Staff & Board

Our Staff

With 8 Ph.Ds and Psy.D.s, and 15 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), our staff’s wealth of knowledge and experience in the field makes us prepared to handle any challenge that may come your way.

Lisa A. Foti, CPA

Chief Executive Officer

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Amy Jablonski, Psy.D.

President

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Dana Zakes

Chief Financial Officer

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Diana Schmit, M.S.

Vice President – Community & Adult Services

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Sue Keenan

Director of Human Resources

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Melissa Kimmel, M.S.

Director of Community Services

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Wendy Loverme, M.S.

Director of Community Services

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David Meichenbaum, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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Mary Bennett, M.S.

Summit Academy Superintendent

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Board of Directors

The Summit Center’s Board of Directors is comprised of outstanding and diverse members of our community with the purpose of establishing and monitoring the achievement of Summit’s mission and goals.

Mark E. Brand, Esq., President

Actuarial Consulting Services, Inc. (ACSI)

Lisa Burrows-MacLean, Ph.D.

Psychologist – Private Practice

John R. Cinquino, Co-V.P.

Evans Bank

Maria Cruz, B.A.

Evergreen Health

Rahsaan DeLain, M.S.

Community Health Center of Buffalo

Daniel DiPofi, C.P.A.

Executive Director Grand Oaks Capital

Kathy Ralabate Doody, Ph.D.

SUNY, Buffalo State College

Jennifer Felber, Ph.D., BCBA

Oishei Children's Hospital

Frederick G. Floss, Ph.D., Co-V.P.

SUNY, Buffalo State College

David Flynn, J.D., B.A.

Phillips Lytle LLP

John Gavigan, M.B.A.

Endeavor

Daniel P. O’Neill, J.D.

Beechwood Continuing Care

Eric Saenger, M.B.A., Secretary/Treasurer

Mission Critical Energy, LLC

Matthew J. Shriver, C.P.A.

YMCA Buffalo/Niagara

Kenneth Sniatecki, M.B.A.

Citi Bank

Anthony M. D’Auria, B.A., Emeritus Board Member

Waterbourne Real Estate Advisors, LLC

Colleen M. Seminara, Esq., Emeritus Board Member

Robert E. Spangenthal, Esq., Emeritus Board Member

Lake Ledge Systems, Inc.

Sujata Yalamanchili, Esq., Emeritus Board Member

Hodgson Russ, LLP

Foundation Board

The purpose of Summit Foundation, Inc. is to conduct charitable activities and provide funds in support of The Summit Center and the individuals we serve.

Neil D. Arnold, Secretary

Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional

David S. Aston

Stahlka Agency, Inc.

Christopher Bossert

Must NY, a division of Araypa Factory LLC.

Joseph S. Brown, President

Goldberg Segalla

Gerald Cornish

Merrill Lynch

Michelle Cornish

Event Artistry, Inc.

Tinika Dandridge

Independent Health

Cindy DeMarti

Retired Financial Advisor

Janice G. Larson, Vice President

Rich Products

Yolanda Morris

Daemen University

Steve W. Nicholson

Merrill Lynch

Bethann Roehling-Flynn

Alpine Sweets Bakery

Thomas P. Rosenecker

American Eagle Fireplace & Playsets

Andrew Ryan

Jentsch Company

Dana L. Zakes, Treasurer

The Summit Center, Inc.

Dave C. Zolnowski

M&T Bank