Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals Network

BNEP members

Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals members are from non-profit organizations, the corporate community, service providers and the media. (Alt) references alternate members. Click on the highlighted links to learn more about the organizations and to check out their events!

Abounding Wealth Events
Georgia McDonald

AIDS Community Services of Western New York, Inc.
Colden Ray & Kathleen Oczek(Alt)

BlueCross BlueShield of WNY
Nancy Kelchlin

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Erin Grajek

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
Carla LiVecchi

Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Charlene Janiga(Alt) & Sara Schumacher

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jennifer Smith

Buffalo Spree Publishing
Lori Johnson

Buffalo State College
Kathleen O'Brien

Buffalo Wedding.com
Theo Wheeler

Buffalo Zoological Gardens
Kelsey Burch

Business First of Buffalo
Karen Schiffmacher

Camp Good Days
Lisa Donato

Child & Family Services
Lynn Westcott

Compeer Buffalo
Betsy Gemerek

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Kelly Kopra

Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Mike Schuler

Erie 1 Boces
Diane K. Scholl

Event Elements
Jeannie Wolf

Founding Members
JoAnne A Hudecki & Theresa Kazmierczak & Tracy Leblanc

Hospice Foundation of WNY
Katie Whiting (Alt) & Laura E. Brann & Lindsey Dotson(Alt)

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of WNY
Alexandra Kobza

Kids Escaping Drugs
Maria Rambino

Leadership Buffalo

Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County
Tracy Diina

Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Maria Gambacorta

M&T Bank
Lynn Waclawek(Alt)

Mt. Mercy Academy
Renee Joldos

National Kidney Foundation of WNY
Anne Mccooey

Our Lady of Victory
Cassandra Okon & Denise Wood (Alt)

People Inc.
Callie Brice

Planned Parenthood of WNY
Brittany Finnegan

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Jennifer A. Hickok - Alternate & Mary Rose McDermott

SASI - Suburban Adult Services, Inc.
Lynn Kelly

Shea's Performing Arts Center
Bobbi Scott

The Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County
Laurie Mahoney

UB Dental Alumni Association
Lisa Jerebko

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
Kelly Wilkens

University at Buffalo Law School
Amy Hayes Atkinson

University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Bio Sciences
Jennifer Lobaugh

Upstate New York Transplant Services
Kristin Zenger

Villa Maria College of Buffalo
Kathleen Seibold

Walden Galleria Mall
Meghan Ayers

Weinberg Campus
Nicole Passantino

Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Amanda Armstrong

Wendy's Restaurants
Amanda Armstrong

WGRZ - TV Channel 2
Colleen Nossavage

WNED
Wendy Ceppaglia

Becoming a Member

To become a BNEP member, candidates must be sponsored by a current member in good standing, attend at least one meeting as a guest, and be involved primarily in the special events, promotions or marketing professions.

New members are voted on during the June and December "Members Only" meetings. Please contact BNEP to attend any open meetings.

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Application for Membership

Please send to:
Mike Schuler mschuler@sftp.com or fax to 585-599-4053

Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals PO Box 433 Cheektowaga, New York 14225