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Click any of the Boards below to view more about each member.
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Board of Directors
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Pat LaFontaine, President
Jim Johnson, Executive Director
Roger Simon, Treasurer
Richard Pluta, Merrill Lynch
Bruce Komiske, Childrens Memorial Hospital
Marybeth La Fontaine
Jerry Wood, Morgan Stanley
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Board of Trustees
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Graham Fraser, North America Sports
Thomas Golisano, Paychex
Donald Meehan, Newport Sports
George Ross, The Trump Organization
Brian Valentine, Amazon.com
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Honorary Board |
Michael J. Fox
Denis Leary
Mario Lemieux
Tim Robbins
Michael Rosenbaum
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Medical Board |
Dr. "Patch" Adams
Charles Griffin
Dr. James Kelly
Dr. Jeffrey Minkoff
Chris Reichart
Dr. Ernie Valutis
Steve Wirth |
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To read more information about any of the following Board Members below, please click on their name.
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Graham Fraser -
North America Sports |
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Mr.
Fraser is the CEO of North America
Sports, (formerly Ironman North
America). Operating in the United
States since 1998, NA Sports has led
a rapid expansion of Ironman events
in the United States and around the
world, hosting events in Lake
Placid, NY; Panama City Beach, FL;
Penticton, British Columbia;
Madison, WI; Coeur d'Alene, ID;
Tempe, AZ; Oceanside, CA; and Walt
Disney World(r) Resort, FL.
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Thomas Golisano -
Paychex |
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Mr.
Golisano is the billionaire founder
of Paychex, the second largest
payroll processer in the United
States and owner of the Buffalo
Sabres in the NHL. He is renowned
for his charitable work,
particularly throughout western New
York. He and his wife Heather have
been extremely supportive of the
work of the CiC Foundation and
helped fund the Lion’s Den Room at
Women and Children’s Hospital of
Buffalo.
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Donald Meehan-
Newport
Sports |
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Mr.
Meehan founded Newport Sports
management, Inc. in 1981, and has
since established the firm as the
most successful agency in the hockey
playing world. A graduate from the
Faculty of Law at McGill University,
Meehan has been recognized by The
Sporting News as one of the 100 Most
Influential People in Sports. He
represented Pat LaFontaine
throughout his entire Hall of Fame
career and remains a personal
friend.
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George Ross -
The Trump Organization |
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Mr. Ross
is Executive Vice President and
Senior Counsel for the Trump
Organization. He is the business and
legal advisor to Donald J. Trump. He
had a featured role on “The
Apprentice” as a boardroom judge. He
is responsible for development of
foreign investments and supervision
of leasing and operation of 40 Wall
Street as well as the Trump Tower.
He and his wife Billie have been
extremely supportive of the work of
the CiC Foundation and helped fund
the Lion’s Den Room at Maria Fareri
Children’s Hospital.
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Brian Valentine -
Amazon.com |
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Mr.
Valentine serves as Amazon.com's
Senior Vice President, Ecommerce
Platform. Prior to joining
Amazon.com in September 2006, Mr.
Valentine held a variety of
positions with Microsoft Corporation
from 1987 to 2006, including Senior
Vice President, Windows Core
Operating System Division, from
January 2004 to September 2006 and
Senior Vice President, Windows, from
December 1999 to January 2004. He
was also goaltender for the
Microsoft corporate hockey team and
devoted significant energy to
helping the Seattle Ronald McDonald
House.
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