Meet the
Board of Directors
#LetsGrowTogether
Chair Of The Board
Laura Zaepfel, Uniland Development Company
As Board Chair, Ms. Zaepfel 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 Buffalo Niagara region.
“I am encouraged by the increasing number of investors who have put their clout behind this Chamber,” said Ms. Zaepfel. “Together we will push forward a pro-business, workforce development-centric agenda to help our members and the community at large. We’ll build on our accomplishments and challenge our threats to create a climate where we all can succeed.”
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.
2019 Executive Committee
Laura Zaepfel
Chair of the Board
Uniland Development Company
Michael Pietkiewicz
First Vice Chair
SUNY Erie
A.J. Baynes
President/CEO
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
Elena Mendel
Treasurer
National Fuel
Mark Gaulin
Secretary
Personal Computers, Inc.
David Flynn
Legal Counsel
Phillips Lytle LLC
Michael Marong
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Peter Petrella
Aleron
Mary Grace Welch
National Grid
Earl V. Wells III
e3communications
Mickey Zablonski
NOCO Energy Corp.
2019 Board Members
Laura Zaepfel
Uniland Development Company
Michael Anderson
BankOnBuffalo
Rich Argentieri
Independent Health
Kyle Aronica*
Evans Bank
A.J. Baynes
Chamber President
Steve Bertini
Wegmans
Jeffrey Bochiechio
Bouvier Law
Rachael Brown
Employer Services Corp.
Elizabeth Carey
AAA of Western & Central
New York
Warren Todd Colville Jr.
The Buffalo News
Anne Constantino
The Horizon Corporations
Darcy Craven
Kaleida Health
Andy Davis
ECMC
Tricia Dwigun
GEICO
Gina Fedele
Windsong Radiology Group
David Flynn
Philips Lytle LLP
Mark Gaulin
Personal Computers, Inc.
Leah Halton-Pope
Roswell Park
Craig Harris
Catholic Health
William P. Johnson
Nesper, Ferber, DiGiacomo, Johnson & Grimm, LLC
Frank LoTempio III
Lotempio PC Law Group
Michael Marong
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Erin McGee
University at Buffalo/CEL
Elena Mendel
National Fuel
David Mingoia
Amherst IDA
Jeff Panza
LeChase Construction
Pamela Pawenski
Univera Healthcare
Ken Pawlak
Evans Bank
Pete Petrella
Aleron
Michael Pietkiewicz
SUNY Erie
Annika Samuels*
National Fuel
Patrick Schiske
West Herr Toyota Williamsville
Sal Sciandra
Frey Electric Construction Co.
Paul Valley
BlueCross BlueShield of WNY
Mary Grace Welch
National Grid
Earl V. Wells III
e3communications
Jesse Wendell
Wendel Companies
Joseph Wild
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Group
Luke Woeppel
M&T Bank
Mickey Zablonski
NOCO Energy Corporation
*Ex-Officio
