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WIB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Timothy Reidy. - Chairperson
President
Wire Electric Contracting, Inc.


Samuel Drago
Erie County
Department of Social Services
 
James Hengst
President & CEO
ZeptoMetrix

Charles G. Jones, Jr.
President
Wittburn Enterprises, Inc.

Brenda McDuffie
President/CEO
Buffalo Urban League
 
Oswaldo Mestre
Director
Division of Citizen Services
 
William Tate
President
Palma Tool & Die
 
Myrna Young
Executive Director
Everywoman Opportunity Center



WIB COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
 
Strategic Planning Committee

Chairperson: Brenda McDuffie
Carl Falletta
Mark Frantz
James Hengst
Theron Howard
Joseph LoJacono
 
Lynn Marinelli
Oscar Rayford
Michael Weiner
Myrna Young

One-Stop Systems/Welfare-to-Work Committee

Chairperson:
Samuel Drago
Mary Margaret Aprile
Colleen Cummings
L.Nathan Hare
Camille Jackson
Carrie Kahn
 
Michael Martin
Susan Piper
Patricia Riegle
Brenda Ward
Myrna Young

Economic Development Committee

Chairperson: James Hengst
Lee Backus
Carolyn Bright
Silvia Fakler
Christopher Graham
Marguerite Greco
 
 
Ralph Salerno
William Tate

 
 

Budget and Oversight Committee

Chairperson:

Michael Durkin
Charles G. Jones, Jr
.
Michael Militello
William Tate

 

Youth Council

Chairperson: Oswaldo Mestre
Thomas Burke
Susan Gonzalez
Michael Gross
Robert Halady
Thomas Lillis
 
Robert Lupica
Mark G. Pearce
Warner Perry

 
 
WIB BOARD MEMBERS
 
Mary Margaret Aprile
Human Resources Manager
Time Warner
 
 
Joseph Lojacono
President & CEO
Valmark Associates, LLC
Lee Backus
Manager Human Resources
Howden
 
Lynn M. Marinelli
Legislator - 11th District
Erie County
Thomas Burke
President/Business Representative
Carpenter's Local #9
 
 
Michael Martin
Executive Director
Native American Community Services

 
Jack Connors
President
Business First
 
Brenda McDuffie
President/CEO
Buffalo Urban League, Inc.
Michael Durkin
Chief Financial Officer
Cobey, Inc.
 
 
Oswaldo Mestre
Director
Division of Citizen Services
 
Silvia Fakler
CEO
OATC/At Silvia.com
 
 
Michael Militello
Vice President
Bijou Grill
 
Carl Falletta
ddmdirect.com
 
Mark Pearce
Attorney
Creighton, Pearce, Johnson
& Giroux
 
Mark Frantz
Executive Vice President
Hart Hotels
Susan Piper
District Manager
VESID
Christopher Graham
President
Volland Electric Equipment Corp.
 
 
Oscar E. Rayford
President & CEO
Rayford Enterprises
Marguerite Greco
Project Manager
Empire State Development
 
Timothy Reidy
President
Wire Electric Contracting
L. Nathan Hare
Executive Director
Community Action Organization
 
Patricia Riegle
Supervisor
Erie BOCES I
 
Jim Hengst
President & CEO
ZeptoMetrix Corporation
 
 
Ralph Salerno
CEO/Owner
Keller Bros. & Miller, Inc.
 
Theron R. Howard
VP & Admin. Mgr. Tech. Train.
HSBC
 
 
William Tate
President
Palma Tool & Die
Camille Jackson
Employment Manager
LP Ciminelli, LLC.
 
 
Brenda Ward
Director of Senior Services
Erie County
 
Lavera Johnson
Human Resource Specialist
NanoDynamics, Inc.
 
Michael Weiner
Commissioner Social Srvs.
Erie County
Charles G. Jones, Jr.
President
Wittburn Enterprises, Inc.
 
 
Myrna Young
Executive Director
Everywoman Opportunity Ctr.
 
Marnie LaVigne
Director of Business Development
NYS Center of Excellence in
Bioinfomatics & Life Sciences
 
 
 
Robert Lupica
President
Niagara Ceramics, Corporation
 
 

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