Guided by Campus Leadership, the Richardson Olmsted Campus’s mission is to connect the past, present, and future through the reimagination and revitalization of this National Historic Landmark, on the way to realizing the organization’s vision of becoming a national model for preservation, progress, and sustainability.
Meet Campus Leadership.
President
Paris Roselli, a life-long resident of Western New York, is the President of the Richardson Olmsted Campus and the Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo. Paris holds a BA in International Relations and a BA in Spanish Language from Canisius College. He has been involved in community organizations since the early 1990s, including Judge for 43North, CEPA Gallery Director and North Buffalo representative for Buffalo’s Comprehensive Plan ‘Queen City in the 21st Century.’
Cultural Curator
Patrick Ryan serves as the Cultural Curator at The Richardson Olmsted Campus and the Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo. Born and raised in Buffalo, Patrick holds an MA in History from Buffalo State University with a focus on 19th Century American Studies. A historian by trade, he has been involved in Buffalo’s cultural sector for the past decade: namely at The Buffalo History Museum, which lends a unique perspective into both Western New York’s past & future.
Board
Stanford Lipsey* – Founder
Former Publisher, The Buffalo News
Paul R. Hojnacki – Chairman
President, MacLean Curtis LLC – Retired
Paul Ciminelli – Vice Chairman
President & CEO, Ciminelli Development Company
Mark Kercher – Treasurer
Christopher T. Greene – Secretary
Partner, Barclay Damon LLP
Clinton Brown, FAIA
President, Clinton Brown Co. Architecture, PC
William Jones
President, CityView Construction Management
Mike Anthony
EVP, Community Finance Department, M&T Bank
Judith C. Lipsey
Chair, Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo
James Obletz
Vice President, Corporate Development, Delaware North
Molly Quackenbush
Former Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Christopher Schoepflin
Founder + Principal, Main Light Strategies LLC
Robert Shibley, FAIA, FAICP
Director, Rudy Bruner Center for Urban Excellence, University at Buffalo
UB Campus Architect / Senior Fellow, UB Regional Institute
Rick Smith
President & CEO, Rigidized Metals Corp.
Patrick J. Whalen
President & CEO (Interim), Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance
Ex Officio
Beatrix Souza
Executive Director, Buffalo Psychiatric Center
LeVar N. Burke, JD, MPA
Chief of Staff at Buffalo State University
*Deceased
