WHO WE ARE
OUR STAFF AND INTERNS
Holly Nowak,
ExecutiVE
Director
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Holly joined CEJ as an intern in 2016 and remained with us as our Community Organizer and then stepped into the role of Executive Director in late 2019.
Jamal Davis,
Transit Rider Organizer
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Jamal is a Buffalo native has a Master’s in Economic Development and BA in Business from Daemen University. As well as joining CEJ as an organizer in 2022, he founded a Christian entertainment label, Brothers of Thunder, and is a proud husband and father of three.
Anthony Gault
Workforce Development Organizer
Use this space to introduce yourself and share your professional history.
OUR BOARD
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Michael Hogan,
BOARD CHAIR
Regional Business Representative
IUPAT DC4 Local 660
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DenNice Barr,
Vice PResident
Dennice is a longstanding community leader of numerous organizations such as Buffalo Parent Teacher Organization
Lori Marranca, Board Secretary
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Shop Steward, CWA 1122
Ian Hayes, Esq,
Treasurer
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Associate, Creighton, Johnsen, and Giroux
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Roger Hemmit
Organizer, UFCW District Union Local One
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Angela Blue
Western New York Community Outreach Specialist,
New York State AFL-CIO
Charmaine Bowman
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President, WNY Chapter of the Coalition of
Black Trade Unionists
Sandra Dunbar
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Member, Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
Bridge Rauch
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Leader, Buffalo Transit Riders United