Our Board and Committees

Board of Directors

Phyliss A. Hafner

Phyliss A. Hafner, Esq.

President
William Witzleben

William Witzleben

Vice President
Thomas Grogan

Thomas Grogan

Treasurer
Kyle Rogers

Kyle Rogers

Secretary

Meghan Aldrich, DNP
President
Sisters of Charity Hospital and St. Joseph Campus

Shawn Buffum
Chief Operating Officer, Orville’s Home Appliances

Jeff Byrne
McDonald’s Owner/Operator

Christine Basil, CPA
Manager, Finance Transformation
Rich Products

Helen Chu
Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing
Fisher Price

Mary Ellen Creighton, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Brandi Freiman, MS, RDN
McDonald’s Owner/Operator

Shawn Glogowski, CFP
Co-Founder
Note Advisors, LLC.

Megan Gomez, Esq.
Senior Legal Counsel
Excellus Health Plan, Inc.

Thomas Grogan
Retired
BS&P

Phyliss A. Hafner, Esq., 
Partner
Goldberg Segalla

Erik Jobson
Retired
Vice President, Marketing
Fisher-Price, Inc.

Janice Larson
Retired
Rich Products

Andrew Olek
Lippes Mathias LLP

James Olek
Retired
M&T Bank

Neil Pawlowski, Esq.
Managing Partner
Duggan & Pawlowski LLP

Kyle Rogers
Senior Vice President, Public Relations Manager
M&T Bank

David Singelyn
McDonald’s Owner/Operator

Colleen Struebel
Director Provider Market Engagement, New York Market Team 
Highmark

Pamela Trevino, PhD, RN, CPHQ
Chief Quality and Safety Officer
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Mark Wendling
Project Director
Buffalo Construction Consultants, Inc.

William T. Witzleben
V.P. Business Banking Relationship Manager
M&T Bank

Buildings & Grounds Committee

Mark Wendling (Chair)
Raymond J. Bednarski, AIA, LEED AP
Eric Clauss
David M. Schlant, P.E.

Finance Committee

Thomas P. Grogan (Chair)
Nicholas J. Alberalla
Gregg Gallson
Shawn Glogowski
James Olek
David Singelyn
Bill Witzleben

Governance Committee

Megan Gomez (Chair)
Erik Jobson
Andrew Olek
Neil Pawlowski, Esq

Marketing Committee

Kyle Rogers (Chair)
Shawn Buffum
Helen Chu
Dave Freiman
Jeannine Higgins
Mike Olek

Endowment Committee

James Olek (Chair)
Gregg Gallson, CPA
Thomas Grogan

Partnerships Committee

Shawn Buffum
Brandi Freiman
David Singelyn

Hospital and Programs Committee

Meghan Aldrich (Chair)
Mary Ellen Creighton
Brandi Freiman
Janice Larson
Pamela Trevino

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