Buffalo, NY – Twenty-nine Canisius alumnae earned a place on Business First’s Power 200 list of women for 2023. Business First is considered the top source of local business news and events in Western New York. Its annual Power 200 list identifies the most influential women shaping Western New York’s future.
Congratulations to the following Canisius alumnae named to the 2023 Power 200:
#3 Kim Minkel-Shepard MBA ’96, executive director, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
#21 Laura Zaepfel ’86, vice president of corporate relations, Uniland Development Corp.
#36 Margaret W. Paroski ’76, MD, president & CEO, Catholic Medical Partners
#53 Norma Nowak ’79, PhD, executive director, NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
#54 Pat Farrell MBA ’94, regional managing director, Wilmington Trust
#59 Georgia B. Dachille ’87, MBA ’98, executive vice president- chief strategy & transformation officer, Rich Products Corp.
#65 Darby R. Nengel Fishkin MBA ’98, MBAA ’02, Co-owner and COO, CBRE Upstate NY
#66 Jessica M. Baker ’99, general counsel, Evergreen Health
#67 Julie Urban ’94, senior executive vice president, chief auditor, M&T Bank
#68 Jill K. Bond ’82, chief ethics and compliance officer, Richs Products Corp.
#70 Tonja M. Williams MS ’90, superintendent, Buffalo City School District
#72 Diane R. Tiveron ’86, owner, managing partner, Tiveron Law, LLC
#81 Maureen K. Athoe ’80, chair, Board of Directors, Catholic Health
#85 Chandra L. Redfern ’99, MS ’03, CEO, Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers
#87 Lorna K. Fitzpatrick ’90, MD, vice president, medical affairs, senior medical director, Univera Healthcare
#88 Kelly A. Reitnour ’03, MS ’05, senior vice president, brand and sponsorship marketing, KeyBank N.A.
#94 Christine Wiktor ’01, area vice president, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Service, LLC
#95 Jessie E. Fisher ’97, executive director, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
#109 Marie A. Cannon ’87, commissioner, Erie County Department of Social Services
#112 Kathleen Grisanti ’82, MD, president and medical director, Pediatric and Adolescent Urgent Care of WNY
#121 Linda A. Dobmeier MBA ’83, executive vice president, Dobmeier Janitor Supply
#122 Jenna Kavanaugh ’94, lead economic development representative for Western New York, National Grid
#155 Nadine L. Marrero ’99, president, Bridges Development, LLC
#157 Cindy A. Eller ’83, chief development officer, senior vice president, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
#166 Cassandra A. Davis MS ’14, senior vice president of operations, Erie County Medical Center Corp.
#171 Anne P. Gioia ’71, HON ’97, Co-founder, Roswell Park Alliance
#175 Nancy W. Ware ’78, MBA ’85, secretary, Catholic Health Board of Directors
#189 Andrea T. Feine MBA '08, vice president, Paramax Corp.
#196 Amy E. Popadick ’06, MBA ’09, executive director, Bison Children’s Scholarship Fund
Canisius was founded in 1870 in Buffalo, NY, and is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. Consistently ranked among the top institutions in the Northeast, Canisius offers undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional programs distinguished by close student-faculty collaboration, mentoring and an emphasis on ethical, purpose-driven leadership.
