UBAA 2008-09 Board of Directors
President
Marc A. Adler, MA '83, MBA '82 & BA '79 (Williamsville, NY)
Immediate Past President
Charles C. Swanekamp, MBA '80 & JD '79 (East Amherst, NY)
First Vice President
Chair, UB Alumni Association Development Committee &
Chair, UB Alumni Association Membership Committee
Lawrence J. Zielinski, MBA ’77 & BA ’75 (Elma, NY)
Vice President for Finance &
Chair, Financial Resource Management Committee
Peter J. Grogan, BS ’81 (East Aurora, NY)
Committees:
Audit Committee
Chair, Thomas A. Palmer, JD ’75 & MBA ’71 (East Amherst, NY)
Chapters Committee
Chair, Kimberly J. Pustulka, BS ’97 (Lakewood, OH)
Vice Chair, Kathleen Kaney, MBA ’96 & BA ’94 (Charlotte, NC)
Communication/Marketing Committee
Chair, Helene A. Blieberg, BA ’77 (New York, NY)
Government Relations Committee
Chair, Joseph J. Abdallah, EMBA ’07 & BA ’91 (Buffalo, NY)
Vice Chair, Clifton M. Bergfeld, JD ’08 & BA ’01 (Buffalo, NY)
Programs and Events Committee
Chair, Timothy P. Lafferty, BS ’86 (East Aurora, NY)
Vice Chair, Richard J. Lynch, DDS '83 & BA '79 (Williamsville, NY)
Volunteer Relations Committee
Chair, Kristin E.M. Riemer, MA '01 (Akron, NY)
Vice Chair, Mark J. Stramaglia, MBA ’86 & BS ’81 (Williamsville, NY)
Secretary (Interim)
Jay R. Friedman, EdM ’00 & BA ‘86, Senior Associate Director for Alumni Relations
(Amherst, NY)
At-large Members
Rita M. Andolina, MSW '88, BA '80, BA '80 (Orchard Park, NY)
Terri A. Dunbar, MSA ’83 & BS ’80 (Clarence, NY)
Carol A. Gloff, BS ’75 (Natick, MA)
James M. Militello, BA ’79 (Gainesville, VA)
Special Advisers
Frank H. Clement, BS '66 (Seattle, WA)
Willie R. Evans, EdB ’60 (Buffalo, NY)
James F. Wendel, BS ’75 (Lancaster, NY)
Board of Directors
Nancy M. Battaglia, MBA '96 & BS ’89 (West Seneca, NY)
Judith A. Case DiPasquale, MA ’88 (San Diego, CA)
Naniette H. Coleman, MA '05 & BA ’02 (Arlington, VA)
Mary E. Dunn, D.D.S. ’90 & P.M. Cert ’93 (East Amherst, NY)
MarySue French, B.S. ’80 (Port Angeles, WA)
Mary Garlick Roll, MS ’88 & BS ’84 (Williamsville, NY)
Nicholas J. Gill, BS ’02 (Lancaster, NY)
Wesley L. Hicks, Jr., MD ’84 (Angola, NY)
Dennis R. Horrigan, MS ’81 & MS ’70 (Buffalo, NY)
Joseph R. Kreuz, BS ’81 (Kenmore, NY)
Patricia Maloney, PhD '02 & BA '73 (Potomac, MD)
Michael J. Murray, MBA '85 & BS '75 (Hamburg, NY)
Mark W. Nusbaum, MArch ’85 & BPS ’83 (New York, NY)
Bernard A. Tolbert, MSW ’73 & BS ’71 (New York, NY)
Alison Wagner, JD ’00 (Brooklyn, NY)
Sylvia Williams Ferguson, BA ’98 (Buffalo, NY)
Constituent Alumni Representatives
Arts and Sciences David L. Rothman, BA ’74 (San Francisco, CA)
Dental Medicine Kevin J. Hanley, DDS '78, BA '74 (East Amherst, NY)
Engineering Theodore A. Myers, BS ’81 (Buffalo, NY)
Graduate School of Education Barbara A. Putnam, PhD ’71 (Olcott, NY)
Law Christopher J. Burns, JD ’79 (Buffalo, NY)
Management Sujata Yalamanchili, MBA '89 & BS '88 (Williamsville, NY)
Medicine John F. Coyne, MD ’85 (Buffalo, NY)
Pharmacy Dean P. Trzewieczynski, BS ’98 (Buffalo, NY)
Public Health & Health Professions Dennis R. Horrigan, MS ’81 & MS ’70 (Buffalo, NY)
Past Presidents
1936-37 Robert I. Millonzi, JD ’35 & BA ’32 *
1940-41 Victor B. Wylegala, LLB ’19 *
1941-42 James E. King, MD 1896 *
1942-44 Leon J. Gauchat, DDS ’19 *
1944-47 Elmer J. Tropman, CERT ’37, MA ’35 & BA ’35 *
1947-49 Waring A. Shaw, BA ’31 *
1949-50 G. Thomas Ganim, LLB ’27 & BS ’24 *
1950-51 J. Frederick Painton, MD ’27 & BS ’27 *
1951-52 A. Roberts , DDS ’30 *
1952-53 Robert E. Rich Sr., BS ’35 *
1953-54 William J. Orr, MD ’20 *
1954-55 Burt G. Weber, LLB '19 *
1955-56 Mearl D. Pritchard, CERT ’21 *
1956-57 Edward F. Mimmack, DDS ’21 *
1957-58 Owen B. Augspurger, LLB ’37 *
1958-59 Harry G. LaForge, MS ’37 & MD ’34 *
1959-60 Charles Percival Jr., BS ’47
1960-61 Edward G. Andrews Jr., BS ’49 *
1961-62 Harold H. Johnson, BS ’43 *
1962-63 Walter S. Walls, MD ’31 *
1963-64 James J. Ailinger, DDS ’25 *
1964-65 Howard H. Kohler, CERT ’22 *
1965-66 Richard C. Shepard, BA ’48 *
1966-67 Stuart L. Vaughan, MD ’24 *
1967-68 Wells E. Knibloe, JD ’50 & BA ’47
1968 Alexander P. Aversano, BS ’36 & CERT ’35 *
1968-70 M. Robert Koren, JD ’44 *
1970-71 Robert E. Lipp, JD ’54 & BA ’52 *
1971-72 Edmond J. Gicewicz, MD ’56 & BA ’52
1972-73 Morley C. Townsend, JD ’45 & EdB ’39 *
1973-74 Frank L. Graziano, EdM ’68, DDS ’65 & BA ’51
1974-75 James J. O'Brien, LLB ’55
1975-76 George Voskerchian
1976-77 Girard A. Gugino, DDS ’61
1977-78 Phyllis M. Kelly, BA ’42*
1978-79 Ernest J. Kiefer Sr., BS ’55 *
1979-80 Michael F. Guercio, CERT ’52
1980-81 John R. Vona , DDS ’61
1981-82 Willie R. Evans, EdB ’60
1982-83 Russell J. Gugino, BA ’83 & AAS ’52 *
1983-84 Mark G. Farrell, JD ’72 & BA ’69
1984-85 Robert A. Baker, BS ’54 *
1985-86 Benard A. Verrico, EdM ’66 *
1986-87 Peter E. Demmin, EdD ’78, MS ’68 & BA ’59
1987-88 Thomas H. Chittenden Jr., BS ’47 *
1988-89 Joseph P. Lojacono, MBA ’80 & BS ’79
1989-90 Lillie P.W. Stephens, EdM ’75 & EdB ’57
1990-91 Carmelo S. Armenia, MD ’49 *
1991-92 Judith A. Schwendler, JD ’82
1992-93 Arthur J. Rago Jr., BS ’73
1993-94 Barbara A. Sherman, PhD ’97 & BA ’76
1994-95 Sarah M. Anderson, PhD ’85
1995-96 Leon Henderson Sr., EdD ’88 & EdM ’63
1996-98 Jonathan A. Dandes, BS ’74
1998-99 Jean C. Powers, JD ’79
1999-00 Donald C. Roberts, BA ’93 & AA ’64
2000-02 David J. Saleh, JD ’78 & BA ’75
2002-03 Margaret W. Paroski, MD ’80
2003-05 Jennifer B. Wozniak, MBA ’96 & BA ’92
2005-07 Charles C. Swanekamp, MBA '80 & JD '79
* Deceased
Regional Chapter Representatives
Albany, NY TBA
Atlanta, GA Dean Seneca, BA '90 and Tracy Palmer, BA '97
Baltimore, MD Jeremy LePosa, BS '03
Boston, MA Kristen M. Hunger, BA '03
Buffalo, NY - UB Employee Chapter Nancy M. Battaglia, MBA ’96 & BS ’89 (West Seneca, NY)
Buffalo, NY – GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Jerilyn Hickey, MBA '07
Charlotte, NC Kathleen A. Kaney, MBA ’96 & BA ’94
Chicago, IL Paul M. Bigwarfe, PhD ‘03
Cleveland, OH Kimberly J. Pustulka, BS ’97
Dallas, TX Kevin M. Ruchlin, MS ’98 & BA ’95
Denver, CO Michelle Pastor, MBA '90, BS ’87 & Stan Jezierski, BA ‘98
Detroit, MI Brad Perry, BS ’89
Erie, PA Luisa Marengo-Heifner, BA ’87, Christian A. Trabold, BA ’91, Maureen E. Trabold, BS ’92
Houston, TX Raymond L. Poltorak, MBA ’68 & BA ’65
New York, NY Eric Katzman, BA '01
Philadelphia, PA TBD
Phoenix, AZ Edward F. Ryczek, BS ’71
Raleigh, NC Jonathan M. Cancro, BS ’94
Rochester, NY John P. (Jack) Kowiak, BA ’79
San Diego, CA Martha S. Rodgers, BA ’90 and Rebecca E. Leister, BA '03
San Francisco, CA Lily Stoyanovski, MBA '94 & BS '91
Seattle, WA Heidi R. Mohr, BA ’04 & BA ‘90
Tampa, FL Michael T. Bruni, BA ’93
UB Employee Chapter Nancy Battaglia, MBA '96 & BS ’89
Washington, DC James M. Militello, BA ’79
International Chapter Representatives
Canada (Ontario) TBD
China NanZhao Zhou, Ph.D. ’89 & Ed.M. ‘86
Hong Kong Ying-Kit Leung
Indonesia Tanri Abeng, MBA ’69, Inanti Diran-Lubis, EdM '91, and Asmir Agoes,MA '82 & Irid Agoes, PhD '99 & MA '82
Japan Toshio Matsutani, PhD ’85 & MBA ’77 & Jack Witt, EdM '87 & BA '84
Korea Dr. Kyuso Ahn, PMCRT ’84, Sung K. Huh, PhD '86 & MBA '82, & Jinkyu Lee, PhD '90 & MA '84
Malaysia Ahmad Salehuddin (Dean) Ramly, BS '97 and Ling-Ling Tan, BA '91
Mexico Jaime R. Silva, MBA ’87 & PhD ’96
Singapore Eng-Thye (Jason) Tan, PhD ‘96
Taiwan Tieh-Hsiung Wu, PhD ’79 & Ming-Chang (Mike) Cheng, PhD '95
Thailand Sawai Udomcharoenchaikit, MBA ’86 & BA ’83 and Ukit (Mint) Tangsubkul, MA & MBA '01
Turkey Zeynep Uluer, MA ’93 & BA ’91
Ex-Officio Members of the Board
University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson
University at Buffalo Vice President for External Affairs Marsha Henderson, BA '73
Faculty Senate Dr. Robert Hoeing
Professional Staff Senate Janiece Kiedrowski, MLS '03
Undergraduate Student Association President Peter Grollitsch
University Student Alumni Board President Kristen Mruk
Senior Associate Director Jay R. Friedman, EdM ’00 & BA ’86
Associate Director Barbara A. Byers, APR
Associate Director Michael L. Jankowski
Assistant Director Laura E. Cornwall, EMBA '07 & BA ’97
Assistant Director Kenneth L. Lam, EdM ’04 & BA ’01
Assistant Director Patricia Starr
Assistant Director Kristen M. Murphy, BS ’96
