Southwestern New York State
Economic Plan
Charting A Course for Regional Prosperity 2023-2028
Southwestern New York State
Community Engagement Process
Preparation for the 2023-2028 CEDS began in October 2022. Nine focus groups met either once or twice by April 2023. Between the focus groups and phone calls, over 100 participants contributed 225+ hours to the planning process. In fall 2023, focus group participants will have the invitation to continue as working groups on specific issues and action plans. Equity lens: the group momentum will be maintained throughout the CEDS implementation, and we will lay the groundwork for a more inclusive, equitable engagement process in 2028.
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Thanks to the focus groups and all who contributed conversations and thoughts to this plan:
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AGING
Athena Godet-Calogeras Bonnie Saunders Katie Wilkinson Hannah Bavuso MaryAnn Spanos Lyndi Scott-Loines Theresa Schueckler Linnea Haskin Julie Hall Amanda Brainard ARTS, HISTORY & CULTURE John E. Brown Pam Brown Penelope S. Minner Jare Cardinal Paula Bernstein Kortney Keyes Randee Spruce Amanda Brainard Steve Teachman Brian McClellan Susan Kalman Joe Stahlman Doug Clarke Dawn Westfall William Canella Brett Maybee Ja:no's Bowen |
AGRICULTURE
James Lewis Sue Abers Danelle Mascho Debbie Bigelow Anneliese Bruegel Cassandra Skal Melinda Spire Ralph Swanson John Policastro Susan Parker Dick Rivers Sasha Khodorkovskaya Emily Miller Loraine Post Jacob Hostetler Emily Smith Katelyn Walley-Stoll Gayle Patterson Linnea Haskin Crystal Abers |
BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & WORKFORCE DEV.
James Schifley Bob Forness Jonathan Zurek Katie Geise Courtney Curatolo Christine Urf Sharon Huff Scott Payne Corey Wiktor Nate Aldrich Mark Geise Reita Lynch Kathleen Martel Craig Clark Lenora Leasure Gregg Karl HIGHER EDUCATION Mark Zupan Phyllis Gaerte Daniel DeMarte Holger Ekanger Stephen H. Kolison, Jr. Ann Lehman Steve Mauro Chuck Cornell Kevin Kearns |
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Cassandra Pinkoski Hailey Laramie John Jablonski Whitney Gleason Shane Titus Bryan Nothdurft Emily Kuhlkin Allie George Ben Anderson BUILT ENVIRONMENT Dean Scholes Robert Thompson Bryan Bates Kathleen Ellis Patty Graves Thomas Windus Tim Card Shannon Barnhart April Ramadhan COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Keri Kerper Vince DeJoy Don McCord Kier Dirlam Rebecca Wurster |
HEALTH, MEDICAL & EMS
Sarah Tranum Shaela Maybee Tyler Shaw Kevin Watkins Michael Faulk Alicia Broadbent Donna Kahm Darla Kent Lindsay Miller Melissa Sullivan Steven Jackson Jennifer Ruggles Christopher Wichlacz Bonnie VanHousen Jeff Luckey Sean Jones Megan Barone Tina Higley LOCAL COMMERCE & TOURISM Bruce Thomas Dan Heitzenrater John Sheahan Michelle Denhoff Meme Yanetsko Kortney Keyes Paula Bernstein William Canella |
