Catholic Charities Of Buffalo Announces New President & Chief Executive Officer

Following an extensive five month search by the board of trustees, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo and chairman of the board of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, announced the appointment of Deacon Steve Schumer as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective January 6, 2020. Mr. Schumer succeeds retiring President and CEO Dennis C. Walczyk, who joined Catholic Charities in 1997 as chief operating officer and was appointed CEO in 2003. The board of trustees added the title of president in 2018 when it reorganized to a single executive from a . . .