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Our Board

2024-2025 Crisis Services
Agency and Foundation Board of Directors

Agency Board of Directors

Chair

Jessica Brown

Comptroller

Erie County Water Authority

Vice Chair

Andrenee Smith

Retired

Project/Operational Management & Finance

Treasurer 

Peter Herman

Owner

Tipico Coffee

Secretary

Nicole Staszak

Vice President, Quality Improvement

People, Inc.

Agency Board Members At-Large

Melissa Archer

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Senses Medical Wellness

Heather Cruz

Vice Dean/Chief of Staff, School of Social Work

University at Buffalo

Mindy Cervoni

President/CEO

Community Services for Every1

Cynthia Hammer

Senior Vice President

Assured Partners

Christine Marrano

Chief Human Resources Officer

Goldberg Segalla

Francesca Mesiah

Manager of Workforce Development, Kaleida Health

Executive Director, Near East & West Side Task Force

Tim McKeever

VP of Human Resources

ARC Health

Lawrence Ross

Attorney

Hurwitz Fine PC

Sandra Calandra

Executive Director-Talent & Organizational Development

Seneca Gaming Corporation

Tracy Fricano Chalmers

Director, Public Health Planning & Emergency Preparedness

Niagara County Department of Health

David Zapfel

President/CEO

Gerard Place

Lani Churley

President/CEO

People, Inc.

Miroslav Rakic

VP, Enterprise Analytics

Agilon Health

Scott Swan

Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager

Alden State Bank

Mia Clark

Director of Residential Services

The Salvation Army

Michael T. A. Smith

Save Our Streets Task Coordinator

City of Buffalo

Foundation Board of Directors

Chair

Cassandra Davis

Senior Vice President of Operations

Erie County Medical Center

Vice Chair

John Sinclair

Director, Business Development

Hoffman Hanafin Insurance

Treasurer

Charles Calvin

Quality Control

Goldman Titanium

Secretary

Jenna Luehrsen

Senior Account Manager

Crowley Webb

Nicole Brown

Founder

Ten Minute Touch, LLC

Elizabeth Callahan

Director of External Affairs/Special Projects

Buffalo Manufacturing Works operated by EWI

Geri Sexton

Mortgage Contact Center Supervisor

M&T Bank

Jordan Modrzynski, Esq.

Supervising Attorney, Evictions

Western New York Law Center

Stefania Talarico

Business Development

FOS of CannonDesign

Julie Padak

Office Manager/Lead Paralegal

Law Office of Francis M. Letro

Eric Worral

Owner

LoCo Ventures