Board of Trustee
New Board of Trustees Appointments Alan Elia Alan Elia is President/CEO of Sevenson Environmental Services, a family owned business, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Alan is also the Vice-Chair of the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation and is currently head of the WNY Amateur Hockey League Discipline Committee. Alan lives in Lewiston and has been a strong supporter of Nichols as a member of the Headmasters’ Society and a major donor to the nicholsfuture.org Capital Campaign. Alan has served on the Strategic Planning Committee for two years. He has four children: Maddie ’13, Emma ’15, Tom ’17 and Ally ’21. Steve Foley Originally from Massachusetts, Steve Foley graduated from Emory University and Case Western Reserve Law School. He is a trial lawyer at Paul William Beltz. He and his wife, Kate ’79, a former Trustee and Nichols alumna, are members of the Headmasters’ Society and were generous donors to the nicholsfuture. org Capital Campaign. They live in Buffalo and are the parents of three current Nichols students, Stephen ’15, Claire ’18 and Maureen ’21. Steve is active in local charitable causes and is known for his art collection. He has served on the Board of The George Eastman house in Rochester. Adam Greenberger ’89 Former Alumni Board member, Adam Greenberger ’89, joined the Board of Trustees in November, filling the vacancy left by Jon Williams. Adam is an investor, manager and entrepreneur who most recently founded the private equity firm, Afina Capital Partners, exclusive to Ghana. In 2004, he founded Albright Capital Partners where he is the Managing Partner. Additionally, he is the Partner and Founder of the contemporary art gallery, Charles Bank Gallery located in New York City. He is a member of the Board of Directors to the 18 Rabbits organic food brand and is a Director at Centerstone Linen Services. Adam serves on the Middlebury College Arts Council and Fountain House Gallery Board. Adam received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and an MBA from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.
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Amy Blum Houston ’85 Amy Blum Houston ’85 graduated from Georgetown University and received an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She worked as a principal consultant at Pricewaterhousecoopers for three years, and was VP of Aspect ILA, before moving to the Robin Hood Foundation where she is currently MD, Management Assistance/MD, Human Capital. The Robin Hood Foundation invested $132 million in poverty fighting programs in New York City last year and has invested over $1.1 billion to fight poverty since its inception in 1988. Amy is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. She is married to Nichols classmate, Tom Houston ’85. They live in New York with their two children. Amy has been a longtime supporter of Nichols and member of the Headmasters’ Society and was the keynote speaker at the Leadership Giving Societies reception last year. Marsha Koelmel Marsha Koelmel joined the Board of Trustees mid-year during the 2012-2013 school year, filling a vacancy left by Larry Montani. She is currently serving her second term as a Board member of Everywoman Opportunity Center, Inc. and is also a Board member of Wider Opportunities for Women. Marsha received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Canisius College. She is stepmother to Jeffrey ’02 and Liz Koelmel ’05, and mother of Thomas, Lauren ’14 and Caroline Hurley. Scott Weber Scott Weber is an engineer by trade and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University at Buffalo. In these roles, Scott leads university-wide efforts to ensure that University at Buffalo undergraduate students have a transformative educational experience with opportunities to engage in truly distinctive research and creative and public-service activities that are hallmarks of a top-tier university education. Prior to being appointed vice-provost, Scott chaired the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. He helped establish the University’s transportation engineering research program and oversaw the department’s rise to No. 27 in the nation according to US News and World report. Scott has worked at the University at Buffalo since 1983 and was twice named professor of the year. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in environmental engineering. He and his wife are natives of Virginia and have two grown children. Scott previously volunteered for Nichols by serving on the Head of School Search Committee.