Buffalo, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce that two local leaders have joined its Board of Directors. New members include: Rosalind Burgin, Partner and Licensed Real Estate Broker, Mootry Murphy Burgin (MMB) Realty Group, and Darby Fishkin, CPA, Chief Operating Officer, CBRE Upstate NY. With diverse community leadership backgrounds, Ms. Burgin and Ms. Fishkin bring unique expertise to the Board of Directors to support the Community Foundation’s mission of connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York.

Additionally, Ms. Burgin is the first African American woman elected as President of Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS®, a 119-year-old organization that is one of the largest real estate associations in the country. She earned her Associate’s degree from Onondaga Community College.

A certified public accountant with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare and government finance, Ms. Fishkin has served in a variety of roles including time as the acting Comptroller for the City of Buffalo and Corporate Controller of Kaleida Health.
2024 officers of the Community Foundation Board of Directors include: Hon. Rose H. Sconiers, Chair; Steve Finch, Chair-Elect; Tamara O. Alsace, Ph.D., Vice Chair; Jeffrey H. Katz, Esq., Vice Chair; Owen Herne, Esq., Secretary; and Cheryl Jankowski, Treasurer.
Other members of the Community Foundation Board of Directors include: Jennifer Balbach; David Blesy; Bonita R. Durand, Ph.D.; Dottie Gallagher; Allen “Pete” Grum; Alice Jacobs, JD; Alex Montante; Hal D. Payne; Amy Habib Rittling, Esq.; Luis Rodriguez; John F. Somers; and Nancy Ware.
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About the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
For more than a century, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has enhanced and encouraged long-term philanthropy in the Western New York community. A 501 (c)(3) organization, the Community Foundation’s mission is: Connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York. Established in 1919, the Community Foundation has made the most of the generosity of individuals, families, foundations and organizations who entrust charitable assets to the Community Foundation’s care. Learn more at cfgb.org.