About Canisius

About Canisius

Board of Regents

The Canisius College Board of Regents serves as an advisory group to Canisius President John J. Hurley and the college's Board of Trustees. The Board of Regents is made up of 36 members who are appointed to three-year terms. Members for the 2012-2013 academic year include: 

Richard C. Suchan ’82, Chair of the Board or Regents
Director of Development and Executive Director of  the Foundation
Diocese of Buffalo

Thomas R. Emmerling ’75, Vice Chair of the Board of Regents
Managing Partner, Dopkins & Company LLP

John P. Belbas, DDS ’82, Dentist-Owner

Martin J. Berardi ’79, President, Medical Devices Group, Moog Inc.

Kurt C. Bingeman ’71, President and Owner, Russell Bond & Co.,

Jill K. Bond ’82, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rich Products Corporation

John P. Comerford ’90, JD ’95, Attorney, Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC

James F. Dentinger ’83, MBA ’94, President, McGuire Development Co, LLC

Deborah A. DiMatteo, MBA ’88, Vice President, M&T Bank

Annette M. Dispenza-Kajtoch ’88, MBA ’90, Senior Vice President, First Niagara Bank

James A. Dobmeier ’80, President and Founder, Surface America, Inc. and A-Turf, Inc.

Suzanne C. Eberhard ’85, MBA ’88, Executive VP and Director of Credit Management, TD Securities, Toronto Cominion Bank

Nora Eberl Plizga ’92, Chief Financial Officer, Eberl Iron Works, Inc.

Mark G. Evans ’83, Director, Global Leadership & Organizational Development, Global Education and Training, Colgate-Palmolive Company

Andrew L. Fors ’95, MS ’98, Partner, Summer Street Capital Partners

Michael M. Gilbert ’90, Vice President of Public and Community Relations, Buffalo Sabres

Amy Hoffman ’82, President/Co-Founder, Rooster Hill Vineyards

Michael P. Hughes ’94, Vice President Marketing, Public Relations & Government Affairs, Kaleida Health

John J. Hurley ’78, President, Canisius College (Ex-officio)

John W. Koessler, Owner, Jack’s Music

Rocco Lucente, II ’80, President, Cohen & Lombardo, PC

William J. Maggio ’84, MBA ’92, President & Chief Executive Officer, Immco Diagnostics Inc.

William J. McDermott, Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.

James E. McNicholas ’68, MSEd ’97, Retired LTC United States Army

James B. Nonnengard ’82, President, Regions Investment Services

Norma Nowak ’79, PhD, Director of Science & Technology, NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences

Cindy L. Odom ’90, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Western New York

Rebecca R. Reeder, Principal, Nardin Academy High School

Michael J. Ryan ’64, Partner, Cosgrove Law Firm

James J. Rzad ’70, MBA ’75, Retired Financial Executive

Maureen T. Schmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Schmitt Sales, Inc.

Frank E. Swiatek ’65, President, Frank Swiatek & Associates

William C. Thuman ’73, Senior Vice President, Thuman Group, RBC Wealth Management

Paul V. Vukelic, President and Chief Operating Officer, Try-It Distributing Co., Inc. and Balkan Beverage, LLC

Daniel J. Zimmer ’83, MBA ’87, Vice President, Corporate Finance & Development, Delaware North Companies, Inc.

Consultants

Catherine M. Burzik ’72, Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Kinetic Concepts Inc.

Dianna Civello, Secretary to the Board of Regents, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Ellen O. Conley, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs, Canisius College

Patrick E. Richey, Vice President for Business & Finance, Treasurer, Canisius College 

Richard A. Wall ’78, PhD, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Canisius College

Brock Wilkinson ’14, President, Undergraduate Student Association, Canisius College

Ann L. Woloszynski ’90, MBA ’94, Vice President – Risk Management, M&T Bank

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