Meet the BFNC Team

Working as a team to serve our community.

Great things happen when you have people who work together that are dedicated to uplifting individuals and families.

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
– Andrew Carnegie

Officers & Staff

Portrait of Chandra Redfern, Executive Director, About the BFNC team

Chandra Redfern, MS
Chief Executive Officer

Portrait of Shrikant Vardhan, About the BFNC team

Shrikant Vardhan, MBA, JD
Chief Financial Officer

Portrait of Yolanda Abraham, About the BFNC team

Yolanda Abraham, MHC
Chief Program Officer

Portrait of Daysi Ball, About the BFNC team

Daysi Ball
Director, Hope Center

Portrait of Richard Thomas, About the BFNC team

Richard Thomas, MSW
Director, Niagara County Youth Services

Pamela Dunn, BFNC

Pamela Dunn
Director of Housing

Shannon Carter
Director of Special Projects

LaShawn Brown
Director of Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services(CAPP)

Board of Directors

Our Leadership is reflective of the Buffalo area community. We are committed to assisting the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers with creating a quality agency, focused on helping individuals and communities to navigate a path from where they are to where they want to be.

OFFICERS

Jenna Bichler
President
 Rebecca Town
Vice President
Timothy Korn, CPA
Treasurer
Christopher St. Vil, PhD, MSW
Secretary

DIRECTORS

Honorable Samuel P. Davis, Sr.
Gladys Diji, RN, MSN
DaMar Dowell
Doug Fabian,MSW
Renee Mapp, PhD
Giona Paolercio
Grace T. Phillips
Winford Quick, MD