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 2011-2012 academic year include:
Michael A. Ervolina Jr., ’79, Chair of the Board of Regents
President, Valu Home Centers Inc.Richard C. Suchan ’82, Vice Chair of the Board or Regents
Director of the Advancement Office and Executive Director of the Foundation Diocese of BuffaloJohn P. Belbas, DDS ’82, Dentist-Owner
Martin J. Berardi ’79, President, Medical Devices Group, Moog Inc.
Jill K. Bond ’82, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rich Products Corporation
Jeffery J. Calabrese ’92, Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
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.
Kathleen Doucet ’95, Managing Director, Prudential Financial, Northeastern Pennsylvania Agency
Nora Eberl Plizga ’92, Chief Financial Officer, Eberl Iron Works, Inc.
Thomas R. Emmerling ’75, Managing Partner, Dopkins & Company LLP
Mark G. Evans ’83, Director, Global Leadership & Organizational Development, Global Education and Training, Colgate-Palmolive Company
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
Peter S. O’Keefe ’78, Financial Consultant, Sage Rutty & Co. Inc.
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
Mary L. Turkiewicz, ’80, MD, President, Southtowns Radiology Associates LLC
Paul E. Vukelic, President and Chief Operating Officer, Try-It Distributing Co., Inc. and Balkan Beverage, LLC
Lee C. Wortham ’79, Partner, Barrantys LLC
Daniel J. Zimmer ’83, MBA ’87, Vice President, Corporate Finance & Development, Delaware North Companies, Inc.
Consultants
Catherine M. Burzik ’72, Chair of the Board of Trustees
President & Chief Executive Officer, Kinetic Concepts Inc.Craig T. Chindemi, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Canisius College
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
Jennifer S. Farrell ’98, First Vice President of the Alumni Association, Canisius College
Benjamin Macaluso ’12, President, Undergraduate Student Association, 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