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
director@bataviadevelopmentcorp.org
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