Our Board of Directors

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ECMC Foundation’s Board of Directors, comprised of leaders in business, education, healthcare, and many other industries, works to ensure we can consistently offer the best and most caring support to our patients and communities.


Chair

Shawn P. Connolly, CFP
Partner
Jensen Marks Langer & Vance, LLC


Vice Chairs

Bradley T. Derrick
President and COO
Derrick Group

Marcy E. Newman
Newman Properties Inc.


Treasurer

Mark J. Jerge
Partner & General Manager
Russell J. Salvatore Properties, LLC


Secretary

Carla Todaro Pantano
La Nova


Executive Director

Julie Berrigan
Executive Director
ECMC Foundation, Inc.


Foundation Board of Directors

A.J. Baynes Jr.
CEO/President
Amherst Chamber of Commerce

Elizabeth L. Demakos
Demakos Consulting Inc.

James F. Dentinger
Executive Vice President & Buffalo Regional Director
Golisano Institute

Michael R. Militello
President
MRM of Buffalo, Inc.

Dr. Brian M. Murray
Chief of Service, Erie County Medical Center
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Buffalo/Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

James J. O’Neill
President
James O’Neill Investigations, Inc.

William A. Paladino
Chief Executive Officer
Ellicott Development Company

Michael J. Sammarco
Community Volunteer

Stephen A. Tripi, CFA
Managing Director and Head of Business Development
New York Life Insurance Co.

Mark F. Wachowiak
Senior Vice President
KeyBank

Jeffrey P. Ware
President
Resurgence Brewing Company


ECMC Appointments/Ex-Officio

Pastor Garney Davis, Jr., PhD
Director, Pastoral & Spiritual Care
ECMC Corporation

Shentelle Bell, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President of Medical Surgical Nursing Services
ECMC Corporation

Michael H. Hoffert
Retired
City of Buffalo

Michael A. Seaman
Retired
City of Buffalo

Honorary Appointments

Todd W. Brason
Chief Strategy Officer
TITUS Industrial Group, Inc.

David R. DiMatteo, CPA
Partner
Brock, Schechter & Polokoff, LLP

Penny J. Huddleston
Administrative Vice President / Deputy Compliance Officer
M&T Bank