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The Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association,
located in the Town of Niagara, County of Niagara, in beautiful
Western New York, creates opportunities for businesses to
network with other business owners and professionals, become
involved in the community, and promote your business by becoming
an active member in the association.
The mission statement of the TNBPA is to develop, promote,
and improve the business climate in the Town of Niagara.
Established in 1996, The Town of Niagara Business and Professional
Association was formed by local business owners and managers
as well as professionals to develop a partnership between
local government and community organizations.
Board of Directors
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President: |
Eugene Colucci, Genes Wholesale |
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Vice President: |
Butch Lore, Majestic Granite |
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Secretary: |
Kim Hayes, Hayes Door |
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Treasurer: |
Patrick Brown, CPA Brown & Company,
LLP |
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Directors: |
Gary Strenkoski, Strenkoski Bros. Construction
Debbie Sawma, Key Bank
Ron Villani, Villani Lawn & Landscape
Lisa Scalzo, Opportunities Unlimited
Deborah Mann, First Niagara
Carl Albion, Firth Jewelers
Judy Gatto, HSBC |
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Ex-Officio: |
Margie Blakely |
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Committees |
Dinner - Lisa Scalzo
Beautification - Debbie Mann & Ron Villani
Government - Gene Colucci
Membership - TBD
Nominations - TBD
Scholarship - Margie Blakely |
Committee Information
| Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony:
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Margie Blakely & Kim Hayes, Hayes Door,
Chairpeople. This annual event is held each year
in January and is the venue to highlight the accomplishments
of the organization as well as honor our award recipients,
chosen by the board of directors. The chairperson is responsible
for this event and must organize and advertise this event.
This event includes dinner, awards, programs, fund raising
program books, basket give away, item raffle, and an interesting
evening for all our members |
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| Beautification: |
Margie Blakely & Kim Hayes, Hayes Door,
Chairpeople
The TNBPA is committed to enhance the Town of Niagara
by utilizing grant funding for beautification projects.
The chairperson of this committee is responsible to propose
a beautification project as well as a budget and work
with the Town of Niagara Beautification Committee. The
Board must approve all projects no later than the March
board meeting
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| Business Association Liaison: |
The chairperson
is responsible to attend the Greater Niagara Business
Alliance meetings to report all planned events and share
information in order for events to be coordinated and
avoid conflicts with surrounding business associations. |
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| By-Law Review: |
This committee is responsible to review all the by-laws
on a yearly basis and bring before the board any proposed
changes. Any changes to the by-laws must be presented
to the board no later than the May board meeting and must
notify the membership no less than 30 days before a full
membership meeting to vote on the proposed changes |
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| Government: |
Kim Hayes, AAA Western and Central NY, Chairperson.
The person or persons on this committee are responsible
for attending the work sessions of the Town of Niagara
in order to report to the Board of Directors any issues
that may affect business in our Town as well as bring
before the board any county government issues, which would
affect business. |
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| Membership: |
Butch Lore, Majestic Granite, Gary Strenkowski, Strenskowski Bros. Construction, and Adam Savard, HSBC, Co-Chairs. An important role in the TNBPA is
to respond to membership inquiries in a timely manner
as well as personal contact. All directors of the TNBPA
are members of the membership team. The chairperson is
responsible to mail letters to prospective members, distribute
membership brochures, process membership applications,
keep an accurate and up to date membership list, and organize
a yearly membership drive. |
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| Mixers & Networking Events: |
Eugene Colucci, Genes Wholesale, Chairperson.
This committee is responsible to plan networking mixers
or after hour events for the membership to create a venue
to promote business. Guest speakers can present materials
of interest to the membership or community. Guest speakers
cannot hold political office, unless approved by the Board
of Directors. |
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Newsletter: |
Gene Colucci, Gene's Wholesale, Chairperson. The newsletter
is published six (6) times per year and includes two town-wide
mailings. This committee is responsible to gather articles
from all committees in order to keep the membership up
to date with current information regarding the association;
solicit sponsors for the newsletter; oversee the timely
mailing of the newsletter; and coordinate its publication
either in-house or outside secretarial service. |
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| Nominations: |
Kathy Ligammari, AAA Western and Central NY, Chairperson.
Getting to know the membership and seek out members willing
to serve on the board of directors of the association
is an important function of the TNBPA in order to keep
this organization from getting stagnate. The membership
must be notified that nominations to the board are being
solicited; a ballot for the purpose of election must be
generated and mailed to the membership by September 1st.
Votes are tabulated and directors appointed by the October/November
board meeting. The membership must be given 30 days to
submit nominations. In addition, a 30-day notice is given
of the director’s slate. |
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| Promotions: |
Gene Colucci, Gene's Wholesale, Chairperson.
This committee is responsible for promotions handle all
press releases regarding events, networking mixers, and
accomplishments of the association. |
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| Scholarship: |
Margie Blakely & Alessandro Renzi, Beyondus, Inc, Co-Chairs. The scholarship committee consists
of two (2) board members. Scholarship applications must
be solicited to area high schools, public and private.
All candidates must be interviewed and the scholarship
winner must be chosen no later than the May board meeting. |
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| Steak Out: |
Butch Lore, Majestic Granite, and Gary Strenkowski, Strenskowski Bros. Construction, Co-Chairs. The annual steak out is held each
year in the month of August. The committee chair is responsible
to organize and advertise this event, as well as oversee
basket auctions and 50/50 split fundraising opportunities. |
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| Website: |
Eugene Colucci, Genes Wholesale, Chairperson. This committee
is responsible to keep the TNBPA website up to date with
information regarding mixers, events, etc. The chairperson
works directly with the website developer and host to
make sure everything is kept up to date. |
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