Tara A. Ellis, President & CEO
tellis@feedmorewny.org

Rachel Leidenfrost, Executive Vice President of Projects and Strategy
rleidenfrost@feedmorewny.org

Jeffrey Williams, Executive Vice President of Operations
jwilliams@feedmorewny.org

Lisa Woodring, Executive Vice President of External Affairs
lwoodring@feedmorewny.org

Tami Bartels, Chief Operations Officer
tbartels@feedmorewny.org

Collin Bishop, Chief Communications Officer
cbishop@feedmorewny.org

Jen Bommer, Chief People Officer
jbommer@feedmorewny.org

Heidi Cheston, Chief Financial Officer
hcheston@feedmorewny.org

Cait Evans, Chief Development Officer
cevans@feedmorewny.org

Kathleen Graim, Chief Program Officer
kgraim@feedmorewny.org

Jay Smith, Chief Workforce Development Officer
jsmith@feedmorewny.org

Eric Decker, Immediate Past Chair; Independent Health 

Lamont Williams, Chair; The Utica Business Center 

Michele Mehaffy, First Vice Chair; Wegmans Food Markets 

Sheila McCartan, Second Vice Chair; Moog Inc. 

Rosa Alina Pizzi, Secretary; FeedMore WNY volunteer 

Dominic Eusanio, Treasurer; Arcara Zucarelli Lenda & Associates PC 

Matt Cohen, CAC Co-Chair; M&T Bank 

Tara A. Ellis, President & CEO; FeedMore WNY 

Amber Boll, Rich Products Corporation  

Lou Jacobs; Delaware North 

Matt Jones; Rich Products Corporation 

Donna Kahm, CAC Co-Chair; Southern Tier Health Care 

Kimberly LaMendola; Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board 

John McCaffrey, Tops Markets LLC 

Jamel Perkins; Sodexo  

Jen Regan; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County  

John Waterman Jr.; Seneca Nation of Indians 

Tom Wiley; The Buffalo News 

Barrie Yochim; MOW Jamestown 

Matt Cohen, Co-Chair; M&T Bank
Donna Kahm, Co-Chair; Southern Tier Health Care
Tom Berical; Freed Maxick
Glenn Butler; FeedMore WNY Volunteer
Janet Byrne-Safier; FeedMore WNY Volunteer
Greg Edwards; Gebbie Foundation
Dave Elibol; Gross Shuman P.C.
Don Heins; Lactalis
Jeannette Kreher-Heberling; Kreher Family Farms
Janice Larson; Rich Products Corporation
Max Lipsitz; L&M Wealth Management
Althea Luehrsen; Leadership Buffalo
Amanda Paul; Say Yes Buffalo
Kathy Pilarski; Catholic Health
Lauren Roberts; Bank of America
Fred Turner; FeedMore WNY volunteer
Tim Waterman; Seneca Nation of Indians
Amanda Westley; West Herr Automotive Group