Hires/Promotions/ Honors

The Western New York Venture Association named Anthony D. Mancinelli, of Harter Secrest&Emery, president of its board of directors. Directors: Judith J. Albers, Excell Partners; Kevin B. Albaugh, Intensive Energy Engineering; Neil Arnold, private investor; David J. Colligan, Watson Bennett Colligan Johnson&Schechter; James Cornell, Praxiis Business Advisors; Alfred D. Culliton, Erie County IDA; Robert A. Evans, management consultant; Scott Friedman, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman; Jeffrey Human, Gross Shuman Brizdle& Gilfillan; Mark Kane, The Kane Firm; Kent Keating, Seevast; Woody Maggard, UB STOR; Daniel P. Penberthy, Rand Capital Corp.; and Robert Shaw, Superior Constructors.

The Buffalo Chapter Society of Financial Service Professionals named William D. Wright, Sagemark Consulting, president for the 2009-2010 term. Other officers: Vice president, Bruce Supernault, Financial Planning Coordinators; treasurer, Jon Pellish, Chiampou Travis Besaw and Kershner; and secretary, Phillip Gallson, Campagna and Gallson CPAs. Director: Mark Johnson, Thrivent Financial.

Company items

The University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Core Program recently graduated 46 Western New York business owners, operators and high-level managers— the largest graduating class in the program’s 21-year history. Core program graduates completed a 10- month program for experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders who wish to grow, refocus or better manage their businesses. They performed an in-depth analysis of their own businesses while developing expertise in key areas such as strategic planning, employee relations, capital acquisition and marketing.

The Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce awarded the following: Large Business of the Year, Rural/ Metro Medical Services; Small Business of the Year, The Master Electric Company; Citizen of the Year, Patricia Wojcik; Community Service Award, Cheektowaga Police Crime Resistance Unit and a Special Presentation Award, Walden Galleria 20th Anniversary.

TREK Inc., a Medina designer and manufacturer of high-voltage power amplifiers and high-performance electrostatic instrumentation, introduced a new high voltage power amplifier— Trek Model PZD350A—that offers wide bandwidth and additional features important in piezoelectrics, electro-optics, MEMS and other applications.

Patents

Title: “Process and apparatus to recover high purity carbon dioxide” No.: 7,550,030 Inventors: Kumar; Ravi (Williamsville) Assignee: Praxair Technology (Danbury, Conn.) Date issued: June 23, 2009