BUDC Board of Directors - 2026

 

Hon. Sean Ryan -Mayor City of Buffalo (Chairman of the Board) (Ex-Officio)

Thomas Baines - Vacant - Executive Director - Office of Strategic Planning (Ex-Officio) 

Scott Bylewski - Director of Real Property Tax, Erie County (Ex-Officio)

Daniel Castle - Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning (Ex-Officio)

Janique S. Curry - J. Curry & Associates, Inc. (Citizen member)

Dennis Elsenbeck - President - Volta Energy Products (Citizen Member)

Hon. Joel P. Feroleto - Common Council President, City of Buffalo (ex-officio)

Darby Fishkin - CEO, CBRE (Citizen Member)

Thomas Halligan - Business Manager, Local No. 6 (Citizen Member)

Elizabeth Holden - Attorney, Hodgson Russ (Citizen Member)

Jenna Kavanaugh - Lead Economic Development Representative, National Grid (Citizen Member)

Thomas Kucharski - Executive Director, Invest Buffalo Niagara (Ex-Officio)

Grant Loomis - President, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (Ex-Officio)

Kimberley Minkel - Executive Director NFTA (Ex-Officio)

David Nasca - President & Executive Officer, Evans Bank (Citizen Member)

Dennis Penman - Owner Penman Development Partners, LLC (Citizen Member)

Nolan Skipper - Commissioner, COB Dept. of Public Works (Ex-Officio)

Karen Utz - Regional Director, Empire State Development (Ex-Officio)

Vacant - Commissioner, COB - Permits & Inspections Services (Ex-Officio)