Our Team

CENTER FOR REGIONAL EXCELLENCE, 4039 ROUTE 219, SUITE 200, SALAMANCA NY 14779
​PHONE (716) 945-5301  FAX (716) 945-5550 

RICHARD ZINK Executive Director
extension 2203 / rzink@southerntierwest.org

Administrative, Broadband Development, STW Development Foundation, ​Western Region Corporation

THOMAS BARNES ​Sr. Regional Economic Development Coordinator & ​EDA Program Manager
716-373-8880 / tbarnes@southerntierwest.org

Economic Development Administration Funding Program, Economic & Community Development, Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategic (CEDS) Planning, Grantsmanship Services

JASON EASTMAN Regional Economic Development Coordinator

extension 2206 / jeastman@southerntierwest.org

EDA CARES ACT Grant

HALLEY KASPERSKI Economic Development Associate
extension 2207 / ​hkottwitz@southerntierwest.org

Southern Tier Enterprise Development Organization (STEDO), Economic & Community Development

KIMBERLY LAMENDOLA Regional Development Coordinator & Local Foods System Manager
extension 2211/ klamendola@southerntierwest.org

Local Foods/Food System Development, ​Grantsmanship Services

JONATHAN MAYR Clean Energy Communities Coordinator
extension 2232 / jmayr@southerntierwest.org

NYSERDA Program, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Data, Transportation Planning, Watershed Management

FILEVE PALMER Regional Development Associate
extension 2205 / fpalmer@southerntierwest.org
ARC Area Development Program
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SARAH PHEARSDORF Community Assistance Specialist
extension 2200 / sphearsdorf@southerntierwest.org

Local Government Training, Municipal Websites, ​Records Management