Board of Directors

Barry Boyer   A Professor of Law at SUNY/Buffalo who teaches courses in environmental law and regulation.  Recipient of the Adirondack Mountain Club “Conservationist of the Year 2000” award. Primary FBNR goal:  remove contaminated sediments from our rivers. 
boyer@acsu.buffalo.edu

Thomas J. DeSantis, AICP   Senior Planner, with the City of Niagara Falls, responsible for planning, zoning administration,  economic development and community development support. Primary FBNR goal: making shorelines healthy, accessible, enjoyable, and connective.  tdesantis@adelphia.net

Michael Hamilton  Retired architect (Hamilton Houston Lownie) and past President of the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Primary FBNR goal: support efforts to end the disappearance and degradation of bird habitats, especially for those whose migration brings
them through WNY.  
mhsr@wzrd.com

Jill Spisiak-Jedlicka   Environmental Education Specialist with the Erie County Dept. of Environment and Planning.  Primary FBNR goal: restore and protect WNY wetland ecosystems.  
spisiak@yahoo.com

Ryan McPherson   Vice President of Government Affairs, University of Buffalo, who works with administrators and state and federal legislators to build support for University initiatives. Primary FBNR goal: revive our waterfronts to a position of ecological sustainability that all Western New Yorkers can enjoy.  
ram6@buffalo.edu

Lynda Schneekloth, Vice President   Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning, SUNY/Buffalo, a landscape architect.  Primary FBNR goal: connect regional heritage planning and historic preservation to the mission of environmental restoration. 
lhs1@ap.buffalo.edu

Margaret Wooster  Executive Director, Great Lakes United.  Member of Squajaquada Creek Watershed Council.  Primary FBNR goal: translate Great Lakes basin wide environmental issues into WNY solutions. Wooster@bnriverkeeper.org