Dean’s Advisory Council

The Dean’s Advisory Council is a group of exceptional alumni and leaders who assist the dean and the School of Management by providing external perspective, advocacy and financial support for the school's programs and strategic priorities.

Chair

Thomas M. Barney Jr.
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware North
Buffalo, NY

Members

Kenneth M. Barna
Counsel
KP Law PC
Boston, MA

Sachin Barot
Chief Financial Officer
PeopleConnect
San Diego, CA

Douglas C. Bean
Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Officer
Mower
Buffalo, NY

Laura E. Berrady
President
School of Management Alumni Association
Buffalo, NY

David Cervi
Chair
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board
Buffalo, NY

George G. Chamoun
CEO
ACV
Buffalo, NY

Donna L. DeCarolis
President
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.
Williamsville, NY

Louis A. DiBerardino Jr.
Retired Partner – SEC Independence
Ernst & Young
West Roxbury, MA

Richard M. Ferranti
CEO
Rich Products Corp.
Buffalo, NY

Glenn A. Fosdick
Principal
Glenn A. Fosdick Consulting LLC
Ann Arbor, MI

Dottie Gallagher
President and CEO
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Buffalo, NY

Rich Gold
President and Chief Operating Officer
M&T Bank
Buffalo, NY

Ron C. Hamilton
Senior Vice President
Swiss Re
New York, NY

Kathleen Hamm
Former Board Member
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Arlington, VA

Robin Hunter
Retired Executive Vice President
Fluent Inc.
Cooper City, FL

Howard D. Koenig
CEO
Perspecta
San Francisco, CA

James P. Lederer
Retired Executive Vice President
Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego, CA

Gerry Murak
Principal
Murak & Associates LLC
Buffalo, NY

Michael J. Murray
Retired Managing Partner
Ernst & Young
Hamburg, NY

Sharon D. Randaccio
President and CEO
Performance Management Partners Inc.
Williamsville, NY

Mark C. Rizzo
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking
Wells Fargo Bank
Buffalo, NY

John Scannell
Chairman and CEO
Moog Inc.
East Aurora, NY

Laura Shen
Vice President, Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd.
Managing Director, Volkswagen (China) Group Import Co. Ltd.
Beijing, China

Steven H. Shepsman
Executive Managing Director
New World Realty Advisors LLC
New York, NY

Sujata Yalamanchili
Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY