The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) Board of Directors is a 19-member, all-volunteer board made up of 14 ex-officio seats and five seats jointly appointed by the Erie County Executive and the Chair of the Erie County Legislature.
The Regional Development Corporation, which is the lending arm of the ECIDA, shares the same Board of Directors with the ECIDA. The Industrial Land Development Corporation, which is the land development and bond-issuance arm of the ECIDA, is overseen by a separate board Chaired by the Erie County Executive. The ECIDA, RDC and ILDC Boards meet monthly, and agendas and minutes are posted and archived here.
Click here for ECIDA,RDC, ILDC Board Meeting Schedule
ECIDA/RDC Board of Directors - 2026
- Brenda McDuffie, ECIDA/RDC Chair - Retired
- Dr. Lavonne Ansari - Interim Chair, NFTA
- Rev. Mark Blue - President, NAACP Buffalo Chapter
- Grace Bogdanove - President, Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council
- Hon. Joseph Emminger - Supervisor, Town of Tonawanda
- Joel P. Feroleto - President, Buffalo Common Council
- Dottie Gallagher - President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership
- Lorry Goldhawk - President, Erie County Association of School Boards
- Gregory Inglut - Business Manager/Financial Secretary, I.B.E.W. Local 41
- Tyra Johnson -WNY Director of Operations, LISC
- Hon. Shawn Lavin - Supervisor, Town of Amherst
- Glenn Nellis - Retired
- Hon. Brian Nowak - Supervisor, Town of Cheektowaga
- Hon. Mark Poloncarz - Erie County Executive
- Hon. Sean Ryan - Mayor, City of Buffalo
- Kenneth Schoetz - VP, Healthcare Association of Western & Central New York
- Hon. Taisha St. Jean Tard - Chairman, Economic Development Committee Erie County Legislature
- Vacant - Buffalo Labor & Management Council
- Vacant - Chair/Designee Buffalo Niagara Partnership
ILDC Board of Directors - 2025
- Hon. Mark Poloncarz, ILDC Chair - Erie County Executive
- Grace Bogdanove - President, Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council
- Daniel Castle - Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning
- Zachary Evans - Chief Economic Development Officer., Erie County Office of the County Executive
- Hon. Timothy Meyers - Chair Eire County Legislature
- Hon. Sean Ryan - Mayor, City of Buffalo
- Hon. Taisha St. Jean Tard - Chairman, Economic Development Committee Erie County Legislature
Misc. Board Related Documents
- ECIDA Board Member Organizational Chart (PDF)
- Board Committees (PDF)
- Board Meeting Schedule
- Board Meeting Minutes
- ECIDA/RDC Board of Directors Appointment Date & Authority (PDF)
- Officers of the ECIDA/RDC/I:LDC (PDF)
- ILDC Board Member Organizational Chart (PDF)
- ILDC Board of Directors Appointment Date & Authority (PDF)
- New York State Code Enabling Legislation (PDF)
- Annual Board of Directors Evaluation Form (PDF)