Lending 
  • David Nasca - President & Executive Officer, Evans Bank

BUDC Governance Committee 2025

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/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.  Click here of a copy of the Governance Committee Charter (PDF) 

  • Thomas Kucharski - Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara (Chair)
  • Dennis Elsenbeck - Head of Energy & Sustainability, Phillips Lytle, LLP.
  • Thomas Halligan - Business Manager, Local No. 6
  • Nadine Marrero - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning (Ex-Officio)
  • Dennis Penman - Owner, Penman Development Partners, LLC
  • Christopher Scanlon - Mayor, City of Buffalo 
  • Karen Utz - Regional Director, Empire State Development Corp.

BUDC Downtown Committee 2025

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 former Mayor Byron Brown to the Buffalo-Niagara Partnership for the development of recommendations to improve the competitiveness of Downtown Buffalo in capturing new jobs and investment.

 

  • Catherine Amdur - Commissioner, City of Buffalo Dept. of Permit & Inspection Services
  • Bryan Bollman -   Interim  Common Council President, City of Buffalo (Ex-officio)
  • Daniel Castle - Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning
  • Darby Fishkin - CEO, CBRE
  • Dottie Gallagher - President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership
  • Nadine Marrero - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning (Ex-Officio)
  • Nathan Marton - Commissioner, City of Buffalo, Department of Public Works
  • Kimberley Minkel - Executive Director, NFTA
  • Crystal Morgan - Assistant Vice President Pursuit Lending 
  • Karen Utz - Regional Director, Empire State Development Corp.