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Staff
Andrea Ó Súilleabháin
Executive Director
andrea@ppgbuffalo.org
Email
(716) 246-1706
Tanvier Peart
Director of Policy Advancement
tanvier@ppgbuffalo.org
Email
(716) 218-3571
Sarah Wooton
Director of Community Research
sarah@ppgbuffalo.org
Email
(716) 800-1720
Colleen Kristich
Community Researcher
colleen@ppgbuffalo.org
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(716) 852-4191
Unai Reglero
Art and Cultural Organizer
unai@ppgbuffalo.org
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Regine Ndanga
New York State Public Health Corp. Graduate Fellow
regine@ppgbuffalo.org
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Anna Blatto
Part-time Research Associate
anna@ppgbuffalo.org
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Steve Peraza
Part-Time Research Associate
steve@ppgbuffalo.org
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Kristin (Szczepaniec) Ksiazek
Collaboration and Research Specialist
ks844@cornell.edu
Email
(716) 440-6578
Sam Magavern
Senior Policy Fellow
sam@ppgbuffalo.org
Email
(716) 852-4196
Board Members
Ramone Alexander
Board Vice Chair
Karima Amin
Lou Jean Fleron
Stephen Halpern
Devonya Havis
Board Secretary
Sharon Ivey
Ben Kerman
Ba Zan Lin
Board Chair
Matt Nagowski
Susan Thomas
Board Treasurer
Policy Fellows
Erin Carman
2020 Public Research Fellow
Assistant Professor for the Social Work and Sociology Department, Daemen College
ecarman@daemen.edu
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Orlando Dickson
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences, Communication & Sport Studies, Medaille College
ohd23@medaille.edu
Email
(716) 880-2333
Erin Hatton
2019 Buffalo Commons Public Research Fellow
Associate Professor, Sociology, University at Buffalo
eehatton@buffalo.edu
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Jalonda Hill
Founder and Executive Director, Colored Girls Bike Too
Co-Founder and Coordinator Fair Fines and Fees Coalition
jalondah@buffalo.edu
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Wooksoo Kim
Associate Professor in School of Social Work and Co-Director, Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute, University at Buffalo
wkim5@buffalo.edu
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Jason C. Knight
Assistant Professor, Geography and Urban Planning, Buffalo State College
knightjc@buffalostate.edu
Email
(716) 878-3828
Andrew Marcum
Program Coordinator, Center for Self Advocacy
amarcum@center4sa.org
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Jessica Gilbert
SUNY PRODiG Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Instructor at SUNY Geneseo
jlgilber@buffalo.edu
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Yunju Nam
Associate Professor, Social Work, University at Buffalo
yunjunam@buffalo.edu
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Kelly Patterson
Assistant Professor- School of Social Work, University at Buffalo, SUNY
klp27@buffalo.edu
Email
(716) 645-1248
Robert Silverman
Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo
rms35@buffalo.edu
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Noelle St. Vil
Assistant Professor, Social Work, University at Buffalo
noellest@buffalo.edu
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