2023-2024 Board
Cheryl Klemenz – President
Cheryl and her family have lived in Clarence for 25 years. She started volunteering in the Clarence School District over 20 years ago and has worked on the Ledgeview, Harris Hill, and Middle School PTOs in various capacities. Cheryl joined CSEF in 2014. She has four children, Maddie (2016 graduate), Rick (2018 graduate), Dan (current sophomore), and Evelyn (current 8th grader). Cheryl is a registered nurse at Hospice Buffalo. She has many fond memories of volunteering in the Clarence District and is looking forward to working with the CSEF Board to continue the foundation’s mission.
Chris Brophy – Vice President/Grants Coordinator
Chris and her husband (also Chris) have lived in Clarence Center for 19 years with their three sons. Chris is excited to be serving this dynamic organization that has done so much to enrich students’ experiences at every school in the district. Chris has worked for the last 25 years for CASA of New Hampshire, a nonprofit that advocates for abused and neglected children in the courts. She has served as the Director of Technology there for the last 22 years. For the District, Chris has served on the Music Task Force and Facilities Committee as well as holding offices for Clarence Center Elementary and Clarence Middle School PTOs. She also serves on the School Improvement Team at the High School, is former Co-President of the Band Boosters and is currently Co-President of the Clarence Chorus Boosters. You will also see her at the Middle School working on the musical and helping to run the summer musical camp.
Karen Brandau – Treasurer
Karen and her husband have lived in Clarence for 23 years, and they have two children, Will (2022 graduate) and Jordan (current junior). She is an IT Business Analyst with Husky Injection Molding Systems and has served in a project management or analyst capacity on numerous business system implementation and software enhancement projects over the past 15 years. She has helped out with Ledgeview PTO activities during the elementary years and was the CMS PTO Treasurer for 4 years while Will and Jordan were in middle school. Karen is looking forward to the opportunity to serve Clarence Schools in a new way through CSEF!
CSEF Directors
Jodi Berner
James Chen
James and his family moved to WNY in 2018. Although new to the area, James is an active volunteer in the Clarence schools and actively involved in the community. James is a tenured faculty in mechanical and aerospace engineering at University at Buffalo. With his passion for higher education, he looks forward to sharing his experiences and love for science with all schools in Clarence Central School District.
Tim Scherer
Sheila Condrell
Ex-Officio
Matthew Frahm, Superintendent
Dawn Snyder, BOE Liaison
Louis Mancuso ’24, Student PR Representative
Dan Klemenz ’25, Student Representative
Zachary Meal, Clarence High Technology Department
CSEF Inc. Alumni
Kerri Adams – Board of Directors
Adam Brophy – Student Representative
Diane Burley-McGlue – Founding Member / Board of Directors
Lisa Campione – Board of Directors/Treasurer
Curt Cashmore – Board of Directors
Drew Cerza – Founding Member / Board of Directors
Adrienne Costello-Sulik – Secretary
Jenna DePasquale – Founding Member / Board of Directors/ Grants Coordinator /President
Joe DePasquale – Founding Member / Board of Directors/ Vice President/President
Joleen Dimitroff – Board of Directors
Catherine Fuchs – Board of Directors
Ramona Hales – Board of Directors/Grants Coordinator / Secretary
Beth Hauer – Board of Directors / Secretary
Maria Janzow – Founding Member / Board of Directors
Rick Klemenz – Board of Directors
John Kowalczyk – President
Micaela Lauer – Vice President
Vic Martucci – Founding Member / President
Stacey McCabe – Board of Directors / Secretary
Wendy Salvati – Founding Member / Secretary
Dawn Snyder – Founding Member / Vice President / President
Lori White – Board of Directors / President
