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ECIDA/RDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) Board of Directors is a 19-member, all-volunteer board made up of 14 ex-officio seats and five seats jointly appointed by the Erie County Executive and the Chair of the Erie County Legislature. The Regional Development Corporation, which is the lending arm of the ECIDA, shares the same Board of Directors with the ECIDA. The Industrial Land Development Corporation, which is the land development and bond-issuance arm of the ECIDA, is overseen by a separate board Chaired by the Erie County Executive. The ECIDA, RDC and ILDC Boards meet monthly, and agendas and minutes are posted and archived here.
Click here for ECIDA/RDC, ILDC Board Meeting Schedule
ECIDA/RDC Board of Directors - 2025
- Brenda McDuffie, ECIDA/RDC Chair - Retired
- Richard Lipsitz, ECIDA/RDC Vice Chair - President Emeritus, Western New York Area Labor Federation
- Denise Abbott - President, Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council
- Dr. Lavonne Ansari - Interim Chair, NFTA
- Rev. Mark Blue - President, NAACP Buffalo Chapter
- Partick Boyle - President, Erie County Association of School Boards
- Thomas Emmerling - Chair of Buffalo Niagara Partnership & Managing Partner Dopkins & Company
- Hon. Joseph Emminger - Supervisor, Town of Tonawanda
- Dottie Gallagher - President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership
- Tyra Johnson -WNY Director of Operations, LISC
- Hon. Brian Kulpa - Supervisor, Town of Amherst
- Glenn Nellis - Retired
- Hon. Brian Nowak - Supervisor, Town of Cheektowaga
- Hon. Mark Poloncarz - Erie County Executive
- Hon. Christopher P. Scanlon - Mayor, City of Buffalo
- Kenneth Schoetz - VP, Healthcare Association of Western & Central New York
- Taisha St. Jean Tard- Chairman, Economic Development Committee Erie County Legislature
- Vacant - President, Buffalo Common Council
- Vacant - Buffalo Labor & Management Council
ILDC Board of Directors - 2025
- Hon. Mark Poloncarz, ILDC Chair - Erie County Executive
- Denise Abbott - President, Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council
- Daniel Castle - Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning
- Richard Lipsitz - President Emeritus, Western New York Area Labor Federation
- Hon. Timothy Meyers - Chair Eire County Legislature
- Hon. Christopher Scanlon - Mayor, City of Buffalo
- Taisha St. Jean Tard- Chairman, Economic Development Committee Erie County Legislature
Misc. Board Related Documents
- ECIDA Board Member Organizational Chart (PDF)
- Current Board Committees (PDF)
- Board Meeting Schedule
- Board Meeting Minutes
- ECIDA/RDC Board of Directors Appointment Date & Authority (PDF)
- Officers of the ECIDA/RDC/ILDC (PDF)
- ILDC Board Member Organizational Chart (PDF)
- ILDC Board of Directors Appointment Date & Authority (PDF)
- 2006 New York Code Enabling Legislation - ECIDA (PDF)
- Annual Board of Directors Evaluation Form (PDF)
