Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces New Team Members

Buffalo, N.Y. —The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce the hiring of several new team members who will work to advance its mission of connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York.
  • Laura Dawidowicz has joined the Community Foundation as a Director of Client Relations. In this role, she is dedicated to working with clients, understanding their philanthropic intentions, sharing grant making opportunities which align with their objectives, and assisting them with their charitable planning.
  • Cammie Dutchess has joined the Community Foundation as a Communications Assistant, Digital Marketing, where she supports all digital marketing efforts aimed at raising awareness about the Foundation and its mission of connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York.
  • P. Richard Fleurant has joined the Community Foundation as a Program Officer. In this role, he manages a portfolio of grantmaking programs that support the Foundation’s current community goals.
  • Halimah Madyun has joined the Community Foundation as the Senior Director, Administrative Operations. In this role, she is responsible for leading the Foundation’s operations function, as well as managing business processes, risk assessment, and information and technology systems to assist with efforts to achieve the Foundation’s business goals and objectives.
  • Yuki Numata Resnick has joined the Community Foundation as the Director of Arts and Culture. In this role, she leads the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts and Culture Initiative at the Community Foundation, including efforts to build and strengthen the sector with a focus on increasing access and inclusion.
  • Cara Reynolds has joined the Community Foundation as a Program Officer, where she manages a portfolio of grantmaking programs that support the Foundation’s current community goals.
  • Emily Wyckoff has joined the Community Foundation as Associate Vice President, Client Relations and Communications. In this role, she oversees the Client Relations and Communications teams, by being dedicated to working with clients and understanding their philanthropic intentions, as well as leading marketing and public relations efforts aimed to raise awareness about the Foundation.
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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.