BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER - Key Persons


Adam Zaremski

Job Titles:
  • MARKETING MANAGER

Alyce Notaro - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • TREASURER

Bonnie Majda

Job Titles:
  • ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Brian Smith

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Brittni Anderson

Job Titles:
  • VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Chanel McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Partner, McCarthy Williams, PLLC
"The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Board of Directors works to advance our mission and steer the organization towards a sustainable future. Comprised of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, their collective skill and experience enables us to access a broad knowledge base and identify opportunities to restore nearshore environments, engage communities, and inspire a sense of shared responsibility to protect our freshwater resources.

Charles Oddo

Job Titles:
  • PROJECT MANAGER
  • SENIOR DESIGNER

Dani Priebe

Job Titles:
  • Development Coordinator
  • DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Dawn Cody

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Deb Gondek

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Dennis Horrigan

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Elizabeth Cute

Job Titles:
  • SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Emily Dyett

Job Titles:
  • PROJECT MANAGER

Emily Root

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Ecological Programs Director

Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Holly Kistner

Job Titles:
  • PROJECT MANAGER

James Bender

Job Titles:
  • DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Jeanne Beiter

Job Titles:
  • SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Jennifer Fee

Job Titles:
  • COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING DIRECTOR

Jill Spisiak Jedlicka

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director & Waterkeeper
Jill Jedlicka has been with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper since 2003 and has served as the Executive Director since 2012. Throughout Jill's career, she helped secure and implement over $150 million in investments towards local initiatives impacting Western New York that have contributed to the region's waterfront and economic resurgence. Under her leadership, the organization has been recognized regionally, nationally, and even internationally through the International Riverprize for excellence in watershed and river system management. Jill has been named one of Western New York's "Power Women" for the last six consecutive years, and most recently she was named a "WNY Woman of Influence" in 2022. Jill has been recognized globally as a Waterkeeper Warrior, and also represents New York State on the board of the Great Lakes Protection Fund. She is a Western New York native, and along with her husband and two children, is dedicated to protecting and exploring the region's natural resources.

Joy Knowlton

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR / Finance & Operations

Juliann Parker

Job Titles:
  • ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Katherine Winkler

Job Titles:
  • PROGRAM MANAGER

Keith Belanger

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Kelly Mayer

Job Titles:
  • DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Kerrie Gallo

Job Titles:
  • DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Kirsten Shelly

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Lauren Suttell

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Lynda Schneekloth

Job Titles:
  • BNW Board of Directors Emeritus / Director of Landscape Architecture

Margaux Valenti - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • LEGAL DIRECTOR

Mary Ann Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Michael Nowicki

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Rick Galas

Job Titles:
  • MEMBER of the BOARD

Robert Coady

Job Titles:
  • SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR

Sandy Smith

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Thomas DeSantis

Job Titles:
  • BNW Board of Directors Emeritus / Planning Department / City of Niagara Falls