
Mark Gaulin, President & CEO, PCI
Board Chair
Mark Gaulin, President & CEO of PCI
As Board Chair, Mark will work with the Chamber’s leadership, membership, investors, staff and community partners to further its mission of nurturing a strong economic base, maintaining a high quality of life and promoting sound public policy for the Western New York region.
The largest suburb in upstate New York, the Town of Amherst was recently recognized as the best place to live in New York state by Money Magazine. Amherst was lauded as a hub for college students with a great education system and recreational spaces, as well as its proximity to the City of Buffalo and Canada.
2021 Executive Committee
Mark Gaulin
Board Chair
PCI
Mary Grace Welch
First Chair
National Grid
A.J. Baynes
President/CEO
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
Elena Mendel
Treasurer
National Fuel
Pete Petrella
Secretary
Acara/Viaduct
Anne Constantino
The Horizon Corporations
David Flynn
Legal Counsel
Phillips Lytle LLP
Michael Marong
Bank of America
Earl V. Wells III
e3communications
Laura Zaepfel
Uniland Development Corp.

2021 Board of Directors
Michael A. Anderson | Eric Ekman | Pamela Pawenski |
BankOnBuffalo | McGuire Development | Univera Healthcare |
Rich Argentieri | Scott Ernst | Ken Pawlak |
Independent Health | NOCO Energy Corporation | Evans Bank |
Judy Baumgartner | Gina Fedele | Pete Petrella |
Kaleida Health | Windsong Radiology Group | Acara/Viaduct |
A.J. Baynes | David Flynn* | William Reuter |
Amherst Chamber of Commerce | Phillips Lytle LLP | SUNY Erie |
Steve Bertini | Mark Gaulin | Luis Rodriguez |
Wegmans Food Markets | PCI | Rodriguez Construction |
Rachael Brown | John Gavigan | Patrick Schiske |
Employer Services Corporation | Endeavor WNY | West Herr Auto |
Elizabeth Carey | Craig Harris | Sal Sciandra |
AAA Western & Central New York | Catholic Health | Frey Electric Construction |
Kyle Ciminelli | Holly Hubert | Paul Valley |
Ciminelli Real Estate | GlobalSecurityIQ | BCBS of WNY |
Paul Coleman | William P. Johnson | Mary Grace Welch |
KeyBank | Nesper, Ferber, DiGiacomo, Johnson & Grimm | National Grid |
Anne Constantino | Frank LoTempio III | Earl V Wells III |
The Horizon Corporations | LoTempio PC Law Group | e3 communications |
Andy Davis | Michael Marong | Jesse Wendell |
ECMC | Bank of America | Wendel Companies |
Missy Doctor | Elena Mendel | Joseph Wild |
Ellicott Development | National Fuel Gas Company | Wells Fargo Commercial Banking |
Laryssa Domagala* | David Mingoia | Luke Woeppel |
Independent Health | Amherst IDA | M&T Bank |
Tricia Dwigun | Jeff Panza | Laura Zaepfel |
GEICO | LeCHASE Construction | Uniland Development |
*Ex-Officio |

