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2009 Board of Directors

Douglas P. Sosnowski, CPA, CVA, Board Chairperson 
Brisbane Consulting Group, LLC

This is Mr. Sosnowski's fourth year on the Board.  He is currently a board member of the Girl Scout Council of Buffalo and Erie County and a member of the Parish Council of Christ the King R.C. Church.

Rebecca T. Boyle
Trocaire College
Buffalo, NY

Kathy Callado
Cantalician Center
Buffalo, NY

Daniel B. Weintraub
Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder and Weintraub
Amherst, NY

Susan Emhof, Vice Chairperson   
Corporate Director Ethical Compliance
Univera Healthcare

Serving her third year on the Board, Ms. Emhof is also a former member of the American Lung Association and St. Gregory the Great Religious Education Program.  

Scott B. Vahue, Treasurer
Vice President
M&T Bank

Mr. Vahue is a past Board Chairperson and is serving his tenth year on the Board.  He is also on the  Board of Directors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of WNY.

Charlotte Ball Vogelsang, Secretary
Parent Advocate

This is Ms. Ball Vogelsang's third year on our board.  She is also a member of the Parent Network of WNY, Parents for Public Schools of Buffalo, Inc., Junior League of Buffalo, Goodwill Industries, SEPAC and the Buffalo Public Schools - District Committee of Stakeholders.

Lesleylinda Lannan
Vice President of Member Relationship Management
AAA Western and Central New York

Ms. Lannan is also a past Board Chairperson (2004-06) and is serving her seventh year on the Board.  She is active with neighborhood community groups and has past experience working in the developmental disabilities field.

Michael Rivera
Senior Associate
U.B. Career Planning & Placement

Serving his ninth year on our Board, Mr. Rivera is also the Vice President of Erie Regional Development Corp. and a Trustee for WNED-TV & Better Business Bureau.

Herman Tate
Advocate
Phoenix Frontiers

Mr. Tate is serving his sixth year on our Board.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors for Literacy Volunteers, as well as a member of Phoenix Frontiers' Advisory Board and a member of Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled Inc.'s Consumer Advisory Panel.

Kris E. Lawrence, Esq.
Senior Associate
Mura & Storm, PLLC

Mr. Lawrence served as Board Chairperson from 2006 – 2008 and is in his fifth year on the Board.   He is also a member of the Erie County Defense Trial Lawyers and the Erie County Bar Association.

Lois Mesler
Retired Teacher
Buffalo Public Schools

This is Ms. Mesler's fourth year on the Board.  She is a past President of the City Honors Parent Group (PTSCO) and member of Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center and the NEA.

Mark R. Foley, ex-officio Member of the Board
President & CEO
Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc.

For more information on Community Services' Board of Directors, or to learn about becoming a Board Member, contact Jennifer Dowd-Barczak, Coordinator of Board Development at 716-883-8888 ext. 138 or by email at JBarczak@csdd.net .