People

Our Residents Are Our Greatest Asset

Buffalo Niagara has a lot going for it, but nothing beats the character, diversity, talent, and grit of the people who comprise our community fabric. Read some of their stories below!

Check In With A New Buffalonian

Vaibhavi Solanki, M.D., General Physician

Saying Yes to Buffalo

Rebecca Bass, Director of Strategic Program Development and Grants, Say Yes Buffalo

Everything Else Is Extra

Tisha Hulburd, Chief Marketing Officer, Kickfurther

Running To Buffalo

Isabell Trevino, IT Project Management Administrator, AAA Western and Central New York

Writing Her Own Story

Lian Bunny, Reporter, Buffalo Business First

Winter Adventurers

Christian Edie & Kevin Cullen

Pandemic Changes Priorities

Erin Wilson, Community Manager, HANSA

Mentorship in The City of Good Neighbors

Paula P. Plaza, Litigation Associate, Phillips Lytle LLP

2,600 Miles to Buffalo

Rosa Alina Pizzi, Attorney, Phillips Lytle

A Humble Pride

Francesco Lagutaine, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, M&T Bank

Techie's Path To Buffalo

Natascha Thomas, Regional Colleague Director, Sparq

Around The World and Back Again

Indu Dewan, Business Technology Manager, KeyBank

Bringing New Ideas to a New City

Lindsay Aleshire, Tech Academy Program Manager, Technology, M&T Bank

A Perfect Pair

Tyler Hill, Business Planning Analyst, ACV Auctions
Janie McGlohon, PhD Student, University at Buffalo

Remotely Working, Comfortably Living

Bob Stockdale, Lead Software
Engineer / Manager, Zappos ​

A Smart Decision

Paul DePietro, Executive Director, Knowledge Informatics, OmniSeq

Barking Through Buffalo

Liz Tsai, CEO, HiOperator

5 Star Uber Reviews
(For Buffalo)

Sean DeClercq, CEO, Kickfurther

A Well Orchestrated Move

Travis Estes, VP of Marketing, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

We're Loud and Proud

Adam Schunk, Software Engineer, CUBRC

Buffalove is Love

Kyle Wiley, Vice President – Sr. Process Analyst, Customer Delivery, M&T Bank ​

Tech, Football & Family—in No Particular Order

Kelley Bilz, IT Business Analyst, Independent Health

From Atlanta to Buffalo

Royce Woods, VP of Community Development & Commercial Real Estate, Evans Bank

An Odoo Opportunity

Kevin Zaki, Business Systems Analyst, Odoo

The Future is Female

Shawna Stanley, Founder, The Vanguard House

Seeing Opportunity Everywhere

Venus Quates, President & CEO, LAUNCHTECH