Who We Are | Chautauqua County Land Bank
The Chautauqua County Land Bank is made up of a Board of Directors who are appointed by the Chautauqua County Legislature to serve staggered terms. Representation includes 2 members of the Legislature (Democrat and Republican), the Directors of Development from the cities of Jamestown and Dunkirk, a representative of the county Planning Board, the Real Property Tax Director, local representatives from the banking and real estate industries, community development organizations and the general public. We endeavor to be representative across the county.
CCLBC Board of Directors:
James E. Caflisch
Board Chair
Peter Lombardi
Board Member
William W. Carlson
Board Member
Jeffery Gossett
Board Secretary
Paul Whitford
Board Member
Scott Butler
Board Treasurer
Aaron Resnick
Board Vice Chair
Diane Hannum
Board Memeber
Staff of CCLBC:
The CCLBC employs 1 Full-Time Administrative Director, 1 Part-Time Program Specialist, and the Executive Director, who concurrently serves as the county’s Deputy Director for Planning.
Mark Geise
Executive Director
Gina Paradis
Administrative Director
Jennifer Cameron
Program Specialist
Stephen Abdella
Legal Counsel
Recent News & Updates
Determined to be unsafe as well as unsightly, the long-abandoned Portage Inn on N. Portage Avenue in Westfield was demolished Thursday.
The dangerously decrepit Portage Inn building in downtown Westfield will soon disappear from 18-28 N. Portage St. now that the village board unanimous...
The city of Dunkirk will be opening bids Monday for asbestos surveys on seven properties that would get them closer to demolition.