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 board of trustees

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Kevin Celniker, Board Treasurer

Senior Vice President & Commercial Real Estate Director, Evans Bank

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Chris Ciechoski

Director of Innovation & Technology, The Park School of Buffalo

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Bobbie Finocchio 

Lower House Principal, Elmwood Franklin School

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Darnell Haywood, Board Secretary

Regional Community Responsibility Officer, BankOnBuffalo

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Brandi Haynes, Board Vice Chair    

Chief Programming Officer

Community Action Organization of WNY 

 

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Derrick Parson 

Executive Director, Exchange at Beverly Gray 

Founder & CEO, GrabALatte, Inc.

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Adriana Viverette

Digital Communications Manager at Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus 

Audio Architect at Townsquare Media, Power 93.7 WBLK

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Nicole Wodka-Cook

Business Director, Moog

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Elisha Tomasello, Board Chair

President, True Buffalo HR​

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Jennifer Zorn   

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Evans Bank

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Aaron Bennett

Buffalo Police Officer, C District

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Zach Melas

Vice President of Corporate Services, Ciminelli Real Estate 

PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY

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378 Urban Street Buffalo NY 14211

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Phone: 716-235-1520

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Fax: 716-892-0310

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Email: info@persistenceprep.org

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