About

Board of Trustees

Executive Board

Mount St. Mary Academy is governed by a Board of Trustees, composed of Mount St. Mary Alumnae and friends of the Academy.
The 2023-2024 Board members are:

  • President: Ms. Colleen Allen, Esq. ’98
  • Vice President: Mrs. Mary Balkin Cannata, Esq. ’08
  • Treasurer/ Finance: Mr. Daniel Cavarello, Esq.
  • Secretary: Mrs. Maria Velasco Deyell ’95

Board Members

  • Dr. Deborah Rindfuss Ellis, Ph.D '74
  • Ms. Mary Emminger '10
  • Ms. Takeisha Ewing '11
  • Mr. Joseph Kreuz
  • Mrs. Chloe Macdonald Bree '09
  • Mr. Joseph Martone
  • Ms. Amanda Mays ’02
  • Ms. Mary Klocke Power '79
  • Dr. Douglas Regan, Ph.D.
  • Sister Rosemary Riggie, SSMN ’71
  • Dr. Roslyn Romanowski, MD ’78
  • Mr. Michael Samulski
  • Mrs. Margaret O’Brien Simons ’78
  • Mrs. Josephine Ossei-Anto Theal ’06

Mount St. Mary Academy

3756 Delaware Ave.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 877-1358
Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, is a Catholic, private, college preparatory school for young women. Within a nurturing and academically challenging and inclusive environment, the Academy strives to develop the whole person’s gifts and potential. Guided by our Catholic tradition, and rooted in Gospel values, we empower scholars to be leaders dedicated to lifelong learning, moral integrity, social justice, and service to and inclusion of others.