Gardens Buffalo Niagara Board
President & Acting Treasurer: Laurie Ousley, The Foundry
Vice President: Phil Collins, M&T Bank
Secretary: Lauren Newkirk Maynard, Freelance writer and editor
Assistant Treasurer: Jo Ann Belliotti, Key Bank, Retired
Assistant Secretary: Elizabeth Foy, MJ Peterson Real Estate
DIRECTORS
Catherine Carr Lincoln, Development and Special Events Consultant
Barbara Cavanagh, M&T Bank, retired
Yolanda Fields, Key Bank
Ellen Goldstein, Managing Editor, The Jewish Journal of WNY
Jay Jinge Hu, Esca Real Estate Co., LLC, Partner
Adam Ianni, GObike Buffalo
Beth Kreutzer, Lackawanna Products Corporation
Mara Montante, People’s Park, Director
Nikki Ronan, City of Light Consulting, Founder & Consultant
Samantha I. V. White, Esq., Attorney
STAFF
Administrative Coordinator: Audrey Clark
Garden Walk Buffalo Committee
Co-Chairs: Barbara Cavanagh & Beth Kreutzer
Committee: Josephine Alfano, Cheryl Bell, Jo Ann Belliotti, Jim Charlier, Yolanda Fields, Liz Foy, Kevin Lickers, Cindy Loomis, Sylvia Nealon, Laurie Ousley, Arlan Peters, Pam Rose, Gerriann Rosen, Nancy Somit, Dorothy Weitz
East Side Garden Walk Committee
Samantha White, Chair & Renata Toney, Co-Chair
Daysi Ball, Catherine Carr Lincoln, Liz Dann, Reggie Garner, Virginia Golden, Melissa Golpl, Ellen Goldstein, Mavis Goss, Margaret Lamonds-Moss, Linda Leach, Carolyn Lee, Mara Montante, Ryan Rucinski, Caesandra Seawell, Stan Simpson, Elizabeth Triggs, Zoe Tuppen, Melissa Weiksnar
Buffalo Style Garden Art Sale Committee
Barbara Maze, Chair; Jim Charlier, Co-chair
Phil Collins, Edna Czyz, Laura Genco, Margaret Raupp, Alison Malikowski, Kathy Guest
Open Gardens Committee
Michael Shadrack, Chair
Jim Charlier, Jay Jinge Hu, Margaret Raupp
Events Committee
Michael Shadrack, Chair & Jo Ann Belliotti, Co-Chair
Jo Ann Belliotti, Jim Charlier, Yolanda Fields, Liz Foy, Jay Jinge Hu, Beth Kreutzer, Cindy Loomis, Barbara Maze, Sylvia Nealon, Laurie Ousley, Margaret Raupp, Marg Rust, Mary Van Vorst, Dorothy Weitz
Jim Charlier, Chair & Ellen Goldstein Co-Chair
Jay Jinge Hu
Marketing Committee
development committee
Catherine Carr Lincoln, Chair & Lauren Newkirk Maynard, Co-Chair
Jess Abbott, Jo Ann Belliotti, Barbara Cavanagh, Jim Charlier, Phil Collins, Ellen Goldstein, Jay Jinge Hu, Laurie Ousley
Volunteer Coordination
Dorothy Weitz, Chair & JoAnn Rozwood, Co-Chair
Barbara Cavanagh, Leah Domiano, Sylvia Nealon
Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants
Mara Montante, Chair & Laurie Ousley, Co-Chair
Sharon Adler, Barbara Cavanagh, Phil Collins, Darren Cotton, Yolanda Fields, Linda Garwol, Beth Kreutzer, Catherine Carr Lincoln, Lauren Newkirk Maynard, Mara Montante, Geriann Ronsen, Cassandra Seawell, Onda Simmons, Sarah Sutcliff, Renata Toney, Melissa Weiksnar, Samantha White
Urban Farm Day
Mary Van Vorst, Chair
Jay Jinge Hu, Mallory Hohl, Katie Pfohl