Board of Directors

Matthew
Fitzgerald

President
Phillips Lytle

Melissa
Brinson

Vice President
Cannon Design

Emma
Cook

Secretary
Chautauqua County

Egon
Moldenhauer

Treasurer
Dwight Moldenhauer Inc

Elnora
Gaiser

Board Member
LaBella Associates

Shelby
Romanowski

Board Member
CBRE

Mark
Storch

Board Member
Storch Cooperative Development

Jesse
Alt-Winzig

Board Member
C&S Companies

Joy
Kuebler

Board Member
Playce Studio Ltd.

Amy
Schifferli

Board Member
Niagara County

Evanette
Viera

Board Member
Citi

Katherine
Winkler

Board Member
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

Michelle
Bodewes

Board Member
LaBella Associates

Kacey
Steward

Board Member
D’Youville University

Robert
Patterson

Board Member
Aurubis

Erin
Carmina

Board Member
Evergreen Health

Josh
Smith

Board Member
Rigidized/Silo City

Daniel
Riker

Past President
C&S Companies

Henry
Zomerfeld

Board Member
Hodgson Russ

Staff

Our Committees

  • The development committee focuses on all things revenue generating for the organization, from donations, to sponsorships, grants, and fundraisers.

  • The engagement committee works to get the community interested and involved in the work we do, whether your interest is in social media, websites, media relations or storytelling.

  • The land committee is the heart of our organization and oversees all of our project sites from acquisition, to remediation, to invasive species management, and future planning.

  • The acquisition sub-committee identifies and researches potential project sites, keeping in mind our criteria and mission.

If you are interested in joining one of our committees please contact a member of our staff via email with the subject line “Join Committee.”
We would love to hear from you!