WNYACS Section Officers

2025 Western New York Executive Board

  • Chair: Chris Li, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • Chair Elect: Jason Benedict, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • Vice Chair: OPEN
  • Secretary: Caitlyn Montross, Daemen University
  • Treasurer: Robert Stewart, Honeywell
  • Councilor: David Nalewajek, Honeywell
  • Councilor: Peter Schaber, Canisius University
  • Member-at-Large: Matthew Crawley, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • Member-at-Large: Lindsay Rose, SUNY Niagara
  • Newsletter Editor: Timothy Gregg, Canisius University

2025 Committees

  •  Schoellkopf Award Committee:

Chair: Luis Velarde
Luis Sanchez
Timothy Cook
Jason Benedict
Andrew Murkin
Luis De Jesús Báez

  •  Education Committee:

Chair: OPEN
Luis Colón
Valerie Frerichs
Jeff Rose
Lindsay Rose

  • Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee:

Chair: Timothy Gregg, Canisius University
Sherry Chemler, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Luis De Jesus Báez, University at Buffalo, SUNY

  • Chemistry Olympiad Coordinators:

Sherry Chemler, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Krit Marohn, Canisius University

  • National Chemistry Week: David Nalewajek, Honeywell
  • Historian: OPEN
  • Senior Chemists: OPEN
  • Web Site: Timothy Gregg, Canisius University
  • Younger Chemists Committee:  Caitlyn Montross, Daemen University