Board of Directors
The ground-breaking science being done by HWI’s team never has been more obviously and ubiquitously valued than it has over the past 18 months. COVID-19 has impacted us all profoundly, and we realize our collective desired return to normalcy can only be fueled by research at unique places like the Hauptman-Woodward Institute and its passionate leaders. During a period of unprecedented challenge, we embarked on a bold new vision to bring Cryo-Electron Microscopy to the Institute. Generational investments were made in our facilities and equipment, world-class scientific and business development leadership were recruited and relocated to Buffalo, and local, regional, and global collaborations were and are being forged at an accelerating rate. Yet, we are just getting started! Please reach out to us at HWI – come take a closer look!
Best regards,
Samuel J. Russo, CPA
HWI Board Chair
HWI Board of Directors 2020-2021
LaVonne Ansari, PhD
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director, Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc
Christina Arthurs, Esq.
Lippes Mathias Wexler & Friedman
Tricia Barrett
Senior Vice President, Crowley Webb
Stephen W. Bell
Partner, Steve Bell Communications
Jill K. Bond, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Rich Products Corporation
E. J. Burke
Co-President (retired)
Key Community Bank
William J. Constantine
Managing Director, 19/19 Investment Counsel
Frank H. Ewing Esq., CAMS
Chief Executive Officer
AML RightSource.
Artem Evdokimov, PhD
Vice President of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Silicon Therapeutics.
Daniel T. Gewirth, PhD
Principal Research Scientist,
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Venu Govindaraju, PhD
Vice President for Research and Economic Development,
University at Buffalo SUNY Dist. Professor School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Andrei Gudkov, PhD, DSci.
Senior Vice President, Research Technology and Innovation
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richard Hamister
Senior Vice President
New York Region President
Northwest Bank
Michele Heffernan, Esq.
John G. Horn, Esq.
Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Philip D. Nobel
Vice President,
Harry R. Defler Corp.
James Obletz
Delaware North Companies
Jeffrey Renzoni
Vice President & Human Resources Business Partner,
M&T Bank’s Human Resources Division
Samuel J. Russo, CPA
Partner, Lorraine Capital
Edward H. Snell, PhD
President and CEO
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Franca Trincia, CPA
CFO
Olmsted Center for Sight
Emeritus Directors
Stuart H. Angert
Richard Aubrecht, PhD
Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.
Norbert A. Bennett, CPA
James R. Biltekoff
Constance S. Constantine
Judith A. Feldman
Christopher T. Greene, Esq.
Jane F. Griffin, PhD
L. Nelson Hopkins, III, MD
James R. Kanski, MD
Charles A. Martin, Jr.
Lewis D. McCauley
Thomas McMahon
Elizabeth S. Mitchell
Peter T. Ostrow, MD, PhD
Joseph A. Voelkl
Pamela Vogt
Albert J. Wright, III