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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Board Names Officers


Press Release

recently elected officers for one-year terms on its board of trustees.

The officers include:

  • Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA was re-elected to chair. She has served on the board since 2019, and also previously served from 2005 – 2014, serving as chair from 2010 – 2013. Kirisits is managing director of Kirisits & Associates, CPAs, PLLC, a full-service public accounting firm providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to businesses, individuals, and non-profit organizations. She resides in Lancaster.
  • Sean Willett was named vice-chair. As a Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ trustee since 2018, he has previously served as chair of the audit and re-engineering sub-committees. Willett is executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Five Star Bank. He lives in Clarence.
  • Tracey Maw was re-elected board secretary. With nearly 30 years of nursing experience, she is vice president of assisted living services with RCA Healthcare Management. Maw has served on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s board of trustees since 2016 and as secretary since 2020. She lives in Lancaster.
  • Larry Christ was named treasurer. He joined the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ board in 2021. With 35 years of experience in chief executive roles, he is business consultant, executive and owner of Vistage Worldwide, Inc. He is an Orchard Park resident.

“With a 65-year tradition of making a quality, career-focused education as accessible as possible for our students and preparing them to thrive in in-demand healthcare and technology professions, our board continues to guide based on what is best for our students and our commitment to the community as a private, career-oriented opportunity college,â€� said Dr. Bassam M. Deeb, president, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.