Marni Marciano

Ruth and Milton Kahn Emerging Leadership Award

Marni, a native Buffalonian, attended the University of Minnesota where she earned a degree in Journalism and Public Relations. She lived in Toronto before returning to Buffalo to raise her family. She has worked mostly in pharmaceutical sales before transitioning to her current role as Field Access Lead for Pfizer, working directly with families to help them access crucial medication.

Marni and her husband Armand, together with their twins Max and Sylvie, have been active members of Kehillat Ohr Tzion, where Marni served as Chair of the Youth Education Committee from 2018-2020. Marni has also served in several roles at LiNK Jewish Buffalo including Chair of PJ Library from 2020-2021, Vice Chair of LiNK from 2021-2023, and currently as LiNK’s chair.

To know Marni is to witness the authenticity of her heartfelt resolve to make a significant impact on the world around her.

Hadar, in addition to being the director of the University at Buffalo’s Startup and Innovation Collaboratory, serves as the director of the WNY Prosperity Fellowship Program, a leadership development program, generously funded by The Prentice Family Foundation that seeks to recruit and retain entrepreneurial-minded students to contribute to economic development in Western New York. Prior to her current roles, Hadar served for eight years as the administrative director of the University at Buffalo’s Undergraduate Academies, the collaborative, interdisciplinary living-and-learning communities for undergraduates. She was formerly the assistant administrative director of the University Honors College and before that served as an assistant director in the Office of Admissions.

Hadar is an inspired leader, proud of being Jewish and of her family connection to Israel. Her passion for Jewish values guides her in working with so many students with diverse backgrounds.