Western New York Public Broadcasting Association
Donations deductibleWestern New York Public Broadcasting Association's network
24 people18 organisationsi24 people and 18 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (19) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
24 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia E Vance Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alphonso O'Neil - White | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brian Gwitt | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Casimiro D Rodriguez | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Cindy Barrett | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dennis M Penman | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Tanika Shedrick | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Francesca B Mesiah | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jim Deeks | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John D Reinhold (also filed as John Reinhold) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Arrison | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Hogan | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Romoff | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mary Ann Lauricella | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michael Adragna MD | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mustafa Gokcek | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Pamela Hokanson | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Philip L Glick MD | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert M Greene ESQ | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rosemary Sadlier | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tamara O Alsace PHD | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Timothy W Hoover | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tom Calderone | President & CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Yvonne S Minor-Ragan PHD | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bree Bove | VP Membership | since 2020 |
| David C Rotterman | Vice President Television Production | since 2018 |
| Gordon A Bayliss | Vice President Sales & Marketing | since 2018 |
| Heather Hare | VP, Marketing & Creative Services | 2023 |
| Jennifer Hasse | Director, People Operation | 2025 |
| Joesph Puma | VP Engineering & Technology | since 2020 |
| John Jacob | Asst VP Finance | since 2019 |
| Joseph C Puma | VP Engineering & Technology | since 2018 |
| Kathryn Larsen | VP Broadcasting | since 2020 |
| Lynn Bader | VP, Original Content Creat | 2025 |
| Michael Holley | Vice President Development | since 2019 |
| Nancy A Hammond | Executive VP & COO | since 2018 |
| Sylvia A Bennett | Sr. VP, Chief Development Officer | since 2018 |
| William Saurer | VP, Corporate Support | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Calderone | President & CEO | 39 | $364k | $104k | |
| Nancy A Hammond | Executive VP & COO | 39 | $209k | $46k | |
| Sylvia Bennett | Sr VP, Chief Development O | 40 | $168k | $35k | |
| Jennifer Hasse | Director, People Operation | 40 | $108k | $17k | |
| Joseph Puma | VP Engineering & Technolog | 40 | $105k | $17k | |
| Kathryn Larsen | VP Broadcasting | 40 | $95k | $16k | |
| William Saurer | VP, Corporate Support | 40 | $94k | $16k | |
| Lynn Bader | VP, Original Content Creat | 40 | $88k | $25k | |
| John Jacob | Asst VP Finance | 40 | $82k | $17k | |
| Bree Bove | VP Membership | 40 | $81k | $25k | |
| Cynthia E Vance | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yvonne S Minor-Ragan PhD | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy W Hoover | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Adragna MD | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tamara O Alsace PhD | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Arrison | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cindy Barrett | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Deeks | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Philip L Glick MD | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mustafa Gokcek | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert M Greene Esq | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Gwitt | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Hogan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pamela Hokanson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ann Lauricella | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Francesca B Mesiah | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alphonso O'neil - White | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis M Penman | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Reinhold | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Casimiro D Rodriguez | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Romoff | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rosemary Sadlier | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Tanika Shedrick | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Western New York Public Broadcasting Association
- EIN
- 160834459
- Address
- Po Box 1263, Buffalo, NY, 14240-1263
- State
- New York
- Mission
- We engage our communities through education, exploration, and entertainment - everywhere - including assisting partners in achieving the same. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A300 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1955
- Principal officer
- Tom Calderone (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1960
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCynthia E Vance
≥8years on the filingsJohn D Reinhold
≥8years on the filingsKaren Arrison
≥6years on the filingsDennis M Penman
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $25.8m
- Total liabilities
- $5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 122
- Volunteers
- 125