Brian Seifert, Chairman
Hometown: Orchard Park, NY
Business Info: Founder and CEO of Chematrix and Chemasters
Education: Bishop Timon St. Jude High School, BS Chemistry St. Bonaventure University
Other Board Affiliations: Former Chairman of The Franciscan Center Board, current member of the Board at Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School.
Personal: Married to wife Dana and have five children together. Founded Chematrix and Chemasters over 25 years ago. After the closing of the Franciscan Center, was one of the founding members of the newly created Franciscan Heritage Foundation along with other members.
Mark Kasperczyk, Treasurer
Hometown: Hamburg, NY
Business Info: Mark is a President of Calmar Consulting, LLC a Financial Services Company consisting of Leasing, Credit Card and Gift Card processing and manages a portfolio of $ 100 Million Dollars in annual transactions. Prior to that, Mark served as Vice President of Branch Administration and Marketing for Evans Bank, a billion-dollar financial institution.
Education: Bishop Timon High School, Buffalo, New York
BS Business Management, Canisius College, Buffalo New York
Other Board Affiliations: Former Board Member The Franciscan Center, Buffalo, NY. Past Member of the Canisius College Alumni Board of Directors. Former Board Member Young Audiences of Western New York, Treasurer JP’s Foundation
Personal: Married to Robin, 4 Daughters, 8 Grandchildren
Matty Burke
Hometown: Derby, NY
Business Info: Owner of Doc Sullivan’s, South End Florist and Burkey’s Sportswear
Education: Bishop Timon High School
Other Board Affiliations: Kid’s Escaping Drugs
Personal: Married to wife Judy. Together they have five children and 11 grandchildren.
Mike Rizzo
Hometown: Amherst, NY
Business Info: Amherst, NY
Education: Owner of MPR Restaurants, Inc.
Other Board Affiliations: Cardinal O’Hara, Brighton Place Library
Personal: Michael and the Rizzo family of restaurants has proudly served Western New York for nearly 35 years. MPR Restaurant holdings include Banchetti by Rizzo’s, Schnitzel and Company, Rizotto , Rizzo’s Casa di Italia, Bari Italian Street Food and Rothland’s Golf Course. Within these facilities you will find multiple catering and banquet options with several distinctive rooms accommodating anywhere from 30 to 250 guests and customizable for any event. In addition to his business holdings and community activities, Mike is also an avid golfer.