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

Carly C. Battin
Chief of Staff
Clean Capital Holdings LLC
Buffalo, NY

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

Sudha Bommidi
Executive Director, Clinical Services
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY

Donald N. Boyd
President and CEO
Kaleida Health
Buffalo, NY

George G. Chamoun
CEO
ACV
Buffalo, NY

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

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

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

Dottie E. Gallagher
President and CEO
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Buffalo, NY

Richard S. 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

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

Howard D. Koenig
CEO
Perspecta
San Francisco, CA

Abigail Maines
Chief Revenue Officer
HiddenLayer
Austin, TX

Gerry E. Murak
Principal
Murak & Associates LLC
Buffalo, NY

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

Denise M. Neamon
Regional Managing Partner
The Bonadio Group
Buffalo, NY

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

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

John Scannell
Non-Executive Chair
Moog Inc.
Buffalo, NY

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

Sujata Yalamanchili
Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY