board of trustees

The Canisius College Board of Trustees formulates and recommends policy to Canisius College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.  Members are appointed to three-year terms.  Members for the 2009-2010 academic year include: 

Catherine M. Burzik ‘72
Chair of the Board of Trustees
President and Chief Executive Officer, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio, TX

R. Carlos Carballada ’56, Hon ‘81
Commissioner, City of Rochester Neighborhood & Business Development, Rochester, NY

Edward Burke Carey ‘69
President, Carey Realty Investments, Columbus, OH

Joseph J. Castiglia '55, Hon ‘94
Emeritus, West Falls, NY

Ann E. Celani ‘74
Chief Financial Officer, Spearhead Transportation Services, Inc., Blasdell, NY

Nelson D. Civello ‘67
Former President of the Fixed Income Capital Markets Group of Dain Rauscher, Inc.
Retired Professor of Finance, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Anthony J. Colucci, Jr., Esq. ‘55
Senior Attorney/Private Investor, Block, Colucci, & Longo, P.C., Buffalo, NY

John R. Connolly ‘72
Executive Vice President & CFO, Tecomet, Inc., Wilmington, MA

Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., Ex Officio
President, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Rev. Joseph S. Costantino, S.J.
Pastor, Church of St. Francis Xavier, New York, NY

Calvin Darden ’72, Hon ‘08
Retired Sr. Vice President, United Parcel Service, Atlanta, GA

Hon. Mary Grace Diehl ‘74
US Bankruptcy Judge, US Office of Courts, Atlanta, GA

Rev. Albert J. Diulio, S.J.
Secretary for Finance & Higher Education, USA Jesuit Conference, Washington, DC

David A. Dooley, PhD, ChP
President & Chief Executive Officer, MJW Corporation, Amherst, NY

Thomas P. Dowd ‘71
Chief Financial Officer, Silverstein Properties, New York, NY

Rev. Brian B. Frain, S.J.
Superior/Faculty Chaplain, McQuaid Jesuit High School, Rochester, NY

Joseph M. Hassett, PhD ‘64
Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC

Leroi C. Johnson , Esq. ‘74
Attorney at Law, Law Office of LeRoi C. Johnson, Buffalo, NY

Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J.
Faculty, Fordham University, Bronx, NY

Elizabeth N. Kolber Msed ’72
First Vice President, Global Private Client Group, Merrill Lynch, Williamsville, NY

Cherylyn Harley Lebon ‘88
Advisor, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association, Denver, CO

Alfred F. Luhr III ‘68
Senior Vice President, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY

Donald T. Lynch ’70, MBA ‘74
Chief Executive Officer, Telarix, Vienna, VA

Joseph G. Marina, S.J.
Jesuit Scholastic, Weston Jesuit Community, Cambridge, MA

Anthony M. Masiello ’69, Hon ‘96
Partner, Government Action Professionals, Buffalo, NY

Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
President, Fordham University, Bronx, NY

Acea M. Mosey, Esq. ‘92
Partner, Mosey Persico LLP, Buffalo, NY

Kenneth F. Myszka ‘70
President & Chief Operating Officer, Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Mary Kathryn Schneider  ‘74
Owner & President, Katie Schneider Photography, Buffalo, NY

Cynthia L. Skrzycki ‘76
Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
Correspondent, GlobalPost.com, Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. Michael F. Tunney, S.J.
Professor, Fine Arts/Studio Art, Rector, Canisius Jesuit Community, Buffalo, NY

Julianne Urban ’94Ex Officio
President of Alumni Association
Assistant General Auditor, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY

Nancy W. Ware, ’78, MBA ‘85
President, EduKids, Inc., West Seneca, NY

Ben K. Wells, MBA ‘82
Executive Vice President & CFO, Burger King Holdings, Inc., Miami, FL

Officers for the 2009-2010 Canisius College Board of Trustees are Chair Catherine M. Burzik ’72; Vice Chair R. Carlos Carballada ’56, HON ’81; Secretary John J. Hurley ’78, and Treasurer Patrick E. Richey, vice president for business & finance/treasurer at Canisius.