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Patrick Casilio Jr., re-elected as Board Chair
BUFFALO, NEW YORK; February 18, 2009-The ECMC Lifeline Foundation Board recently re-elected Patrick Casilio Jr., as Board Chair for a second consecutive year. Casilio previously served as the ECMC Lifeline Foundation Secretary and as a Foundation Board Member. Additional officers include Clifton M. Bergfeld, Vice-Chair; Penny J. Morgante, Vice-Chair: Todd Brason, Vice-Chair; David R. DiMatteo, CPA, Treasurer; S. Virginia Parsons, Board Secretary; and Gia Alessandra Coone, Executive Director.
Foundation Chair Patrick Casilio, Jr., is Chief Executive Officer of Casilio Companies. Casilio also serves as Councilman in the Town of Clarence. He is a Member of the Clarence Rotary and Past Chief of the Clarence Volunteer Fire Company. Casilio lives and works in Clarence.
Foundation Vice-Chair Clifton M. Bergfeld (Cliff) is an Associate at Watson, Bennett, Colligan, Johnson & Schechter, LLP. Cliff graduated from the University at Buffalo Law School with a Juris Doctorate degree. Before returning to UB and Buffalo, Cliff was a Financial Planner at UBS Financial Services in Chicago, Illinois. He is a Board Member of the University at Buffalo's Alumni Association and is active in the UB Blue and White Club, an Athletic Department booster organization. Bergfeld lives in the city of Buffalo.
Foundation Vice-Chair Penny Morgante is an Area Sales Manger and Vice President for First Niagara Bank. She is a Board Member of Meals on Wheels for Western New York and Erie County. Morgante lives in Hamburg.
Foundation Vice-Chair Todd Brason is President and CEO of Willcare. His community leadership positions include: Chair of the American Red Cross (Greater Buffalo Chapter); Past-Chair of the Buffalo State College Foundation; and Board Member of the Delaware Soccer Club. Brason lives in the city of Buffalo.
Foundation Treasurer David R. DiMatteo, CPA, is a Partner in the accounting firm Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP, and is a member of the Volunteer Boy Scouts of America. DiMatteo lives in Hamburg.
Foundation Secretary S. Virginia Parsons is a retired Administrator of Evans National Bank. Parsons resides in the city of Buffalo.
Other current ECMC Lifeline Foundation "Directors" (board members) include: Stephen Bell; Adin Bradley; Ryan M. Burke; Michael E. Cain, MD; Shawn Connolly, MBA/CFP; James F. Dentinger; John R. Fudyma, MD; H. McCarthy Gipson; Kathy Greinert; Robert Holliday; Sharon L. Hanson; Elenora J. Heffner; Joan F. Lillis, RN; Jody L. Lomeo; Sue J. McCarthy; Edwin L. Meyer; Brian M. Murray, MD; James J. O'Neill; Michael Straeck, Jr.; Todd Voelkl; and Joseph A. Zizzi Sr., MD.
The ECMC Lifeline Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit, 501(c) (3) corporation whose mission is to assist ECMC Corporation in procuring the resources needed to be the medical center of choice through excellence in patient care and customer service.
NEWS CONTACT: Joe Cirillo at 716-898-4300 or jcirillo@ecmc.edu
