Board Members
Board members offer trusted advice and counsel, enabling us to provide greater financial stability, flexibility and strategic support for the University at Buffalo.
OFFICERS
Jean C. Powers '79*
Trustee (secretary)
Committees: Executive, Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
MEMBERS
Teresa Bair '96*
Trustee
Committees: Finance
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
Jason L. Bird '05*
Trustee
Committees: Investment
Helen M. Cappuccino '84 '88*
Gregg S. Fisher '92
Director
Committees: Executive, Investment (chair)
Terrence Gilbride*
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Daniel M. Hamister
Director
Committees: Properties (vice chair)
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Kathleen M. Hamm '85*
Trustee
Committees: Audit (chair), Investment, Executive
Louis M. Jacobs*
Trustee
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Ashok G. Kaveeshwar '69
Director
Committees: Audit, Gift Stewardship (vice chair)
Kathie A. Keller*
Trustee
Committees: Audit
Daniel K. Magnuszewski '05*
Trustee
Committees: Finance
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
Margaret H. McGlynn '85*
Trustee
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Dale M. McKim III '96
Director
Committees: Audit
Mr. Michael J. Murray '85*
Trustee
Committees: Audit
Paul Nussbaum*
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Michael D. Olfano '94*
Trustee
Committees: Audit
James J. Palmisciano ‘90*
Trustee
Committees: Investment
Danielle Shainbrown '05*
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Steven H. Shepsman '75*
Trustee
Committees: Executive, Finance, Properties (chair)
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.; UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
Eileen S. Silvers '70*
Trustee
Committees: Finance, Gift Stewardship
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
Daniel A. Sperrazza '88*
Trustee
Committees: Investment (vice chair)
Satish K. Tripathi*
Trustee and University President
Committees: Executive
Marjorie E. Winkler '75 '80
Director
Committees: Gift Stewardship
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Stacy Knapper
Chief Executive Officer, UB Foundation
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Allison Brashear, M.D., MBA
Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of Jacobs School of Medicine
Kathleen Heckman
Vice President for University Advancement
Laura E. Hubbard
Vice President for Finance and Administration
A. Scott Weber
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
EMERITI
Randall I. Benderson '79
Trustee Emeritus
Dianne Bennett '75
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Lawrence P. Castellani
Trustee Emeritus
Ellen E. Grant '72, '74, '79
Trustee Emeritus
Jeremy M. Jacobs '60
John N. Walsh III
Trustee Emeritus