Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF BE-A-FRIEND PROGRAM, INC. COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ERIE, NIAGARA AND THE SOUTHERN TIER IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH, WITH THE VISION THAT ALL YOUTH ACHEIVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
BE A FRIEND PROGRAM, INC, BIG BROTHERS/SISTERS PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 1971 AS ONE OF 240 AFFILIATES OF THE NATIONAL BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA. THE GOAL OF THE AGENCY IS TO PLACE POSITIVE ADULT ROLE MODELS INTO THE LIVES OF YOUTH IN THE HOPES OF IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND ENHANCING THEIR CHANCES OF SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ASKING VOLUNTEERS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE AGENCY'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF, TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD BASED ON TRUST, COMMUNICATION AND CONCERN. BE A FRIEND PROGRAM, INC. SERVED 527 YOUTH DURING 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Thomas J Guagliardo | CEO | 40 | $83,000 |
| Michael Marong | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mariah Kerwin | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert Zuchlewski | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Natalie Terhaar | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| D Scott Sutherland | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Demone Smith | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Courtney Sinatra | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gust Pullman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Hedy Moss | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joseph Marusak | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kristin Lowry Sommers | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Amanda Karpovich | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tammy Hill | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Gastle | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lenora Foote | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Bennett | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Victor Anastasia | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brian Murphy | CHAIR EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Hore | CHAIR EMERITUS | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Conroy | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| James J Kincaid | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christine Farrow | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alan S Korman | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
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