CELEBRATING BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE LEADERSHIP
FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
BRENDA W. MCDUFFIE
1998-2020
The first woman President and CEO of the Buffalo Urban League for 22 years, Ms. McDuffie never stopped using her voice for and serving others. Under her leadership, the Buffalo Urban League became one of the community’s premier organizations serving more than 20,000 individuals annually through addressing health, economic and social needs while fighting for equity and justice.
Some of Ms. McDuffie's past and current Board and volunteer service includes: Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, Erie County Industrial Agency, People Inc., University at Buffalo Council, The Racial Equity Roundtable, Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective, National Urban League, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, Buffalo State College Council, Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Board, Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board, Independent Health Association, NYS Re-Entry Council, NYS Farmer Labor Wage Board and CoNECT and Community Health Workers Network of Buffalo.