Board of Directors

Project Rainfall’s Board of Directors provides strategic guidance, accountability, and stewardship to ensure the mission remains strong and community-centered. Comprised of leaders committed to economic mobility, food access, and long-term neighborhood investment, the Board helps advance a vision rooted in ownership, sustainability, and opportunity for transforming Buffalo’s East Side.

Magdelena Nichols, PhD

Chairperson

Chief Operations Officer, Jericho Road Community Health Center

Joseph B. Hill

Vice Chairperson

Chief Culture, Equity, and Belonging Officer, Cone Health

Rozana Ayanbadejo

Treasurer

Controller, Nova Healthcare Administrators, Inc

Dee Johnson

Sole Member Rep Non-Profit Agency

Executive Director, National Witness Project

Julia Devonish, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Control Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Marta Clark

Executive Director of Human Resources, CUNY School of Medicine

Donna M. Brown

Associate Hospital Administration, Erie County Medical Center

Miles Hunter

Youth Coach, Trainer and Athlete, Track & Field

Stephanie Lee

President, Northland Beltline Taxpayers’ Association

Stacy Lewis Beauford

Retired Lieutenant, Buffalo Police Department

Heather Orom, PhD

Associate Professor/Associate Dean Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UB School of Public Health and Health Professions