Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission is always fine-tuning its game, analyzing and breaking down each play to set the bar for the next event. The Sports Advisory Council is a team of 34 industry professionals compromised of athletic directors, venue managers, city and county officials, local sports events rights holders and other powers of influence. These members provide support, ideas and resources to keep the sport industry in Buffalo pushing forward.
Council Members
Kate Braun
Niagara Frontier Sports Executive Director/The Champion Project Executive Director
Buffalo Niagara Court Center
Mike Buczkowski
President, Rich Baseball Operations
Buffalo Bisons
Stephen Butler
Deputy Director of Athletics
Niagara University
Charlie Cannan
Director of Events
Pegula Sports & Entertainment
Christopher Catanzaro
Project Manager
Erie Canal Harbor Development
Drew Cerza
Founder
National Buffalo Wing Festival
Rob Crean
Director of Live Events
Pegula Sports & Entertainment
Stephanie Crockatt
Executive Director
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Jonathan Dandes
Corporate Vice President
Rich Products
TJ Day
Head Coach & CEO
STAR Swimming
Mark DiFilippo
Executive Director
Section VI NYSPHSAA
Sean Green
Director of Athletics & Corporate Sponsorship
Buffalo RiverWorks
Linda Groff
Local Representative
NYS Amateur Hockey Association
Eric Guzdek (Chair)
Recreation Specialist/General Manager
Town of Amherst Youth & Recreation Department/Northtown Center at Amherst
Ona Halladay
Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
D’Youville College
Peter Jerebko
Athletic Director
Erie Community College
Katie Jurkas
General Manager
Outloud Sports
D’Ann Keller
Senior Associate Athletics Director
University at Buffalo
Pete Kennedy
Vice President of Enrollment Management at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
The Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association
John Lambert
Director of Marketing & Communications
SUNY at Buffalo
Kirk Lang
President
West Side Rowing
Chuck Lawless
General Manager
Sahlen’s Sport Park
Joseph Lojacono
President
Valmark Associates
Bill Maher
Athletic Director
Canisius College
Lynn Marinelli
Director of Intergovernmental Relations
Empire State Development Corporation
Nick Mendola
Co-Owner
FC Buffalo
Traci Murphy
Director of Athletics
Daemen University
Norm Page
Local Representative
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Jeff Qualey
President
Buffalo Rugby
Ron Raccuia
President/Executive Vice President
AdPro Team Sports/Pegula Sports and Entertainment
Bob Schell
Secretary
Amherst Youth Hockey
Chad Sleiman
President
West Seneca Soccer Club
Charles C. Swanekamp
Litigator
Gross Shuman PC
Brad Waltz
Recreation Supervisor
Town of Amherst