Administration
Employ Buffalo Niagara
Government Affairs & Economic Development
Marketing & Events
Member Services
Title
Accounting Coordinator
Phone
716-541-1775
Education
AAS, Bryant & Stratton
Role: My role with the Partnership is Accounting Coordinator. I assist both the Senior Accountant and VP/CFO with accounts payable, data entry and administrative accounting functions. I perform a variety of accounting and bookkeeping tasks, assist in maintaining our member database and provide administrative office support throughout the Partnership.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?:
Integrity is the value that resonates most with me. It is the gateway for upholding the significance of the remaining values. Being true to oneself directs moral and ethical convictions. This is the driving force behind personal and professional evolution. My integrity gives me the courage to collaborate with others to achieve excellence within our team and is the driving force behind my passion and pride in my work at the Partnership.
Title
Senior Manager, Economic Development
Phone
716-541-1716
Education
Juris Doctor, University at Buffalo; Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo
Role: I help drive the Partnership’s role in developing sound economic development public policy and advancing regional development. In addition, I manage the Partnership’s Manufacturing and Development Advisory councils, including: establishing annual programming, setting advocacy goals, and leading the respective executive committees.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?:
Passion resonates closely with me. Achieving prosperity is a long game, and passion for our work and the region is what gives rise to the determination and perseverance needed to see it through.
Title
Manager, Government Affairs & Economic Development
Phone
716-541-1778
Education
BA, Winthrop University
Role: My role is to work closely with the VP of Government Affairs to execute the Partnership’s government affairs strategies. With experience in federal and state government, I conduct policy research to advance the organization’s economic development goals and to effectively advocate on behalf of our members.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?:
Integrity. This fundamental value is critical to developing honest and meaningful relationships with our members and elected officials to deliver a lasting impact on the Buffalo Niagara region.
Title
Manager, Member Engagement
Phone
716-541-1757
Education
BBA, Medaille College
Role: As Manager of Member Engagement my role is to nurture and foster relationships that engage and connect our employers throughout the community- assisting prospective and current members to gain valuable connections and services, creating economic growth and opportunity for Buffalo Niagara region.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?
Passion for relationship management and collaboration amongst our dedicated staff and diverse members allows us to make an impact in our local community. This inspires integrity and courage to advocate on behalf of our members and make a difference in the Buffalo Niagara region. My emphasis is on: developers, contractors, architects, financial institutions, and higher education.
Title
Senior Manager, Marketing & Engagement
Phone
716-541-1771
Education
BA, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Role: My work focuses on telling the Partnership’s story and effectively communicating the value that the Partnership brings to the Buffalo Niagara region. It’s my responsibility to develop, manage, and execute all communications and marketing and promotional plans for the Partnership’s programs, events, advocacy work, economic development publications, and the recruitment of new members.
Which of the Partnership’s values resonates most with you? Courage, especially as I consider the challenges that our region is facing. Opening oneself to the service of others—or to the greater good—is a courageous act that requires empathy. And it is only when we approach challenges with courageous empathy that we truly embrace change, cultivate a creative, innovative mindset, and grow.
Title
Manager, Workforce Development
Phone
716-852-7100 ext. 453
Education
Daemen College
Role: I am working with the Employ Buffalo Niagara team as a Workforce Development Manager with the primary focus of giving employers better access to a greater number of qualified, diverse job candidates through employer-led workforce development.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is passion. I believe passion for your work enhances your creativity and is imperative for success. I am honored to work with a group of such passionate people.
Title
Director, Business Development | Employ Buffalo Niagara
Phone
716.541.1711
Education
BS, Marketing & Accounting
Role: I am responsible for the development, management and planning for the sustainability of Employ Buffalo Niagara.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?
I’m passionate about my family, friends, entrepreneurship and Buffalo, but collaboration is what brings the passions to fruition, specifically when it comes to entrepreneurship. For any business to succeed – a broad base of skills and the ability to adapt to a constantly changing technological and business environment is required, rarely if ever do those skills reside in one person. Rather, it takes the efforts and resources of many participants. The Partnership exists to participate in building those skills and assisting the regions ability to adapt to those changes, and I am thrilled to part of this collaboration.
Title
Manager, Member Engagement
Phone
716-541-1767
Education
BA, University of Buffalo
Role: My role is to engage our members in the services and resources offered by the Partnership that offers them value and enable their businesses to thrive.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?
Although all of our values are important I feel that collaboration really resonates with me. It takes all of us working together to discuss ideas, mobilize and overcome our challenges in order to become a vibrant community that we are all proud of.
Title
Program Manager
Phone
716-541-1766
Education
BS, Saint Bonaventure University; MBA, Saint Bonaventure University
Role: As part of the Member Services team, I have the privilege of helping to facilitate and foster relationships, with both perspective and current members, through the development and delivery of the Partnership’s BN360 and (Executive/Leader) Exchange Programs.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?
Collaboration. Courage. Excellence. Integrity. Passion. Certainly, it is difficult to live by one of these values without the accompaniment of the others. For me, integrity is the value that most demands encompassing the other values. Integrity takes collaboration, to learn from team mates and mentors, then courage to lead by example. It takes passion to pursue honesty and transparency in all that you do. Finally, excellence is the natural result of living with integrity.
Title
Executive Assistant
Phone
716-541-1728
Education
Banking Industry 30+ years
Role: As Executive Assistant to Dottie Gallagher-Cohen, President & CEO my role is to support the Senior Leadership Team. My focus is to work with all team members to engage them in The Partnership’s values every day.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you?: Each and every one of the Partnership’s values resonates with me. Passion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration and Courage – all are an equal part of the equation for the success of our Members and The Partnership.
Title
Digital Marketing Specialist
kwojciechowski@thepartnership.org
Phone
716-541-1776
Education
BS, Nazareth College
Role: I manage the Partnership’s Website, Social Media presence and Email marketing campaigns as well as coordinate projects between our content and graphic design team.
Which of the Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates with me the most is collaboration. It is absolutely critical to communicate effectively with my colleagues to ensure we are working towards the best possible outcome of any given project.
Title
Manager, Workforce Development
Phone
716.541.1768
Education
BA, Canisius College
Role: Workforce Development Manager with Employ Buffalo Niagara. My primary focus is working with employers to generate better access to qualified, diverse job candidates through employer-led workforce development.
Strong collaboration with the VP of Economic Development to coordinate efforts of our region’s employers, agencies, private and public institutions to influence positive change in our community by addressing fundamental issues that are critical to workforce development in Buffalo Niagara. Consistently improving ways workers can access jobs, creating awareness to under-employed and maximizing public and private resources.
Advisor to the Partnership’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. Engages with employers to activate best practices to leverage diversity for competitive advantage and to promote a workplace culture of inclusion and engagement.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is integrity. Business can be done in any way, but if your business is done with the right intention and with honesty, then that’s what will make the difference in the character of your company.
Title
Senior Accountant
Phone
716-541-1727
Education
BA, SUNY College at Buffalo
Role: I am a senior accountant in the administration and finance department, working with the Partnership’s CFO.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is passion. The Partnership’s associates are truly dedicated in what they do and we all strive to better the Buffalo-Niagara region for our members, ourselves and the future.
Title
Senior Manager, Events
Phone
716-541-1720
Education
BS, BA, SUNY College at Buffalo
Role: I am responsible for the creation, planning, logistics and execution of the Partnership’s 60+ events each year. In addition, I am responsible for writing sponsorships for events, programming and councils.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is passion. Buffalo captured my heart at a young age so getting the opportunity to produce events that are helping grow business in Buffalo is so fulfilling. At each of our events, we hope the passion we have for the region is evident and it’s exciting to meet so many other passionate professionals looking to make a difference in the region.
Title
Vice President, Economic Development
Phone
716-541-1741
Education
BA, University at Buffalo
Role: I am the Vice President of Economic Development, focusing on policy reform and responsible for the supervision of our Economic Development department, including our councils, workforce development and the Partnership’s young professionals program.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is collaboration. While I identify with all the values, I believe any success the Partnership has is due to collaboration – with and for our members – and bringing together public and private sector to increase competitiveness for our local businesses. As a regional organization we have the ability and responsibility to think and act regionally – improving this place for all of us!
Title
Manager, New Business Development
Phone
716-541-1703
Education
AA, Bryant & Stratton College
Role: I share information about the work we do at the Partnership and invite businesses to join our membership.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is passion. When I get excited, look out! I’m super excited to be working with a team of dedicated professionals who are playing a key role in Buffalo’s renaissance.
Title
Vice President, Government Affairs
Phone
716-541-1736
Education
BA, Syracuse University
Role: As Vice President of Government Affairs, I am responsible for developing and advancing the Partnership’s advocacy agenda. With government experience at the federal, state and local level, I work to ensure government leaders and decision makers know what is important to our members, and the policies we need to grow private sector investment and economic opportunity in Buffalo Niagara.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is integrity. True success in life is only achieved when you act honestly, ethically and honorably.
Title
Senior Coordinator, Marketing & Events
Phone
716-541-1770
Education
AA, Bryant & Stratton College
Role: I am the Partnership’s Senior Coordinator, Marketing & Events. I handle all Partnership events registration and also provide support to our Marketing & Events team.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is collaboration. As a veteran employee of the Partnership, I love the fact that I am able to connect with our Members/Partnership staff and build relationships that have lasted for many years.
Title
Vice President & CFO
Phone
716-541-1722
Education
BS, Canisius College
Role: I am the Partnership’s VP and CFO, responsible for managing the Partnership’s budget, Human Resources and Information Technology.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is integrity. I believe that integrity is the foundation of success both personally and professionally. Working for an organization that values this and operates in the same manner is not only important to me, but is one of many reasons working at the Partnership has been so rewarding!
Title
President & CEO
Phone
716-541-1701
Education
EMBA, University of Buffalo; BS, Towson University
Role: President and CEO. The buck stops here.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is collaboration. I identify with all of them, but perhaps am known best as someone who is committed to collaboration. I believe that diverse opinions and perspectives, when combined with alignment of a shared vision, can create the kind of impact that can only be achieved by true collaboration.
Title
Vice President, Member Engagement & Development
Phone
716-541-1759
Education
BS, Canisius College
Role: As a coach, manager and mentor, the entire team and I work to inspire members to help them gain the full benefits of the Partnership allowing them to grow, thrive and to reach their full potential.
Which of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s values resonates most with you? The value that resonates most with me is collaboration. We are in the business of helping people make connections to help solve their challenges, elevate their company’s presence and achieve their goals. I appreciate the talents of the people surrounding me knowing it is an ensemble cast that moves things forward.
