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Kathy Hocul is the Democratic U.S. Representative forNew York's 26th congressional district, serving since June 1, 2011. She prevailed in the four-candidate special election of May 24, 2011 to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican Chris Lee,^[6] and is the first Democrat to represent the district in 40 years.^[1]

I really want to stress that I don’t consider myself a food critic and I call our “reviews” Food Porn’s to let people know that I have fun with food and don’t really take myself that seriously.  Traditionally, food critics will visit a restaurant 3 times, live in complete anonymity, have absolutely no previous relationship with the restaurants they review and have an extensive knowledge in food in general (history/preparation/etc).  I really don’t do any of those things.  I am just a regular guy with a full-time non-food related job and a really deep love of Buffalo and food.

Alan pergament is the former tv critic for the Buffalo News. He currently writes daily at wnymedia.net and stilltalkintv.com

Who am I? Career-wise, I’m a broadcaster and aspiring author who is trying to use his limited influence to make Buffalo work for its people despite a great deal of stale status quo forcing friends and family out of town.

Play-by-play and color analysis is my passion, especially in ice hockey. I’ve handled the reigns for Niagara University, Canisius and R.I.T. ice hockey, Buffalo Flash professional soccer as well as a lot of work at my beloved alma mater: University at Buffalo football, basketball and soccer are on my record. I’ve also done a lot of TV broadcasting through Time Warner Cable Sportsnet and done a massive amount of freelance writing and reporting for various newspapers and radio stations.

Personally, I have a lot of interests. I’m happily married to my best friend. We live in the Town of Tonawanda with a hound dog named Ernie Banks and a baby on the way this Fall. I’m very proud of my family, both the folks who I grew up with in the Northtowns and the ones I added in South Buffalo through marriage.

The definition of reinvent is:

to replace with an entirely new version, to make over completely, to recast something familiar or old into a different form.

In my opinion we need to reinvent government, business and ourselves. Today’s world is about constant change driven by the power of new ideas.

For the past 17 years as an attorney, I have worked in government at the county, city, authority and school district level in the Buffalo, NY area. I have seen first hand the need for reinventing how government operates. For a period of four years, I served as Chief of Staff to the 9 member City of Buffalo Common Council. Government must engage the talents and skills of its citizens by becoming more collaborative and transparent in its decision-making and operations. Utilizing technology as a tool to engage citizens is something all governments need to explore.

I have great respect for entrepreneurs as they put their passion into a vision, which results in new products, new services and new jobs. Entrepreneurs are on the front lines of change. As an adjunct college instructor, I see how students and everyone for that matter must continually change and reinvent themselves to survive and be successful in today’s crazy world economy.

Some of my favorite change agent writers are Tom Peters, Seth Godin, Gary Hamel and Guy Kawasaki. I welcome the opportunity to meet new people, to further my own learning and to share ideas.

On a personal note I am 47 years old, my other half Cheryl is an attorney in private practice and together we have three children, Michael age 20 and Joseph age 14 and our newest shock of an addition Julia, born 11/2/11.

Local comedy site run by comedian Kristen Becker

Chemical Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Energy Consultant, Inventor and Renewable Energy Activist

Marc Odien is the founder, Publisher  and Managing Director of WNYMedia.net. A Graduate of Saint Joseph's Collegiate and Niagara University, Marc is an award winning photojournalist with over fifteen years of news experience in radio, television and web based multimedia. Prior to starting WNYmedia.net, Marc worked for various television news stations on the east coast, including WGRZ -TV in Buffalo. Email me at: admin (@) WNYMedia.net

Kirsten E. Gillibrand was sworn in as United States Senator from New York in January 2009, filling the seat of the current Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. In November 2010, Gillibrand won election to the seat with 63 percent of the vote. Prior to her service in the Senate, Gillibrand served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th Congressional District, which spans across ten counties in upstate New York.

Buffalo Healthy Living is the only free monthly full color magazine in the Buffalo Niagara Region dedicated to health, fitness and nutrition. You can find the magazine in 1500 locations including Wegman's, Tops and other markets, Coffee Shops, Restaurants, Hospitals, Medical and Dental Offices, Libraries, Fitness Centers, and more. We mail to more than 1200 medical and dental offices.

Mark John Grisanti (born October 21, 1964) is a lawyer and politician. On January 3, 2011, he assumed office as the Republican^[1][2] New York State Senator representing New York's 60th Senate District – which encompasses the areas of Buffalo, Tonawanda, Niagara Falls and Grand Island, New York – having won the seat during the state's 2010 elections held on November 2, 2010.

Buffalo's smallest brewery will be open in the next few months: but first, we need to convert our space into a brewery!

Senator George D. Maziarz proudly represents the 62nd District in the New York State Senate, which encompasses all of Niagara County outside the City of Niagara Falls, all of Orleans County, and the western portion of Monroe County.

The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York was founded by residents in Tonawanda, NY who suspected that their health problems and the neighborhood stink was linked to the 53 industrial plants in their neighborhood. When they found little scientific research on their neighborhood, they did their own. They found others in the community and collected air samples using supplies from Home Depot. Their homemade monitors found high levels of cancerous chemicals in their air.

Brian Higgins (born October 6, 1959) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 27th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.

The son of an ironworker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, John Kane grew up off reservation in a small town in Eastern New York, near the Vermont state line. After college, he married an Oneida woman and they raised their children in Seneca territory in Western New York. He became a member of the First Nations Dialogue Team in the mid to late 1990s, which is where he began speaking in public, writing letters to editors, and doing interviews on the battle with New York State over taxation. He currently hosts Let’s Talk Native…with John Kane on WWKB 1520AM, Sundays, 9-10pm and writes on his blog, Native Pride.

The mission of the Canal Side Community Alliance is to negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement to be applied to the redevelopment of Buffalo’s Historic Waterfront. A Community Benefits Agreement would ensure quality jobs, green design standards and operations and high road economic development principles for the Canal side development.

I will be teaching broadcast journalism classes at United International College in China in the fall. "Mike Igoe wants you to know that right now he's blocked out of Facebook in China. You can read all about his China adventures on wnymedia.net/mike

I will be teaching broadcast journalism classes at United International College in Zhuhai China.Rright now I'm blocked out of Facebook in China. You can read all about my China adventures on wnymedia.net/mikeigoe

Senator Young has an established record of civic, professional and volunteer achievements.

Elected to the Senate in 2005, she immediately took on a leadership post as Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, working to strengthen New York State’s top industry. She also Co-Chaired the Administrative Regulations Review Commission, focused on reducing regulations and red tape that impede job growth.

Currently, Senator Young Chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development, which works to develop legislation to help revitalize communities; assist families in buying and preserving their homes; and create safe, affordable rental housing. She also Chairs the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources that is dedicated to creating policies that will boost economic revitalization and strengthen rural communities throughout Upstate.

Mark C. Poloncarz  is the current county executive of Erie County, New York. Poloncarz, a Democrat was elected county executive-elect on November 8, 2011 after defeating the incumbent county executive Chris Collins a Republican by a 53 - 47 percentage point margin. Poloncarz is only the 2nd Democrat to be elected to the position of county executive in the 51 year history of the position.

 

After years of experience in the government and non-profit sectors, in May 2009 Tracy decided to take her knowledge of non-profit development, communications, public relations, education, issues development, fundraising, and grant writing and

put it to use by opening Tracy Diina Communications, a PR firm specializing in assisting non-profits and small businesses with developing and disseminating their messages and obtaining the proper funding to do that.

It quickly became apparent that many businesses and non-profits had been searching for affordable, quality services. Within the past two years, Tracy Diina Communications has been retained by: B Team Buffalo, Collectors Proof, Configuration Dance Theatre, Consumer CreditCounseling Service of Buffalo, Inc., Eating Disorders Association of Western New York, Faces of Buffalo, Family Voices Network, Hispanics United of Buffalo, HockeyTowneUSA USA Fanfest, La Luna/Mark & Charlie Goldman, Meszaros International Center of Entrepreneurialism (MICE), Metrodata Services Inc., O'Connell & Company Productions, Read To Succeed Buffalo, TOY / Theatre of Youth and the Williamsville Education Foundation.

According to two satisfied clients:

“Tracy has been great in assisting the MICE program to obtain financial assistance from the various Foundations and communicating MICE’s goals and accomplishments to the community. She is very loyal, and knowledgeable about her work and

dedicated to her profession.”

-Les Meszaros

Founder of the Meszaros International Center of Entrepreneurialism (MICE)

Founder of Voice Technologies Group

Former VP at Intel

 

"Tracy is energetic and enthusiastic. You definitely find yourself wanting to be involved with whatever organization or event Tracy is involved with because she is extremely genuine, caring and fun!"

Nicole Schuman

Co-Founder and President

Social Media Club of Buffalo

 

Tracy has a B.A. in English and Education and an M.S. in Education from SUNY Geneseo.  She is the founder and past President of the 21^st Century Club, and the former Vice President of the New Millennium Group; both groups were designed to engage younger people in

civic affairs.  She served as Director of Public Relations for the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation from 1997-2001, the scandal free years. Additionally, she served for four years on the Planned Parenthood of Buffalo & Erie County Board of Directors, and for two years on the St. Mary’s Condominium Association Board of Directors, with one year as President.

Immediately prior to opening Tracy Diina Communications, Tracy was the Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County, from 2001 until April 2009. Literacy Volunteers is the region’s sole provider of free one-on-one adult and family literacy services, As Executive Director, Tracy tripled the annual operating budget, initiated several new literacy programs and expanded into the realm of youth literacy services. Tracy was responsible for helping launch the Reading Right Now project to promote early literacy and provide all new mothers at Children’s Hospital with a book for their new baby, in light of the fact that 61% of low income families have no books in their homes.

Tracy and her husband Brian Kuty live in North Tonawanda with their seven year old daughter, Ava, and their four year old daughter, Olivia. She currently serves as the Board Chair of the Eating Disorders Association of WNY, a Board Member of MAMIES, Leader of Girl Scout Troop 30425 and is active in the B Team Buffalo, a group dedicated to building a better Buffalo.

 

 

Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Republican-Conservative-Independence, was elected to a second term in the New York State Senate on November 2, 2010.  Prior to being elected to the State Senate, he served as an Erie County Legislator, from 1989 to 2008.