Nine Western New York leaders with ties to Buffalo State University were honored by Buffalo Business First, a Buffalo-based business journal, on its 2025 40 Under 40 list. This annual distinction recognizes area professionals who are younger than age 40, successful in their professions, and involved in their communities. Winners were celebrated at a luncheon on November 20.
Those with Buffalo State ties included: Bashir Ansari, ’09, vice president, product developer for Enterprise Date Office, Citi/co-executive director, SOLID Foundation Prep Inc.; April Contreras, ’12, product manager, New York Power Authority; Kate Glaser, ’10, founder, Hope Rises News; Jennie Jonmaire, director of human resources, New Era Cap, member of Buffalo State University Bengala Committee; Clara Moran, executive director, Bison Children's Scholarship Fund; Spencer Morgan, ’11, executive director, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site; Bernice Radle , ’11, executive director, Preservation Buffalo Niagara; Lindsey Taylor, director of development, Police Athletic League of Buffalo Inc.; and Jennifer White, ’08, ’12, marketing and communications manager, Lexington Co-Op Markets.