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About Us
The Buffalo Presidential Center is an all-volunteer non-profit organization chartered by the State of New York to explore and share stories about Buffalo and Western New York’s historic and contemporary contributions to the U.S. Presidency and national affairs. The BPC operates a museum on the second floor of the Central Library and presents public programs and exhibits to audiences throughout Western New York.
Our Trustees
Shane E. Stephenson, President
Director of Museum Collections, Buffalo Naval Park
Bren T. Price, Vice President
Retired School Superintendent, Explore Buffalo Master Docent
Maryann Saccomando Freedman, Esq., President Emeritus
Retired Partner, Cohen & Lombardo, P.C.
Regine Ong, Secretary
Fraud Analyst, FIS Global
Scott Gehl, Treasurer
Retired CEO Housing Opportunities Made Equal
Former Buffalo Councilman
Linda Czuba Brigance, Past President
Professor Emeritus /State University of New York at Fredonia
Courtney Speckmann, Trustee
Director of Programs & Engagement, Buffalo & Erie County Naval Park
Byron Gillan, Trustee
Author/Community Activist
Jeffrey F. Swiatek Esq., Trustee
Partner/HodgsonRuss
Kevin Duggan, Trustee
Former Erie County Dept. of Social Service Energy Programs; Owner, Family Tree Genealogical Research
Laura Fitzgerald, Trustee
Director of Operations and Grants Management, Preservation Buffalo-Niagara
Richard Pyszczek, Jr., Trustee
Social Studies Coordinator, Buffalo Public Schools
Michael Boston, PhD, Trustee
Associate Professor/ SUNY Brockport
Philip D. Feraldi, Trustee
Retired Educator; former Sardinia NY Town Supervisor
Patrick F. Ryan, Trustee
Cultural Coordinator at The Richardson Olmsted Campus and Historian at Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Ashley Carney-Cibella, Trustee
Marketing & Digital Media Associate,
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Rachelle Moyer Francis, Trustee
Retired educator
Millard Fillmore biographer
Our Partners
David Lacki, Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Millard Fillmore House Museum
Curtis Nestark, President, Grand Island Historical Society at River Lea - Grand Island Historical Society at River Lea
Molly Quackenbush, Retired Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
John M. Laping, FAIA, Chairman Emeritus, Kideney Architects
Anne Conable, Manager, Community Engagement, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Clyde Eller, founding BPC Trustee, former Acting Director and Collections Director, Buffalo History Museum
George Cleveland, Grandson of President Grover Cleveland
Walter Sharrow, Ph.D., Former BPC Trustee, Professor of History, Canisius College
Martin S. Nowak, Historian and Author
David Gerber, Ph.D., Former BPC Trustee, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, University at Buffalo
Douglas W. DeCroix, Executive Editor, Western New York Heritage Press, Inc.
Greg Peterson, President, Robert H. Jackson Center
Retired Congressman John LaFalce
Chris Hawley, Planner City of Buffalo, Historian
Buffalo Presidential Center is grateful for the support of Erie County and the Pomeroy Foundation
We believe in the importance of exploring Buffalo's Presidential History.
The mission of The Buffalo Presidential Center is to encouragze the study, exploration, interpretation and public awareness of Buffalo and Western New York's contribution to the Presidency and national affairs. Our main focus is on Buffalo's two presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, but our interest includes other Western New Yorkers who have shaped our nation as leading participants in national government, the judiciary, policymaking, and public affairs.
Through spotlighting this historical legacy, we hope to promote interest in contemporary issues related to the Presidency and national affairs.
Our Mission
BUFFALO PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
POLICY ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
The Buffalo Presidential Center is a not-for-profit educational organization committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all trustees, volunteers, members and staff feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias.
We respect the value that diverse life experiences bring to our board of trustees and leadership and we strive to listen to their views and give them value.
We are committed to being nondiscriminatory and providing equal opportunities for employment, volunteering, and advancement in all areas of our work.
We will dedicate time and resources to expanding diversity, to examine assumptions which interfere with this policy, and to address systemic inequalities in our work.
The Buffalo Presidential Center is committed to demonstrating diversity, inclusion, and equity and maintaining fair and equal treatment for all.
--Adopted 12/15/21
Continuing to illuminate Buffalo’s connection to our presidential history and to share that heritage with the world.
Continuing to illuminate Buffalo’s connection to our presidential history and to share that heritage with the world.
Our Vision
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