BUDC Board of Directors - 2024

 

  • Hon. Byron W. Brown -Mayor City of Buffalo (Chairman of the Board)

  • Catherine Amdur - Commissioner, COB - Permit & Inspection Services (Ex-Officio)

  • Trina Burruss - Chief Financial Officer - United Way of Buffalo & Erie County (Citizen Member)

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

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

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

  • Darby Fishkin - CEO, CBRE (Citizen Member)

  • Dottie Gallagher - President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (Ex-Officio)

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

  • Elizabeth Holden - Attorney, Hodgson Russ (Citizen Member)

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

  • Nathan Marton - Commissioner, COB Dept. of Public Works (Ex-Officio)

  • Brendan Mehaffy - Executive Director, COB Office of Strategic Planning (Ex-Officio)

  • Kimberley Minkel - Executive Director NFTA (Ex-Officio)

  • Crystal Morgan - Assistant Vice President Pursuit Lending (Citizen Member) 

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

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

  • Hon. Christopher Scanlon - Common council president, city of buffalo (Ex-officio)

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