UB Entrepreneur Program Appoints Chair, Board of Directors

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mark E. Hamister, chairman and CEO of National Health Care Affiliates, has been named chair of the board of directors for the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Hamister, of Clarence, also is chairman and CEO of Buffalo Sports Enterprises, which owns and operates the Buffalo Warriors minor-league football team and recently was awarded an Arena League Football franchise.

Established in 1987, the CEL program provides assistance and guidance for talented Western New York entrepreneurs who wish to grow or re-focus their businesses.

Appointed to the CEL's board of directors were Sal H. Alfiero, chairman and CEO, Mark IV Industries; John D. Cannon, president and CEO, The Cannon Corporation; Frank L. Ciminelli, CEO, Ciminelli Development; Thomas C. Culligan, president, Culligan Auto Place; Scott E. Friedman, partner, Lippes, Silverstein, Mathias & Wexler; H. Wayne Gerhart, president, Moldtech; Stephen Hunt, president, Hunt Commercial Real Estate; Richard McCormick, retired partner, Lumsden & McCormick, CPA; Herb Mennen, president, HM Consulting Services; Richard E. Page, president, Woodstream Nurseries.

Also, Douglas N. Smith, president, Forwarding Services; Paul L. Snyder, chairman and CEO, Snyder Corporation; Keith M. Stolzenburg, partner, Price Waterhouse; Marianne Sullivan, executive director, CEL; Nora Sullivan, executive vice president, Rand Capital; John M. Thomas, interim dean, UB School of Management; Charles Tirone, faculty director, CEL; Paul Willax, president, Small Business Ownership, and Joseph E. Wolfson, president, Integrated Delivery Technologies.