Our People
It takes a team to make our mission a success. The people and partners behind the International Institute of Buffalo are the ones that see it through.
Board of Directors
2025-2026
Officers
Sarah Viksjo
Chair
Captive Practice Consultant, Gallagher
Dan Theal
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Capital Planning & Management | Senior Finance Manager| M&T Bank
Onkham Rattanaphasouk, CPA
Treasurer
CFO, RP Oak Hill Building Company, Inc.
Dawn Odrzywolski
Secretary
Senior Consultant | BluePeak Advisors, Gallagher Benefit Services
Directors
Umesh Babaria
Consumer Bank CFO, Key Bank
Molly Chvala
UX, Product and Design Leadership Consultant
Amina Diallo
Audit Manager, Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Omar ElNasser
Senior Director, Integration Management Office, Stark Tech
Jim Kennedy
Director of Government Affairs and Community Relations, Roswell Park
Karina Krantz
Owner, Filled with Love Buffalo Market
Priya Pinto, PhD., CRC
President, Allwel, (WNY/NYC)
Mahesh Sankaran
Retired
Leadership Team
Jennifer Rizzo-Choi
Executive Director
jrizzo@iibuff.org
Todd Brooks
Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement
tbrooks@iibuff.org
Gabe DiMaio
Director of Communications
gdimaio@iibuff.org
Dominic Floro
Director of Language & Employment Services
dfloro@iibuff.org
May Shogan
Senior Director of Programs, International Exchanges and Education
mshogan@iibuff.org
Clair M. Ty
Supervising Attorney
cty@iibuff.org