About the Richardson Olmsted Campus.

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 

Christopher Schoepflin – Vice Chairman
Founder + Principal, Main Light Strategies LLC

Mark Kercher, CPA – Treasurer

Christopher T. Greene – Secretary
Partner, Barclay Damon LLP 

Mike Anthony
SVP Commercial Real Estate Financing, M&T Bank

Grace Bird 
Founder & Principal Design Consultant, Birds of Paradise Design

Clinton Brown, FAIA 
President, Clinton Brown Co. Architecture, PC 

Matthew Caldiero
SVP of Accounting and Corporate Controller, Ciminelli Development Company, Inc.

Brian Grunert 
Founder, White Bicycle

William Jones 
President, CityView Construction Management

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

Robert Shibley, FAIA, FAICP
Professor and Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo
UB Campus Architect / Senior Fellow, UB Regional Institute

Rick Smith 
President & CEO, Rigidized Metals Corp.

Lynn Stievater
Financial Consultant

Trevor Torcello
VP & General Counsel, Nissha Medical Technologies

Patrick J. Whalen

Ex Officio

Beatrix Souza
Executive Director, Buffalo Psychiatric Center

James Finnerty
VP of Institutional Advancement, Buffalo State College

*Deceased