Melanie Buhrmaster-Bunch is the Director of Corporate Relations for the University at Buffalo . Throughout her 15-year fundraising career, Melanie has worked with educational, cultural, and human service organizations, and has gained extensive experience and knowledge in all aspects of development — with special emphasis on corporate relations. At the University at Buffalo, Melanie`s primary responsibility is to build mutually beneficial relationships that introduce companies to philanthropic opportunities designed to maximize branding potential, while supporting research, educational, and public service priorities at the university.
Sharon Mann is a Public Relations Coordinator and Organizational Expert for Pendaflex, the world`s leading maker of innovative filing and organizational products which include the Pendaflex and Oxford brand. Sharon is responsible for managing cause related marketing opportunities for the company which include current relationships with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Feed the Chilren, The First Step Program of The Coalition for the Homeless and Conservation International. She is responsible for researching and seeking new strategic partners as it relates to cause marketing for the company along with garnering PR. In addition Sharon coordinates the agreements with the charities as well as any follow up reports.
In his current position, Ken is responsible for understanding the needs of both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and helping them partner with each other to create a winning cause marketing relationship. Social Networks, Online Fundraising, Cause Marketing, and leveraging the boards of non-profits to raise funds are some of the responsibilities he has with current customers. Before giftback, Ken was a philanthropist giving and raising money for many worthy causes. He was and still continues to sit on multiple advisory boards of the non-profits to help with fundraising and cause marketing campaigns.
The Summit will take place at NYU's Kimmel Center located at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. The Kimmel Center is just minutes away from subway and train lines (see directions below). The full address is: Kimmel Center Eisner & Lubin Auditorium 60 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Directions by Subway Lexington Avenue Subway (6 Train) Local to Astor Place Station. Walk west on Astor Place to Broadway, then south on Broadway to Waverly Place, and west on Waverly Place to Washington Square. Broadway Subway (R,W Trains) Local to Eighth Street Station. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place, then west on Waverly Place to Washington Square. Sixth or Eighth Avenue Subway (A, C, E, F, V Trains) Express to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street or Waverly Place to Washington Square. Seventh Avenue Subway (1 Train) Local to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street to Washington Square. By Bus Fifth Avenue Bus Buses numbered 2, 2A, 3 and 5 to Eighth Street and University Place. Walk South to Washington Square. Bus numbered 1 to Broadway and Eighth Street. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place and west to Washington Square. Eighth Street Crosstown Bus Bus numbered 8 to University Place. Walk south to Washington Square. Broadway Bus Bus numbered 6 to Waverly Place. Walk west to Washington Square. By PATH Train Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) To 9th Street Station Walk south on Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) to Waverly Place, then east to Washington Square. By Car From Brooklyn Take the Manhattan Bridge. Off the Bridge, take Canal Street West to Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue). Take 6th Avenue North to West 4th Street and travel East to Washington Square. From Queens Take the 59th Street Bridge. Travel West to Fifth Avenue. Turn South on Fifth Avenue. Fifth Avenue ends at Washington Square. From Staten Island Take the Staten Island Express across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge crossing into Brooklyn. Take the Belt Parkway (West). Continue on the Belt Parkway to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (East). Take the Manhattan Bridge exit and follow the instructions above to Washington Square. From the Bronx, Westchester County, and Upstate N.Y. Take The New York State Thruway (I-87), which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. Continue to the Willis Avenue (Third Avenue) Bridge. Then cross to the FDR Drive in Manhattan. Travel South on FDR Drive to Houston Street, then west to La Guardia Place and North 3 blocks to Washington Square. From New Jersey by way of the New Jersey Turnpike Holland Tunnel: Travel North on the Avenue of the Americas (also known as 6th Avenue) to West 4th Street. Turn Right onto West 4th Street to Washington Square. Lincoln Tunnel: Travel East to 5th Avenue; turn Right, going South. Fifth Avenue ends at Washington Square. From George Washington Bridge Take the Henry Hudson Parkway South to 14th Street. Then East to 5th Avenue. Turn South on 5th Avenue which ends at Washington Square. From Long Island Take the Long Island Expressway (also known as the L.I.E. or I-495) to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Drive East on 37th Street to 5th Avenue. Take 5th Avenue South to Washington Square
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