Officers

Chairperson
Michael de Freitas, Esq.
Moran and Associates

Co-Vice Chairperson
Karen E. Edmond, LMSW
Niagara University

Co-Vice Chairperson
Richard Schechter, Esq.
Pyramid Brokerage

Treasurer
Patrick Silver
M&T Bank

Secretary
Christine Ellington-Rowe
Research Foundation, City University of New York

Members

Angela Benzel, CPA.
Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP

Patricia Carrington, Esq.
NYS Attorney General’s Office

William Gajewski
WNY Center for Breast Health

Jeffrey Lowry
Universal American

Peter Runfola
Advocate

Charles Syms, MSW
SUNY Buffalo

Marilyn Wilson
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County