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About Us
We believe in the importance of exploring Buffalo's Presidential history.
Shane E. Stephenson, President
Director of Museum Collections, Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park
Bren T. Price, Vice President
Retired School Superintendent/ Explore Buffalo Master Docent
Scott Gehl, Treasurer
Retired CEO Housing Opportunities Made Equal/ former Buffalo Councilman
Linda Czuba Brigance, Board Secretary/ past President
Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Fredonia
Tim Breen, Trustee
School Counselor, Pioneer Central School District
Kevin Duggan, Trustee
Former Erie County Department of Social Service Energy Programs/ Owner, Family Tree Genealogical Research
John Fagant, Trustee
Author/ Historian/ Explore Buffalo Master Docent/ retired chemist
Philip D. Feraldi, Trustee
Retired Educator/ former Sardinia Town Supervisor
Laura Fitzgerald, Trustee
Director of Operations and Grants Management, Preservation Buffalo-Niagara
Rachelle Moyer Francis, Trustee
Retired educator/ Millard Fillmore biographer
Patrick F. Ryan, Trustee
Cultural Coordinator, The Richardson Olmsted Campus/ Historian at Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Jeff Schober, Trustee
Writer/ retired educator
Courtney Speckmann, Trustee
Director of Programs & Engagement, Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park
Our Mission
The mission of The Buffalo Presidential Center is to encouragze the study, exploration, interpretation and public awareness of Buffalo and Western New York's contribution to the Presidency and national affairs. Our main focus is on Buffalo's two presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, but our interest includes other Western New Yorkers who have shaped our nation as leading participants in national government, the judiciary, policymaking, and public affairs.
Through spotlighting this historical legacy, we hope to promote interest in contemporary issues related to the Presidency and national affairs.
Our Vision
Continuing to illuminate Buffalo’s connection to our presidential history and to share that heritage with the world.
Continuing to illuminate Buffalo’s connection to our presidential history and to share that heritage with the world.
We welcome your support!
Our trustees:
The Buffalo Presidential Center greatly appreciates the ongoing support of the Erie County Legislature and County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
“The Buffalo Presidential Center is an incredible resource and repository for Buffalo and Western New York’s rich presidential and political history, showcasing our area’s importance in U.S. politics for over 200 years. While Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland are remembered as the two U.S. Presidents from our area, Presidents Lincoln, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt also had a significant presence in our area and are included in a list of thirty-six Presidents who came to Buffalo before, during and after their Presidency. I support the BPC in their campaign to add much-needed exhibition and meeting space, bringing history to life for the next generation.”
— Erie County Executive
Mark Poloncarz
BUFFALO PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
POLICY ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
The Buffalo Presidential Center is a not-for-profit educational organization committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all trustees, volunteers, members and staff feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias.
We respect the value that diverse life experiences bring to our board of trustees and leadership and we strive to listen to their views and give them value.
We are committed to being nondiscriminatory and providing equal opportunities for employment, volunteering, and advancement in all areas of our work.
We will dedicate time and resources to expanding diversity, to examine assumptions which interfere with this policy, and to address systemic inequalities in our work.
The Buffalo Presidential Center is committed to demonstrating diversity, inclusion, and equity and maintaining fair and equal treatment for all.
--Adopted 12/15/21
“The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is excited to have the Buffalo Presidential Center co-locate with us at the downtown Central Library. We look forward to the museum illustrating and educating the world on the significance of our community in presidential history. I encourage you to contribute to BPC’s capital campaign so that they may acquire equipment, casework and tools to exhibit their rich and in-depth collections in both traditional fashion and through modern technology. “
— Mary Jean Jakubowski, Library System Director,
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library