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Committee Members
Karen Antonelli (Chair), Chiampou, Travis, Besaw & Kershner, LLP
Danielle Bickel (Vice-chair), Upstate Rebar
Moira Moldenhauer (Immediate Past-chair), Dwight Moldenhauer, Inc.
Nicole Savage, Nature’s Way Environmental (Chair of MWBE Subcommittee)
Maria Nowakowski, United Materials (Chair of Workforce Development Subcommittee)
Bill Bauer, Edbauer Construction
Mercedes Calway, R&P Oak Hill Development
Joyce DeLong, Insty-Prints of Cheektowaga
Grace Dettelis, Ideal Concrete
Kathleen Farinacci, SmartEdge
Adam Guglielmi, Construction Exchange
Lisa Hobba, Weydman Electric
Lisa Hoffman, Rider Frames & Gallery
Liz Kraengel, Duke, Holzman, Photiadis & Gresens, LLP
Eileen Osborn, Spur Line Construction
Nicholle Overkamp, Wilcox Financial
Cathy Pera, Bison Scaffold & Mason’s Supply
Lori Riker, Benchmark Environmental
Tom Saia, Iroquois Bar Corp
Sal Sciandra, Frey Electric
Camille Shepard, Datz Dat
Chris Wopperer, Thermal Foams
Committee Advisors
Diane Byas, NFTA
Janique Curry, ECMC, MWBE Compliance Office
Geraldine Ford, Empire State Development
Rebecca Gandour, City of Buffalo, Office of Strategic Planning
Dhannayia Johnson, Buffalo State University Small Business Development Center
Alex Lauer, Veterans One-Stop Center of WNY
Stephanie Pennington, LP Ciminelli
Dolly Randle, CASNY
Sara Veschio, Women’s Business Center at Canisius College