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Board of Directors

2023 Board Chair

Mark Gaulin, President & CEO, PCI

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.

2023 Executive Committee

Mark Gaulin
Board Chair
PCI

Anne Constantino
First Chair
Horizon Companies

A.J. Baynes
President/CEO
Amherst Chamber of Commerce

Elena Mendel
Treasurer
National Fuel

Pete Petrella
Secretary
Aleron/Viaduct

David Flynn
Legal Counsel
Phillips Lytle LLP

Earl V. Wells III
e3communications

 

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2023 Board of Directors

Michael A. Anderson

BankOnBuffalo

 

Rich Argentieri

Independent Health

 

Chrystie Barker

Ellicott Development

 

Judy Baumgartner

Kaleida Health

 

A.J. Baynes

Amherst Chamber of Commerce

 

Steve Bertini

Wegmans Food Markets

 

Jody Briandi

Hurwitz & Fine

 

Rachael Brown

Employer Services Corporation

 

Elizabeth Carey

AAA Western & Central New York

 

Kyle Ciminelli

Ciminelli Real Estate

 

Paul Coleman

KeyBank

 

Frank Comisso

West Herr Automotive

 

Anne  Constantino

The Horizon Corporations

Nick Darling*

Spectrum Reach

 

Andy Davis

ECMC

 

Laura Dolan

Bank of America

 

David Flynn*

Phillips Lytle LLP

 

Mark Gaulin

PCI

 

John Gavigan

Endeavor WNY

 

Holly Hubert

GlobalSecurityIQ

 

Chelsea Ibarra

GEICO

 

William P. Johnson

Nesper, Ferber, DiGiacomo, Johnson & Grimm

 

Brendan Little

Lippes Mathias LLP

 

Frank LoTempio III

LoTempio PC Law Group

 

Walter Ludwig

Catholic Health

 

Elena Mendel

National Fuel Gas Company

David Mingoia

Amherst IDA

 

Jeff Panza

LeCHASE Construction

 

Ken Pawlak

Evans Bank

 

Pete Petrella

Aleron/Viaduct

 

Michael Pietkiewicz

Wendel

 

Luis Rodriguez

Rodriguez Construction

 

Sal Sciandra

Frey Electric Construction

 

Paul Valley

Univera Healthcare

 

Earl V. Wells III

e3 communications

 

Greg Wichlacz

NOCO

 

Luke Woeppel

M&T Bank

 

A.J. Wright

Highmark of Western New York 

 

Laura Zaepfel

Uniland Development

[*Ex-Officio]

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