HILBERT COLLEGE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERSTO BOARDOF TRUSTEES Hilbert College is pleased to announce six new members to the College’s Board of Trustees. Ericka Bennett, Anthony J. Billittier IV, MD, William Brinson ’97, Terrance Heard ’94, Lisa Ressman ’99 and Elizabeth WoikeGanga, LCSW-R, each will serve a three-year term. Additionally, Lamont Williams, who has served on the Hilbert Board of Trustees since 2017, was elected Vice Chair. Williams joins the existing officers – Laurie Boreanaz Carra ’81 (Chair) and Jill Meyer (Secretary).
Bennett is Assistant Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has been an active member of the New York State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Erie County, and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. Bennett was also a member of the Business First “40 Under 40” class of 2014.
Dr. Billittier is Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Independent Health in Buffalo. He is also clinical associate professor at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and School of Public Health and Health Professions, and for nearly 30 years he has been an emergency physician with the University at Buffalo Emergency Medicine Residency at Erie County Medical Center. Previously, Dr. Billittier was founding dean of the D’Youville College of Health Professions and also served for 11 years as Erie County Health Commissioner.
Brinson, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Hilbert College in 1997, is Academic Coach and Multicultural Student Support Services Coordinator at Niagara Community College. He is known for mentoring students and for developing partnerships between several schools and NCCC to create connections with graduating seniors. He serves on the College’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and is advisor to the Black Student Union. Brinson is a member of the Hilbert College Athletic Hall of Fame and served on the Hilbert 2025 Advisory Council.
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