Leadership

Board of Directors

Monsignor David Lipuma

Pastor at The OLV National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna

Brother Kenneth Thomas, FMMA

House Superior of The Brothers of Mercy

David Rogers

Founder of Life Storage, Inc.

Thomas Fentner

President of HR Solutions

Cindy Eller

Chief Development Officer at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

David Nasca

President & CEO of Evans Bank

Michael E. Mcrae

President & CEO of St. Ann’s Community in Rochester

Roopa Chakkappan

Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP

Dr. Michael Noe

MD & MPH Administrator, Clinical Professor Emeritus in Department Of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, and Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine at The University at Buffalo

Campus Leadership

Peter Eimer, CPA

Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Blackchief, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Widmer, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Advisory Council Members

Melissa Feider

Chief Human Resource Officer

Teresa Dillsworth

Executive Director
Skilled Nursing & Rehab Facility

Mindee McDonald, RN, BSN

Executive Director
Sacred Heart Home
Assisted Living & Memory Care Facility

Ashlie Kohlhagen

Executive Director
Montabaur Heights

John Zygaj RN, BSN

Director of Business Development

Dr. Stacey Gugino

Co-Medical Director

Dr. Michael Dlugosz

Co-Medical Director

Tony Fulgenzio, CFRE, M.ED.

Executive Director of The Campus Foundation

Lauren Grawe, PT, DPT

Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

Mary Baty

Director of Trier Woods Independent Living Apartments

Karlena Sammarco

Director of Human Resources

Sue Reilly, RN

Coordinator of Companion Care

Dedicated Professionals Making a Difference

The Brothers of Mercy Medical Department works together to provide quality care in a safe and compassionate environment.

Buffalo Medical Group

Dr. Octavia Balan
Dr. Shahid Banday
Dr. Ray Ogra
Dr. Matthew Smith
Dr. Nicholas Hoffman
Katherine Flower, NP
Krista Clontz, NP
Scott Clark, NP
Michael Gallagher, PA
Griffin Kramer, PA
Andrew Piatkowski, PA

Highgate Medical Group

Dr. Stacey Gugino MD
Dr. Michael Dlugosz MD
Kim Gruber NP
Jillian Lamarca PA
Erin Morgan PA
Christina Parkot NP

Optum / United Healthcare

Michele Daniels, NP

Psychiatry

Dauer, Patricia, NP

Family Choice

Jackie Boticelli, NP

Hospice

Christopher Jacobus, MD