Dean’s Advisory Council

Chair

Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA '97, Executive Vice President & COO
Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.

Council

Kenneth M. Barna '69, Partner
Rubin & Rudman LLP, Boston, Mass.

Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00, Vice President
Finance for Parks and Resorts, Delaware North Cos., Buffalo, N.Y.

Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87, COO
Eric Mower & Associates Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.

Joseph H. Bell, EMBA '99, Vice President
Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y.

Daniel E. Cantara '82, MBA '82
Buffalo, N.Y.

Paul F. Ciminelli '87, President & CEO
Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., Williamsville, N.Y.

Mary L. Collins Sanborn, CEL '98, Chair
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board

Michael W. Cropp, EMBA '03, President & CEO
Independent Health, Williamsville, N.Y.

Donna L. DeCarolis '81, MBA '83, Vice President for Business Development
National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, N.Y.

Louis A. DiBerardino Jr. '80, Partner - Tax Services
Ernst & Young LLP, Boston, Mass.

Edward Dong, MBA '91
Arcadia, Calif.

Richard R. Floersch '80, MBA '80, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill.

Glenn A. Fosdick '74, Retired President & CEO
The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.

Leonard S. Gaby, '67, MBA '71, CEO
Gaby Consulting, Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76, CEO
Aruspex, San Francisco, Calif.

James P. Lederer '82, MBA '86, Former Executive Vice President
Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, Calif.

Gerry E. Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96, Principal
Murak & Associates LLC, Williamsville, N.Y.

Michael J. Murray '75, MBA '85, Retired Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP, Hamburg, N.Y.

Andrew G. Peer '06, President
School of Management Alumni Association

Sharon D. Randaccio '76, MBA '81, President & CEO
Performance Management Partners Inc., Williamsville, N.Y.

Mark C. Rizzo '96, MBA '03, Vice President - WNY Commercial Banking
M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y.

Steven H. Shepsman '75, Executive Managing Director
NewWorld Realty Advisors LLC, New York, N.Y.

David F. Simon '74, Chairman
PA eHealth Partnership Authority, Gwynedd Valley, Pa.

Mara E. Swan '81, Executive Vice President Global Strategy and Talent
ManpowerGroup, Milwaukee, Wis.

Sujata Yalamachili '88, MBA '89, Partner
Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y.

Robert M. Zak '80, President & CEO
Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y.