Visit Buffalo Niagara is governed by the Board of Directors and employs a staff of talented tourism professionals, dedicated to promoting tourism in Western New York. The sales, marketing and services departments design, develop and deploy compelling tourist packages, engaging marketing campaigns, collateral materials and strong relationships with local partners and national media outlets in order to effectively maximize the region’s cultural and historic assets.
Administration
Destination Experience
Marketing
Convention Sales & Services
Sports Commission
Tourism Sales
Board of Directors
Cindy Abbott-Letro (Chair)
Business Manager
Law Offices of Francis A. Letro
Mark Alnutt
Director of Athletics
State University of New York at Buffalo
Thomas Beauford, Jr. (Secretary)
Chief Executive Officer
Buffalo Urban League
Melissa Brown
Executive Director
Buffalo History Museum
Dan Castle, AICP
Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
Anthony J.W. Chase
Erie County Executive Appointee
Matthew Chiazza
General Manager
The Reikart House
Dottie Gallagher
President & Chief Executive Officer
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Mark Glasgow
President, Buffalo Urban League Young Professional Group
Patrick J. Kaler (President)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Visit Buffalo Niagara
Thomas Long
General Manager
The Westin Buffalo
Kimberley Minkel (Vice Chair)
Executive Director
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
William Paladino
Chief Executive Officer
Ellicott Development
Steven P. Ranalli, PE
President
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Mary Roberts (Immediate Past Chair)
Executive Director Emerita
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
David Schutte
President, Schutte Hospitality Group
Founder, Buffalo Freedom Gardens
Donald Spasiano
Professor Emeritus
Erie Community College Hospitality Management
Huseyin Taran (Treasurer)
General Manager
Buffalo Marriott HARBORCENTER
Michelle Urbanczyk
CEO, Explore & More Children’s Museum
Gail Wells
President, CopperTown Block Club
Founder, Buffalo Freedom Gardens