The CEL Advisory Council provides guidance and strategic insight to support the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership’s mission of empowering business owners and leaders. Council members share expertise, offer feedback on programs and initiatives and help strengthen CEL’s connection to the regional business community.
Stuart Angert
Independent Health Foundation
Chairman
Thomas Beauford Jr.
The Buffalo Urban League
President
David Cervi
Personal Touch Food Service, Inc.
President
Kathleen Chiavetta
Chiavetta's Catering & Chicken BBQ
COO
Sherry Dellebovi
Lumsden McCormick LLP
Partner
Deborah Di Matteo
M&T Bank
Sr. VP Business Banking Relationship Manager
Joe Fox
TrainSmart
President
Craig Garner
Ivoclar Vivadent
Director of Operational Excellence
Jim Ginnane
Planned Futures Financial Group LLC
Managing Member
John Hogg
Straight Forward Consulting
President
Laurie Irish-Jones
Irish Companies
Director
Ananth Iyer
UB School of Management
Dean
Jordan Lema
Lemur Studios
Owner, CEO
Denise Neamon
The Bonadio Group
Partner
Dr. Sonya Noor
BEVSA & Access Care
Owner, Managing Partner
Thomas Palmer
TAP Advisors
President
Alan Pawlowski
Pace Management
President
Tom Quinn
WNY Impact Investment Fund
CEO
Kathy Snyder
Beaver Hollow Conference Center
CEO
Susan Steffan
UB School of Management
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Executive Director
Randy Strauss
StraussGroup Inc.
Managing Partner
Cynthia Walawander
Woley Analytics
President
Salvatore Alfiero
Paul Snyder
Stuart Angert
Fred Saia
Stephen Hunt
Keith Stolzenburg
Franklyn S. Barry Jr.
Dan Brown
John D. Cannon
Frank L. Ciminelli
Randall L. Clark
Tom Culligan
William P. Hart
James A. Hoover
Laurence A. Levite
Gerald S. Lippes
Herb Mennen
Carl J. Montante
Frank R. Nero Sr.
Henry P. Semmelhack
Joseph E. Wolfson
Joseph Alutto
Paul Willax