Roswell Park Cancer Institute Board Appointment

For Immediate Release

July 24, 2007

BUFFALO, NY – New York State Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R,C,I-Schenectady-Saratoga) has appointed Linda A. Dobmeier to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC).

Ms. Dobmeier is Vice President of Dobmeier Janitor Supply, Inc., located in Buffalo, NY, and a former teacher in the Grand Island Central School District. The Western New York native is a member of numerous philanthropic and community organizations including the Amherst Police Foundation, Brothers of Mercy Campus Foundation, Buffalo State College Foundation, FBI Foundation and Niagara Lutheran Home Foundation.

Ms. Dobmeier earned a Bachelor of Science from the State University College at Buffalo (Buffalo State) and a Masters of Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). She holds a Master of Business Administration from Canisius College. She was Zontian of the Year as member of the Zonta Club of Amherst. She also is a member of The Seton Guild and The 100 Club of Buffalo.

“I am proud to appoint Linda A. Dobmeier to the Board of Directors of Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation,” said Assemblyman Tedisco. “Linda’s education, experience and exemplary community involvement make her the perfect candidate for this position. I am confident that she will bring new ideas and insights to the board and its members. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Bob Skerker for his years of dutiful service, and to wish him good luck in all his future endeavors.”

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania, and in China. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at http://www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

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