Our Team

Leadership Niagara Board of Directors

Chair
Frank P. Mergl, LN ’06
M&T Bank

1st Vice Chair
Angela P. Berti
NYS Office of Parks & Recreation

2nd Vice Chair
Maureen Wendt, LN ’95
The Dale Association

Secretary
Lisa Lindamer
Niagara Wheatfield High School

Treasurer
Diana Henry LN ’05
Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP

Kristin Anderson, LN ’10 – Beechwood Homes

R. Charles Bell, LN ’06 – City of Lockport

Annemarie Bettino LN ‘85 – Big Brothers Big Sisters

Allen P. Booker LN ‘08 – Niagara Falls Police Department

Dan Conley – First Niagara Risk Management

Dawn I. Gilliam – Calamar

Margo Hall, LN ’97 – Niagara County Sheriff’s Office

Flora McKenzie LN ‘05 – City of Lockport

Peter Mio, LN ’10 – Niagara Gazette

Melissa Morinello LN ‘08 – Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.

Christine S. O’Hara LN ’92 – Niagara University

Louis Paonessa LN ’10 – New York Power Authority

Joseph Steinmetz, Jr. LN ‘07 – Orleans Niagara BOCES

Maureen Watz LN ‘07 – Niagara USA Chamber

Leadership Niagara Staff:

Molly Anderson

Molly Anderson, Executive Director

716-949-3223
manderson@leadershipniagara.org
- strategic partnerships
- fund development/sponsorships
- LN & LYNC program development
-public relations/communications

Tracy Fletcher

Tracy Fletcher, Operations Manager

716-998-0351
tfletcher@leadershipniagara.org
- program support
- event planning
- operations

Operations Team:

Daniel Aikin, LN ’10 - Senator Mike Ranzenhofer’s Office
Lisa Lindamer – Niagara Wheatfield High School

Frank Mergl, LN ’06 - M&T Bank
Kristen Neubauer, LN ’10 - Niagara County Sheriff’s Office

Christine O’Hara, LN ’92 - Niagara University
Andrea Pitruzella, LN ’10 - 914th Airlift Wing

Jill Spira, LN ’91 - Aflac

Katie Trombley, LN ’10 - Community Missions

Tim Widjaja – Kingdom Hearts Group