Officers

President: Wesley Bedford

Vice President: Nate Varland
Treasurer: Rebecca Cohen
Secretary: Jake Whiting

Board of Directors – Voting Members

  • Wesley Bedford – M&T Bank, Senior Branch Manager
  • Nate Varland- Batavia Housing Authority/Executive Director
  • Rebecca Cohen- Small Business Owner
  • Jake Whiting- Attorney
  • Lori Aratari – UMMC Foundation, Executive Director
  • Derek Geib – Small Business Owner
  • Chris Fix- former City Councilwoman, Executive Director of the Jerome Foundation
  • Steve Pies – Max Pies Furniture
  • Rachael Tabelski, City of Batavia/City Manager
  • Pierluigi Cipollone – former City Councilman, Small Business Owner

Board of Directors – Non-voting Members (Advisory)

  • Erik Fix-City of Batavia/Assistant City Manager

Staff

Tammy Hathaway, Director of Economic Development
[email protected]

2020-2021 Committees and Workgroups:

Governance Committee

Meets as needed, at least twice a year.

Wesley Bedford, Chair
Jake Whiting
Lori Aratari
Rebecca Cohen
Rachael Tabelski

Nate Varland

 

Audit & Finance Committee

Meets as needed, at least twice a year
Lori Aratari
Jake Whiting
Wesley Bedford
Rebecca Cohen
Rachael Tabelski

 

Economic Development Workgroup

Meets as needed:
Pier Cipollone
Lori Aratari
Rebecca Cohen
Wesley Bedford
Lisa Gautieri
Chris Fix
Nate Varland
Johnathan Tretter
Beth Kemp
Ryan Smith
Matthew Gray
Tom Mancuso

 

Marketing Workgroup

Meets as needed
Steve Pies
Chris Fix
Rebecca Cohen
Jim Krencik (GCEDC)
Leanna Di Rissio

 

Creek Park Workgroup
Matt Gray
Matt Worth
Tom Turnbull
Paul Viele
Adam Tabelski
Peter Casey
Jay Gsell
Stephanie Call
Steve Pies
Pier Cipollone