Paul is a Member and business attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, one of the largest full-service law firms in Upstate New York.  He assists businesses and not-for-profits in a broad range of business and transactional matters, including contract drafting and review, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counseling.  He regularly works with clients in the manufacturing, retail, software, information technology, higher education and health care sectors.

MISSION: Use my experience, resources, education and connections to fully support InfoTech WNY’s mission and to further its causes and to promote and women in technology.

Julie Bastian serves as Corporate Counsel for Synacor, Inc.  Synacor is a global technology company providing internet solutions to enable clients, media companies and advertisers to build close relationships with consumers. Synacor provides & manages websites, hosted email, mobile applications, and other services to include providing advertising on Client websites, in email, mobile applications and to third parties for their websites.  Julie’s practice focuses on all aspects of law and technology with a particular focus on contract review and negotiation, corporate law, international law, and employment law.

MISSION:  To enhance educational opportunities and enrich lives through technology.

VISION:  The community’s leading technology resource for high-need populations and those that serve them.

Peter is the Chief Technology Officer for the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors. He has created several events for Real Estate Technology as well as been instrumental in shaping the Real Estate Industry using all technology available. He also owns his own Aerial Photography company called Buffalo Perspective, where he creates marketing videos to help in the sale of homes and create B-Roll footage to add to videos and commercials.

Nick Corcoran is the Director of Applications for Rich Products responsible for application delivery and maintenance for the US and Canada region.  With over 15 years of technology and leadership experience, Nick continues to be an active member in the Buffalo IT community.  He has also acted as an InfoTech WNY BETA award judge for the 2017 & 2018 awards.

Tim Finney is an HR Advisor employed by Alcott HR, one of the nation’s leading Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) providing a total Human Resources (HR) outsourcing solution. He has 18 years of experience in the HR industry including roles in management, leadership and business development.

Mike is the Director of Enterprise Architecture at Bluecross Blueshield of WNY responsible for technology planning, design, and innovation for the organization. Mike’s love for technology has lead him to create startups in the food and services industry, and most recently an App development company named Bugfoot Studios LLC, specializing in Apps for the home improvement and construction sectors.

In 2012, Jeanne Hellert joined the InfoTech WNY team as administrator.  Jeanne is the owner of JEH Consulting, an association management company.  Aside from InfoTech WNY, Jeanne also manages the Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives, the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association, the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the Independent Insurance Agents Association of WNY.  

Sedara offers customized information security management solutions. With superior protection and innovative technology, we can ensure that your company will be protected. We will work within your budget to maximize existing security or help you build security from the ground up to provide you peace of mind.

Sam Marrazzo is the Chief Innovation Officer for the BNMC, responsible for driving innovation to the Buffalo Medical Campus. By embracing the entrepreneurial mindset of discovery leads the strategic innovation agenda, including an approach to use of emerging technologies and entrepreneurship
 
A driver for technology as a solution provider, offering dynamic leadership ability to re-envision business solutions and revolutionize technology deployment that achieves impactful change across the campus.  Marrazzo has a strategic role to help shape the BMNC’s future direction technology direction Marrazzo serves on the InfoTech Board and is involved in STEM-related activities & initiatives within the community. 

Jill is a member of The Bonadio Group’s Enterprise Risk Management Division. As a senior consultant on the team, Jill has a focus on internal and external auditing of information technology and information security practices and controls. Jill’s experience includes auditing and consulting for organizations across all lines of service where she executes programs predicated upon ensuring that client controls are functioning.

Jill is currently a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), and Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP). She is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)²), and the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST).

Armand Morrison has been involved in healthcare IT for over 20 years working with c-suite executives across the continuum of care to help leverage new technologies toward improving patient care and reducing cost.  Armand is currently on the executive board for the NYS chapter of Health Information Management Systems Society "HIMSS" , which is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of health through information and technology. In this role, Armand is co-chair if the IT Leadership committee and WNY chapter liaison and has coordinated multiple educational and networking events that bring together like minded individuals across the healthcare IT continuum with a focus on leveraging technology to improve patient outcomes, and reduce the cost of delivering care.

On the professional side, Armand is a Vice President with emids, a Nashville-based company specializing in healthcare IT consulting services and technology solutions. Some projects that Armand has been involved with include working with a regional health system select, implement, and bring live a new enterprise Epic EHR system; working with a large physician practice to improve their talent acquisition process through innovative technology solutions like robotic process automation (RPA) and launch several data marts and BI dashboards with a team of microstrategy developers; working with a large for profit health system outsource the management of their health IT interface systems.

Jennifer is responsible for building relationships with universities, community, and local corporations to help create an innovation district in Buffalo.  She is  focused on empowering corporate innovation and helping  organizations develop creative solutions to challenging business problems.

Jennifer worked for 10 years in mortgage banking in Atlanta, GA before transitioning into talent acquisition and technical staffing program management where she spent 5 years managing national accounts.  Prior to joining the BNMC, she was an Account Executive, selling IT services and software development solutions.  In this role, she helped bring the Topcoder Open to Buffalo in 2017. 

Jennifer is a Virginia native and graduate of Mary Baldwin College.  She moved to Buffalo with her husband and two sons in 2009 after spending 12 years in Atlanta, GA. 

Maggie Shea, CPA is the Managing Partner of StaffBuffalo.  Maggie handles all Accounting, Operations, and Technology implementations, customizations, and trainings and she enjoys streamlining functions to make it easier for her staff members to give the best service to their clients.  Maggie serves in Accounting, Communications, and Technology capacities on various Boards within WNY and is an integral part of the community.  As the Treasurer of InfoTech WNY, Maggie is excited to blend her love for Technology and Accounting!

Simplifying business communication technologies; specializing in phone systems, maintenance and networking.