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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Nan McCarley Wood was the youngest of four children born to Mabel and Belton McCarley on August 26, 1929 in Buffalo, New York. Her parents recognized the worth of an education and encouraged all of th...

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Dr. Mary Frances Winters

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Mary-Frances Winters is president and founder of The Winters Group, Inc., a Rochester-based consulting firm with a national client roster. The Winters Group specializes in research, strategic planning...

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Deidre Pettus Whiteside

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Deidre is a lifelong resident of Buffalo New York and a proud product of the Buffalo Public Schools. She attended P.S. #23, P.S. # 74, West Hertel Academy and is a graduate of Riverside High School. S...

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Ziyadah Brooks Uqdah

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Ziyadah was born in Buffalo, New York and graduated from School 17 and Bryant and Stratton College. She attended additional courses at Medaille College and the University at Buffalo. For 30 years, she...

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Grace Cardwell Tate

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Grace Tate is the daughter of Joseph Brown (deceased) and Arwilla Cardwell. Her father was from New York City and came to Buffalo in the late 1940’s and worked for Symington Wayne and later at the Uni...

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Lynn Taylor

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Lynn Taylor was born in Buffalo in 1962 to Raymond and Rita Taylor. At the age of three, Lynn was diagnosed with cancer for the first time. This diagnosis is a thread that weaves its way through Lynn’...

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Michelle Thomas

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Mrs. Michelle J. Thomas is head of the music department at The Park School of Buffalo and Organist at Faith Baptist Church. Michelle began studying piano in 1955 and organ in 1959. She won First Place...

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Letitia Thomas Rogers

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Letitia Thomas-Rogers serves as the Director of Cora P. Maloney College (CPMC) at the University at Buffalo. CPMC houses a wealth of student support programs and offers undergraduates cultural awarene...

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Quadir Lateef Habeeb

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Jun 19, 2011 Biographies

Many lives were touched in the short life span of Quadir Lateef Habeeb. To have the ability to touch a person's life, who you don't even know, is amazing. Habeeb had that ability. Habeeb exemplified c...

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Latrece Monet Seneca

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Jun 19, 2011 Biographies

A 6 pound baby girl was born on April 25th, 1986 at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are Nerisse Helena Seneca and James Charles Dudley. A close friend of her mother’s named her L...

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Meylona Johnson

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Jun 19, 2011 Biographies

Melonya is a product of Buffalo’s east side; raised by two hard working parents Alfred Johnson III and Margie Beatrice Johnson. She and her brother Alan Dale Johnson (Abu) were encouraged to appreciat...

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Sandra Gibson

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Jun 19, 2011 Biographies

Personal: Born in Buffalo, New York. One son, Chris and 3 yr. old granddaughter Samaiya. Current Place of Residence: Henrietta, NY Occupation: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Education: Masters of Sc...

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