Board of Directors

The Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Western New York Board of Directors helps chart the Foundation’s course. They contribute a vast array of experience and skills that helps maintain our status as the nation’s largest wish-granting organization.

As a whole, the board determines the Foundation’s mission and vision. It selects, evaluates and supports the executive director. The board also protects the Foundation’s assets, enhances its public standing, ensures accountability, maintains legal integrity and assesses its own performance.

Ryan Erwin
Chairman
Accessium Group Inc., Amherst, NY

Linda Rehrauer
Vice-Chairman
Independent Health, Williamsville, NY

Louis Billittier
Treasurer
Chef’s Restaurant, Buffalo, NY

Kenneth Tirohn
Secretary
Accessium Group Inc., Amherst, NY

Gerry Buchheit
Director
Accent Stripe/ Quaker Crossing, Orchard Park, NY

David Kopasz
Director
Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls, NY

Thomas Queri
Director
AXA Advisors, LLC, Rochester, NY

Michael Schifferle
Director
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY

Michael Silverstein
Director
HSBC, Rochester, NY

Joseph Simpson
Director
HSBC Bank, Buffalo, NY

Linda Walleshauser
Director
Goodyear Dunlop Tires NA, Buffalo, NY