Meet the Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board - David Flynn, Phillips Lytle, LLP

As of I continue my chairmanship of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors in 2012, I am happy to reflect on the many positives that 2011 brought to the Chamber. We have distinguished our organization as one that is responsive to the ever changing needs of our diverse membership. The sustainability of the Chamber does not come from a single program or service, but from multiple projects that are systematically based and integrated to reflect economic trends and operational challenges. Balancing business programs and services that provide our members with the tools to prosper in conjunction with the leadership we exhibit in shaping public policy has resulted in our becoming the largest Chamber in the region. Our offerings resonate with businesses - large and small, as evidenced by our continuing growth and diversity in membership.

As you can see, 2012 is shaping up to be another exciting year for the Amherst Chamber of Commerce. I look forward to continuing my service as your Chairman and for the Chamber to continue to provide you with a tangible return on your Chamber investment. Feel free to contact me at any time at dflynn@amherst.org.

2012 Executive Committee

David Flynn Chairman of the Board	Colleen C. DiPirro President/CEO	David Donovan First Vice Chair	Earl Wells Second Vice Chair & Chair PAC

Bill McGowan Treasurer	Richard Cahlstadt	Donna DeCarolis	Dennis Elsenbeck

Christopher Jerzewski	Ralph Jeswald	Christopher Lane	Gretchen Nichols

2012 Board Members

Jim Allen* Amherst Industrial Dev. Agency	Thomas Bamrick Ingram Micro	Stephen Bell Eric Mower & Associates
Jeff Buckey Moshides Financial Group	Maria Caserta DENT Neurologic Institute	Jack Colocousis** Corporate Training Services
Micheal Conroy BlueCross BlueShield of WNY	Donna DeCarolis National Fuel Gas	Vince DeJoy Windsong Radiology Group
David Donovan Independent Health	David Dunkelman Weinberg Campus	Dennis Elsenbeck National Grid
Matthew Enstice Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus	Jeffrey Fancher UBS Financial	David Flynn Phillips Lytle, LLP
Jim Gottstine Ciminelli Real Estate Corp.	Jonathan Hager The Home Depot	Stewart Haney WENDEL
Therese Hickok Uniland Development	Mark Hogan AAA of Western and Central New York, Inc.	Kenneth Jagodzinski Verizon
Christopher Jerzewski CCS Oncology	Ralph Jesawald Dopkins & Company	Peter Kates Univera Healthcare
Dave Kimelberg Seneca Holdings LLC	Christopher Lane Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital	Jeffrey Lehrbach McGuire Development Co., LLC
John Leonardi Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors	Sharon Lochocki* Key Bank of New York	Nick Magnini FOX Television Network
Bill McGowan AccuMED Technologies, Inc.	Peter Morris** PR Morris Consulting, LLC	Gretchen Nichols Nesper, Ferber & DiGiacomo, LLP
Keith Parwulski Evans Bank	Michael Pietkiewicz University at Buffalo	Daniel Plis First Niagara Financial Group
Eric Recoon Benderson Development Co., LLC	TJ Revelas Lawley Benefits Group	Suzie Rivo Solender** Solender Services
Sundra Ryce SLR Contracting & Servicing Co.	Shandra Spicer S&W Contracting of WNY	Scott Stenclik Superior Technical Resources
Amy Vigneron Cohen & Lombardo PC	Robert Wallace Canterbury Woods	Earl Wells e3Communications

*Ex-Officio, **Appointed