Leecia Eve, Esq. - Partner, Ichor Strategies (Board Chair)
Lisa Damiani - President of Tola Strategies
Gregory F. Daniel, MD MBA - President & CEO, Nidus Development
Linda Dobmeier - Vice President, Dobmeier Janitor Supply, Inc.
Donna Gioia - Co-founder, Roswell Park Alliance
Brian Higgins - President, Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Candace S. Johnson, PhD - President & CEO, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (ex officio)
Tina Kim - Deputy Commissioner of Health Equity and Human Rights (Representative for NYS Commissioner of Health)
James V. McDonald, MD, MPH - NYS Commissioner of Health (Ex Officio)
Gail Mitchell, Esq. - Retired Assistant United States Attorney
Elyse NeMoyer - Retired Staff Occupational Therapist, Aspire of Western New York
R. Buford Sears - Retired Senior Vice President, Specialized Lending, First Niagara Bank
Garnell Whitfield - Retired Commissioner of the Buffalo Fire Department
Lee Wortham - Partner, Barrantys LLC
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2026 Board & Committee Members as of January 1, 2026
Board of Directors staff
David Donovan
Errol Douglas
Cindy Eller
Julia Faller
Ann Marie Gibney
Ryan Grady
George Hickman
Kathryn Hineman
Michael Johnson
James Kennedy
Amy Kirkpatrick
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Margot Schoenborn
Andrew Storer
David Tear
Committee members
BOLD indicates a community member
Governance
Donna Gioia, Chair
Linda Dobmeier
Candace Johnson, PhD
Elyse NeMoyer
Staff
Kathryn Hineman
James Kennedy
Margot Schoenborn
Finance
R. Buford Sears, Chair
Lisa Damiani
Linda Dobmeier
Leecia Eve
Candace Johnson, PhD
Elyse NeMoyer
Lee Wortham
Staff
Julia Faller
Ryan Grady
George Hickman
Kathryn Hineman
James Kennedy
Todd Maier
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Margot Schoenborn
Andrew Storer
Community, Employee Advocacy & Fairness
Gail Mitchell, Chair
Pastor Dwayne Jones
Leecia Eve
Candace Johnson
Tina Kim
Elyse NeMoyer
Elisa Rodriguez
Garnell Whitfield
Staff
Errol Douglas
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Margot Schoenborn
Charles Torres
Audit
Dennis Szefel, Chair
Linda Dobmeier
Candace Johnson
Gail Mitchell
Elyse NeMoyer
Lee Wortham
Staff
Gene Cullen
Julia Faller
Ryan Grady
Margot Schoenborn
Business Development
Linda Dobmeier, Interim Chair
Lisa Damiani
Leecia Eve
Candace Johnson
R. Buford Sears
Lee Wortham
Staff
David Donovan
Ryan Grady
Katie Hineman
Sunita Panesar
Doug Plessinger
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Margot Schoenborn
David Tear
Mike Trznadel
Compensation
R. Buford Sears, Chair
Donna Gioia
Gail Mitchell
Dennis Szefel
Lee Wortham
Staff
Errol Douglas
Michelle Moore
Margot Schoenborn
Anthony Woods
Quality Executive
Linda Dobmeier
Donna Gioia
Candace Johnson
Gail Mitchell
Elyse NeMoyer
Staff
Renier Brentjens
Julia Faller
Amy Kirkpatrick
Gary Mann
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Andrew Storer
Angie Tavernier
IT
Elyse NeMoyer Interim Chair
Meghan Corcoran
Gregory Daniel
Chuck Fried
Jason LeRoy
Candace Johnson
Gail Mitchell
Genevieve Schimpfle
Shaun Stoltz
Hannah Taylor
Staff
Gene Cullen
Julia Faller
Ryan Grady
George Hickman
Margot Schoenborn
Technology Transfer
Elyse NeMoyer, Chair
Terry Bourgeiois
Gregory Daniel
Candace Johnson
R. Buford Sears
Staff
Patrick Emmerling
Ryan Grady
Leigh Palladino
Margot Schoenborn
Merit Board
Linda Nenni, Chair
Richard Ahl
Regina Dubois
Staff
Errol Douglas
Kathryn Hineman
Michelle Moore
Margot Schoenborn
Anthony Woods
Chairs Committee
Linda Dobmeier
Leecia Eve
Donna Gioia
Gail Mitchell
Elyse NeMoyer
R. Buford Sears
Corporate Compliance
Linda Dobmeier, Chair
Lisa Damiani
Donna Gioia
Elyse NeMoyer
Margot Schoenborn
Garnell Whitfield
Staff
Julia Faller
Ryan Grady
Amy Kirkpatrick
Kathy Mastrobattista
Jon Neumeister
Andrew Storer
Board Credentials
Linda Dobmeier, Chair
Donna Gioia
Elyse NeMoyer
QI Committee
Lisa Damiani
Linda Dobmeier
Donna Gioia
Gail Mitchell
Elyse NeMoyer
Staff
Julia Faller
Amy Kirkpatrick
Dan Koeppel
Andrew Storer
Angie Tavernier
Jay Thompson
Legal
Gail Mitchell, Chair
Lisa Damiani
Gregory Daniel
Hugh Russ, Esq. CM
Staff
Ericka Bennett
Julia Faller
Katie Hineman
Amy Kirkpatrick
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Margot Schoenborn