Administrative offices of the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y. are located at our headquarters at 1081 Broadway in the heart of Buffalo’s Broadway Fillmore Neighborhood.
Ben Hilligas is the Executive Director of the Matt Urban Center. He can be reached at 716.893.7222 extension 325.
The Matt Urban Center has been proudly serving the East Side of Buffalo, the Town of Cheektowaga and a small portion of West Seneca for the past 44 years. We continue to fulfill our mission of revitalizing neighborhoods, serving families and changing lives by bringing together public and private resources in an effort to assist community residents in becoming self-sustaining.
Board of Directors
Marcia Pacciotti: Chairperson
Brandon Jones: Vice Chairperson
Douglas Butler: Treasurer
Janice Swinnich: Secretary
Michael Borrello
Raymond Brinson
Carl Campbell
Irene Cieslak
Jeanie Gustafson
Cynthia Eberl-Lawicki
Emily Kaufmann
Donna Latham-Edwards
Lauren Nostro
Bradley Nasca
David Pfaff
Nadeen Singh
Marva Threat
Administrative Staff
Ben Hilligas: Executive Director
Alissa Venturini: Chief Program Officer
Karen Baer: Chief Operations Officer
Zacchary Tenhuisen: Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Undercoffer: Chief Community Development Officer
Sarah Maurer: Development Director
Stephanie Von Wald: Accounting Supervisor
Gail Shirley: Accounting Assistant
Jonathan Szwajkos: Accounting Assistant
Yesuf Said: Staff Accountant
