Our Committees 

Brush Up Buffalo is an all volunteer organization whose Board of Directors has set up a Steering Committee to oversee operations, and create and manage subcommittees that perform and manage vital operational roles.

Our Steering Committees (and their respective Chairpersons)

Housing - Identifies neighborhoods with the appropriate mix of single family, owner-occupied homes that fit the Brush Up Buffalo profile; analyzes applications and verifies information; markets applications to target homeowners and works with the Marketing Committee to create awareness about program; matches homes with volunteer teams.

Chairperson: Roseann Scibilia

Hospitality - Identifies and solicits in-kind donations and/or discounted food and other products for kick-off breakfast and day of event meals. Coordinates pick-up/drop-off of hospitality supplies with Boy Scouts or other hospitality team volunteers, and distribution to houses and the staging site for breakfast and lunch on day of event.

Chairperson: Melissa Grainger

Insurance - Arranges insurance coverage for volunteer protection and temporary liability coverage for homeowners whose homes are the subject of the Brush Up Buffalo event.

Chairperson: Jessie Baldwin

Sponsorships - Identifies and solicits contributions from public and private sector Western New York and State of New York funding sources that include corporations, government agencies, and foundations.

Chairperson: Mike DeWind

PR/Marketing - Writes press releases, maintains media awareness of pre-event and day of event information; coordinates interviews with radio, tv and print media; coordinates design of t-shirt and print production. Also keeps Web site up to date.

Chairpeople: Candy Reimer and Sabrina May

Volunteer and Team Development - Recruits, identifies, solicits volunteer teams from diverse sources - businesses, community groups, public and private sector; distributes team leader handbook; collect liability release forms; distribute t-shirts; and works with the Housing Committee to match teams to houses. Identifies members of community to serve on steering committees, the Board of Directors and in other capacities within the organization; marketing to other groups to increase awareness through such community resources as United Way volunteer match Web site; Erie County Commission on the Status of Women board volunteer Web site; Leadership Buffalo; Buffalo Jaycees; and other groups.

Chairperson: Tony Astran

Operations - Works with our Operations partner to line up equipment rentals; procures paint and supplies, and coordinates deliveries to houses; works with Union Painters to identify matches for houses and their role; works with the Buffalo Police Dept. to coordinate day of event presence, and with the City of Buffalo regarding sanitation and other services.

Chairperson: Jim Phillips

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