The 2023 Women of Influence & Businesswoman of the Year
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These 25 area businesswomen rise above their peers — and considering the talent in that group, that's saying a lot.
Buffalo Business First's 17th annual awards recently recognized the business acumen and community spirit of these 25 Western New York women:
- Businesswoman of the Year : Anne Constantino, former president and CEO, Horizon Corps.
- Jennifer Balbach , partner, Summer Street Capital Partners
- April N.M. Baskin , legislative chair, Erie County Legislature
- Jamie Jasinski Batt , equity partner, Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC
- Martha Buyer , principal, Law Offices of Martha Buyer
- Sara Dayton, CPA , managing partner, Lumsden McCormick CPA
- Kimberly DeSimone, PhD, MBA , director of Master’s in Leadership Program, St. Bonaventure University
- Kathleen Fieramusca, owner/CEO, Foxy Delivery Service
- Megan Gomez , vice president, senior deputy general counsel, Univera Healthcare
- Shelly Gordon, owner, Premier Dog Sports & Event Center LLC
- Kathleen Granchelli , CEO, YWCA of the Niagara Frontier
- Sheila Hunt, chief officer, community services, OLV Human Services
- Rachel Leidenfrost, PMP , executive vice president of people and projects, FeedMore WNY
- Laura Linneball , managing partner, Wilder & Linneball, LLP
- Christine Lorenz , president & CEO, Globalquest Staffing Solutions, Inc.
- Betsy Mitchell, board member and capital campaign leader, WEDI (Westminster Economic Development Initiative)
- Sonya S Noor , M.D., managing partner and co-founder, Buffalo Endovascular and Vascular Surgical Associates - BEVSA
- Margaret Paroski, M.D., president & CEO and chief medical officer, Catholic Medical Partners, IPA
- Chandra Redfern(No solicitations) , CEO, BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, INC
- Anne Reif , COO, YMCA Buffalo Niagara
- Anne Ryan , executive director, Read To Succeed
- Carmen Snell , vice president, deputy general counsel, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
- Siobhan C. Smith MSOD, CPCC , founder and co-president, Catapult
- Sister Nora Sweeney, social worker/community outreach case manager, Catholic Health
- Robyn Zimmer , CEO & founder, Embrace The Difference?- Charitable Jewelry and Giftware
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This Weekly Edition was compiled by Sara Paulson Meehan . Questions? Comments? Concerns??Send them to smeehan@bizjournals.com .