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    New CEO Featured in Buffalo Business First

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    Lessons learned: Incoming BFNC CEO Chandra Redfern sets leadership strategy

    Jul 14, 2021, 6:00am    Article written by Business First Reporter, Tracey Drury

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    Chandra Redfern, CEO, Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Center, has been at the nonprofit for 20 years including the past four as it’s COO.

    Though she just took the reins as CEO this month, Chandra Redfern has been integral to the growth and management at Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers for 20 years, including the last four as chief operating officer.

    In fact, that journey prepared her to lead the organization including her experience in housing, mental health case management and adolescent pregnancy prevention.

    Redfern used that knowledge to help manage a $21 million redevelopment of the agency’s Westminster Commons project, turning a historic but rundown facility on Buffalo’s East Side into an 84-unit apartment building for lower-income seniors, people with behavioral health issues and individuals at-risk for homelessness, plus a medical clinic and an on-site Evans Bank branch.    Read Complete Article@ https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2021/07/14/lessons-learned-incoming-bfnc-ceo-chandra-redfern.html

     

    BFNC Board Announces New CEO

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    The BFNC Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Chandra Redfern, MS as the agency’s next CEO.  Chandra, the former BFNC Chief Operating Officer, is a senior level executive with over 20 years of experience driving service and productivity. She has been employed by BFNC since 2000 serving in several leadership roles.

    “It is believed that Chandra will bring a dedicated approach in her leadership along with a strong desire for organization and accountability, states Douglas Fabian, the BFNC Board Chair.

    We thank Ricardo I. Herrera, MSW for 25 years of service.

    About Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers: Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC), a community agency with over 125 years of serving the Buffalo community, provides a safety-net of human services to assist residents living in low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Lockport, New York. BFNC provides coordinated and customized programs focused on individuals, families, youth, and seniors, by helping with housing, rehabilitation, financial management, vocational assistance, social development, and other supportive services. Follow BFNC on Facebook@buffalobfnc.

     

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