Our Staff
Leadership
Sesha Yalamanchili
Chief Executive Officer (Interim)
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 214
Email: Sesha.Yalamanchili@bbbsenst.org
Mary Abousaid
Director of Operations
& Finance
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 224
Email: Mary.Abousaid@bbbsenst.org
Kara L. (Hite) Cantrell
Director of Development
& Strategic Partnerships
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 245
Email: Kara.Cantrell@bbbsenst.org
Paula D’Amico
Growth & Engagement Manager
Marketing & Fundraising
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 248
Email: Paula.Damico@bbbsenst.org
Brittany Washington
Director of Programs
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 223
Email: Brittany.Washington@bbbsenst.org
Team
Kiara Black
Case Manager
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 229
Email: Kiara.Black@bbbsenst.org
Demetrius Brooks
Senior Case Manager
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 232
Email: Demetrius.Brooks@bbbsenst.org
Alyssa Devonish
Case Manager
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 212
Email: Alyssa.Devonish@bbbsenst.org
Shana Ford
Site Coordinator
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 243
Email: Shana.Ford@bbbsenst.org
Courtney Kincannon
Program Impact Facilitator
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 216
Email: Courtney.Kincannon@bbbsenst.org
Ryan Lantzas
Case Manager
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 215
Email: Ryan.Lantzas@bbbsenst.org
Lauren Novara
Enrollment Coordinator
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 233
Email: Lauren.Novara@bbbsenst.org
Elizabeth Parker
Inquiry Coordinator
& Grant Project Management Support
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 240
Email: Elizabeth.Parker@bbbsenst.org
Camille Sinatra
Office Manager
Phone: (716) 873-5833, ext. 224
Email: Camille.Sinatra@bbbsenst.org
Our Board of Directors
Officers
Timothy Silverstein | National Fuel Gas Company | President
Mariah Kerwin | Rich Products Corporation | Vice President
J. Kincaid, CPA | LVBW, LLP | Treasurer
Tasha LeFevre | Catapult | Secretary
Members
Nicholas Alberalla | NBT Bank
Bill Bauer, Ph.D. | UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Patrick Fitzgerald | Hodgson Russ LLP
Emily Gaglio | The Buffalo Bills
Candice Miller | Miller Strategic Advisory Group, LLC
James Reddick | The Scott Madden Company
Jared Threat | Moog, Inc.
Sesha Yalamanchili | On the Mark Consulting
Our Ambassadors Board
Ambassadors Board
Amanda M. Karpovich | Proskauer Rose LLP | Chair
Tom Anderson | Key Investment Services
Rebecca Brozyna | CTBK
Kristen Huffcut | ACSI
Niko Jemmison | ECMC
Rebecca Josefiak | Blitman & King LLP
Natalie Kane | Vice President Business Data Lead at M&T Bank
Candice Miller | Miller Strategic Advisory Group, LLC
Nicole Moss | EIGHT X EIGHT
Mike Muffoletto | Clark & Company Wealth Management
Mary Phelan | Monroe Plan
Hannah Rauh | Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Erin Rogers | Kaleida Health
Nasha Rosario | Graduate Student / UB
Alex Schwartz | Delaware North
Samantha Sliwa | Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC
Jennifer Stoklosa | Highmark BCBS of WNY
Lexi Weber | AICPA
Adaia Wheeler | Kaleida Health
If you’re interested in learning more about the Ambassadors Board or would like to discuss ways to get involved,
please contact Paula D’Amico at
Paula.Damico@bbbsenst.org.