Natalie Brown, BNC member and Woman in Leadership honoree, is hosting the 4th Annual Project 308 Art Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17th, 2016, 12:00 - 5:00 pm on Oliver Street between Schenck Street and Robinson Street in North Tonawanda.

Nicola Bryant-Ballard, BNC member and Woman in Leadership honoree, is putting together the Rudeboyz Neighborhood Art and Music Festival.

Nicola Bryant-Ballard, BNC member and Woman in Leadership honoree, is putting together the Rudeboyz Neighborhood Art and Music Festival.

Catherine Linder Spencer is an award winning Buffalo born and Buffalo-based artist. Catherine’s work has been exhibited widely in museums and galleries throughout Western New York including the Albright Knox Art Gallery, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, and The Castellani Art Museum and in major cities throughout the U.S.

Therese is a partner on a six-person wealth management team in the Merrill Lynch Buffalo office. Their team within Merrill Lynch was created by the three partners in 2010 and is known as The Siwiec, Ryan, Vita & Associates Group. Merrill Lynch itself was founded in 1915 by Charlie Merrill and Edmund Lynch, and was acquired by its parent company, Bank of America, in 2008.

Watch the Buffalo Niagara President, Katharine Smith being interviewed on Channel 4 regarding women's rights issues in the news - http://wivb.com/2016/06/10/womens-rights-activists-suggest-real-change-could-be-coming/

Studio J was founded by Jayme Smith who was born into dance by her mother, Barbara Glover, owner of Miss Barbara’s School of Dance, the longest running African American dance school in Buffalo. Jayme wanted to open a business that would encompass many of her creative talents including dance, fitness and event planning.

Register today for  our Annual Conference, June 3rd – 5th at the Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs. We hope to see you all there for a fun and eventful weekend!

The NYS Women Buffalo Niagara Chapter officers were elected on April 6th.

Nicola Bryant-Ballard co-owns Rudeboyz Artworks with her husband Qean. They originally gave the concept a trial run over the 2015 holiday shopping season as one of the temporary shops in Queen City Pop-Up downtown.