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 (chair)
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/21; Serve until 6/30/21
MEMBERS
Randall I. Benderson '79
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Under Review
Dianne Bennett '75
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Finance
Sheldon M. Berlow
Director
Committees: Audit, Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/22
Samantha L. Bonano '05
Trustee
Committees: Audit
Term ending 6/30/22; serve until 6/30/25
Helen M. Cappuccino '84 '88
Director
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/20
Lawrence P. Castellani
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Under Review
Gregg S. Fisher '92
Trustee
Committees: Investment (vice chair)
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/24
Beverly Foit Albert-Cox '75
Director
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/21
Claudia D. Fosket '85
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/20; serve until 6/30/23
Ellen E. Grant '79
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Audit
Kathleen T. Grimm '93
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/22; serve until 6/30/25
Amy Habib Rittling '95
Trustee
Committees: Audit
Term ending 6/30/20; serve until 6/30/23
Daniel M. Hamister
Trustee
Committees: Properties
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/24
Mark E. Hamister
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Under Review
Jeremy M. Jacobs '60
Trustee Emeritus and University Council Chair
Louis M. Jacobs
Trustee
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/22; serve until 6/30/25
Ashok G. Kaveeshwar '69
Director
Committees: Audit, Gift Stewardship (vice chair)
Term ending 6/30/20
Kathie A. Keller
Trustee
Committees: Executive, Gift Stewardship (chair)
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/21
David R. Pfalzgraf, Jr. '97
Trustee
Committees: Finance
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.; UB Foundation Services, Inc.
Term ending 6/30/20; serve until 6/30/23
Vikki L. Pryor '75 '78
Trustee
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/21
Thomas S. Quealy, Jr. '89
Trustee
Committees: Investment
Term ending 6/30/20; serve until 6/30/23
Nagendra Raina
Trustee
Committees: Finance
Term ending 6/30/22; serve until 6/30/25
Justin Reich '05
Trustee
Committees: Investment
Term ending 6/30/22; serve until 6/30/25
Murray S. Rosenthal '63
Trustee
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/19; serve until 6/30/22
Steven H. Shepsman '75
Trustee
Committees: Finance, Properties (vice chair)
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.; UB Foundation Services, Inc.
Affiliate boards: UBF Corp.; FNUB, Inc.; University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator, Inc.; UBF Faculty-Student Housing Corp.
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/21
Eileen S. Silvers '70
Trustee
Committees: Executive, Finance (chair), Gift Stewardship
Affiliate boards: UB Foundation Activities, Inc.; UB Foundation Services, Inc.
Term ending 6/30/19; serve until 6/30/22
Daniel A. Sperrazza '88
Trustee
Committees: Investment
Term ending 6/30/19; serve until 6/30/22
Satish K. Tripathi
Trustee and University President
Committees: Executive
John N. Walsh III
Trustee Emeritus
Committees: Under Review
D. Scott N. Warman
Trustee
Committees: Executive, Investment (chair)
Term ending 6/30/21; serve until 6/30/21
Marjorie E. Winkler '75 '80
Director
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/22
Margaret W. Wong '76
Director
Committees: Gift Stewardship
Term ending 6/30/21
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Edward P. Schneider '80
Executive Director, UB Foundation
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Michael E. Cain, MD
Vice President for Health Sciences
Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Rodney M. Grabowski
Vice President for University Advancement
Laura E. Hubbard
Vice President for Finance and Administration