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About Us
The Buffalo Presidential Center is an all-volunteer 501c3 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. For over a decade the BPC has presented more than 12 public programs a year including speakers’ series, panel discussions, historical reenactments and exhibitions to audiences throughout Western New York.
Our Trustees
Shane E. Stephenson, President
Director of Museum Collections, Buffalo Naval Park
Maryann Saccomando Freedman, Esq., President Emeritus
Of Counsel, Cohen & Lombardo, P.C.
Regine Ong, Secretary
Analyst, M&T Bank
Scott Gehl, Treasurer
Retired CEO Housing Opportunities Made Equal
Linda Czuba Brigance,
Past President; Professor Emeritus
State University of New York at Fredonia
Bren T. Price
Retired School Administrator
Presidential Tour Docent, Explore Buffalo
Courtney Speckmann
Museum Consultant; Former Director of Education at the White House Historical Association
Byron Gillan,
Author/Community Activist
Jeffrey F. Swiatek,
Partner/HodgsonRuss
Kevin Duggan
Family Tree Genealogy, Owner
Laura Fitzgerald
Director of Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, Forest Lawn
Richard Pyszczek, Jr.
Social Studies Coordinator, Buffalo Public Schools
Michael Boston, PhD
Associate Professor
SUNY Brockport
Philip D. Feraldi,
Retired Educator; former Sardinia NY Town Supervisor
Patrick F. Ryan
Cultural Coordinator at The Richardson Olmsted Campus and Historian at Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Our Partners
Joseph Dispenza, President, The Forest Lawn Group
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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