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)

