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Alumni Association Officers and Board of Directors

2009 OFFICERS

• PRESIDENT

  Eileen M. Connor-Costilow, MBA ’03, ecostilow@lumsdencpa.com
  Director of Human Resources, Lumsden & McCormick, LLP

• VICE PRESIDENT– MEMBERSHIP

  Thomas M. Barney, Jr., MBA '00, tbarney@dncinc.com

  Vice President - Finance for Parks and Resorts, Delaware North Companies, Inc.

• ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT – MEMBERSHIP

  Kenneth W. Paulin Jr. ’87, MBA ’88, kpaulin2@mtb.com
  Vice President, M&T Bank

• VICE PRESIDENT – PROGRAMS

  Thomas A. Palmer, MBA '71, tpalmer@jaeckle.com

  Partner, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

• ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT – PROGRAMS

  Michael D. Olfano '91, MBA '94, molfano@thepcagroup.com

  Business Systems Specialist, The PCA Group, Inc.

• VICE PRESIDENT – STUDENT RELATIONS

  Thomas P. Cogan, MBA '99, thomas.cogan@citi.com

  Senior Vice President, Citi

• ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT – STUDENT RELATIONS

  Michael J. Burns, '93, MBA '94, mburnssea@roadrunner.com

  Partner, Strategic Entrepreneurial Advisors, LLC

• SECRETARY

  Larry J. Skerker, EMBA ’04, lskerker@yahoo.com
  Skerker & Associates

• TREASURER

  Daniel T. Liebel ’85, dliebel@roadrunner.com

• ASSISTANT TREASURER

  Paul A. Quebral, MBA ’92, pquebral@reidpetroleum.com
  President, Reid Petroleum Corp.

DIRECTORS

• Angela L. Adamo, MBA ’08, angela.adamo@freedmaxick.com
  Accountant, Freed Maxick & Battaglia, PC

• Marc A. Adler, MBA '82, marc@flynnandfriends.com
  Vice President Client Services, Flynn & Friends, Inc.

• Michael R. Brace, MBA ’94, michael.brace@ubs.com
  Financial Advisor, UBS Financial Services Inc.

• Gregory R. Duval '97, MBA '99, gregory.r.duval@us.hsbc.com
  Vice President - HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

• Scott Eidens, MBA '09, scott.eidens@labattusa.com
  Inside Sales Analyst, Labatt USA, North American Breweries

• Howard B. Epstein ’82, MBA ’89, howard.epstein@freedmaxick.com
  Director, Freed Maxick & Battaglia, PC

• Michael Giammusso '89, mgia27@bluefrog.com
  Senior Territory Business Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb

• William A. Hamilton ’68, billh@nforest.com
  Director of Finance, North Forest Office Providers

• Christopher Hart-Nova, MBA '02, chartnova@escapewire.com
  President, EscapeWire Solutions, LLC

• Timothy M. Hilker ’07, thilker@nwcsd.org
  

  School District Treasurer - Niagara Wheatfield CSD 

• Joseph R. Kreuz ’81, jkreuz@apbuffalo.com
  President, AP Professionals

• Jennifer M. Levanduski ’04, MBA ’06, jlevanduski@sciencekit.com
  Circulation Manager, VWR Science Education

• Rick J. Licursi, EMBA ’02, rick.licursi@siemens.com
  Business Development Manager - CAE COE, Siemens PLM Software 

• Brooke E. Mentkowski ’04, MBA ’04, bmentkowski@mtb.com
  Assistant Vice President, M&T Bank - Commercial Banking

• Carl J. Montante Jr., EMBA ’02, cmontantejr@uniland.com
  Vice President, Uniland Development Company

• Gerald E. Murak, EMBA ’96, results@murak.com
  Turnaround Performance Specialist, Murak & Associates LLC

• Mark J. Notarius, MBA '01, mark@premiergroup.net
  President, Premium Wine & Spirits

• Erin K. O'Brien, MBA '00, ekobrien@us.ibm.com
  Business Development Executive, IBM

• Ryan S. Osborne ’98, MBA ’00, rosborne@deloitte.com
  Manager, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

• Andrew G. Peer ’06, andrew.g.peer@us.pwc.com
  Assurance Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

• Daniel P. Penberthy, EMBA ’00, dpenberthy@randcapital.com
  Executive Vice President, Rand Capital Corporation

• Arthur J. Rago Jr. ’73, arago@roadrunner.com
  Vice President of Sales, RISE of WNY Inc.

• Cynthia M. Shore ’81, MBA ’82, cshore@buffalo.edu
  Senior Assistant Dean and Director of External Relations,
  School of Management, University at Buffalo

• Jennifer G. VanDewater, MBA ’02, jvandewater@rich.com
  Director, Desserts, Rich Products Corp.

• Joost M. Vles, EMBA '00, jvles@moog.com
  Parts Build Manager, Moog Inc.

• Sujata Yalamanchili '88, MBA '89, syalaman@hodgsonruss.com
  Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP

• Ronald H. Yoo ’03, ronald.yoo@smithbarney.com
  Financial Advisor, Smith Barney

• Oliver (Hanfeng) Young (Yang), EMBA ’04, oyoung@petrochina.com.cn
  Director, Senior Management Affairs, PetroChina Company Limited

Ex-Officio Members

• John H. Shellum ’68, MBA ’69, jshellum@buffalo.edu
  Assistant Dean, School of Management
  University at Buffalo

• Courtney J. Walsh, MBA ’01, cjwalsh@buffalo.edu
  Assistant Dean and Director Center for Executive Development
  School of Management, University at Buffalo

• Marc A. Adler, MBA ’82, marc@flynnandfriends.com
  (UBAA President)
  VP Client Services, Flynn & Friends Inc.
   
• Laurie J. Irish-Jones, CEL '02, laurie@irishcompanies.com
  (CELAA President)
  CEO, Irish Welding, Irish Propane and Irish Carbonic   

   

• Samantha M.Roth, MBA '10,smroth@buffalo.edu
  President, Graduate Management Association
  University at Buffalo
   

• M Bin "Zul" Jainula Abutheen '11, mb99@buffalo.edu
  President, Undergraduate Management Association
  University at Buffalo