David Weincek

  • Professional stage, screen and television actor in New York City since 1987.
  • Appeared in several Off-Broadway hits as well as productions at the Kennedy Center, Chicago's Goodman Theater, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Cincinnati Playhouse and Los Angeles Blank Theater Company
  • Television credits include Law & Order, Deadline, Saturday Night Live, and the daytime dramas One Life to Live and Search for Tomorrow.
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of the Miss Manhattan Scholarship Program
  • New York University honors graduate. Awards include the 2000 New York Big Apple Star Award and Princess Grace Foundation National Finalist.

Rhodes Palmer

  • Volunteer with the Miss America Organization for over 30 years.  Former President, Chairman of the Board and Director of Field Operations for the Miss New York State Program.
  • Former President and Executive Director of the Miss Buffalo Program.
  • Senior Vice President of Investments and Portfolio Manager for Moors & Cabot, Inc.
  • Graduate of Ball State University and the New York Institute of Finance
  • Member of numerous organizations including The Eastern Niagara Chamber of Commerce, Art Park & Co., Inc., Barbara Ennis Foundation, The Rotary Club of Lockport, Bond Club of Buffalo

Rich Kellman

  • Senior Correspondent for Channel 2 News and Host of the weekly news and public affairs show "Common Ground."
  • Covered more than 4,000 stories in his 37 year career as a broadcast journalist.
  • Received numerous honors for journalism and humanitarianism including Associated Press Awards for Reporting, and the Edward R. Murrow Award
  • Bachelor's degree in Broadcasting from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master's degree in Television from Syracuse University
  • Father of two daughters: Laurie is an Associated Press reporter in Washington, D.C., and Julie works for MTV Online in New York City. Resides in Amherst with his wife Ann.

Honorable Barbara Howe

  • New York State Supreme Court Justice; former Judge of the City of Buffalo
  • Master's and Doctoral degrees in Sociology from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor degree from University at Buffalo School of Law
  • Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology at University at Buffalo
  • Served as an officer, director or trustee of numerous civic organizations including the Women Lawyers of Western New York and the Erie County Bar Foundation
  • Chairperson of the Erie County Executive's Alternatives to Incarceration Advisory Board.
  • Authored numerous professional articles.
  • Frequent lecturer at educational seminars

June Williams Hoeflich

  • Senior Vice President and Commercial Executive of HSBC Business Credit (USA), Inc., the commercial finance division of HSBC Bank USA.
  • Active in several community and charitable organizations, including the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Erie Community College Foundation, University at Buffalo Business Alliance.
  • Professional Organizations include the Buffalo Chapter, Robert Morris Associates, and a founding member of the Buffalo Chapter, National Association of Urban Bankers
  • Bachelor's degree from University at Buffalo and Master's degree in business administration from Canisius College

Gregory Evans

  • Volunteer with the Miss American Organization for over 20 years and has served has Executive Director, Producer and Judges Chairman
  • Former Field Director and Board Member of Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Program.
  • Judged over 100 Miss American preliminary pageants in several states including Arizona, Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico and Rhode Island
  • Accomplished pianist and public speaker
  • Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications and Theatre from Shepherd College
  • Director of Marketing and Communications for Goodwill Industries

Jennifer Dittmar Campbell

  • Miss Buffalo 1993 and Miss Western New York 1994
  • Named 2nd runner-up to Miss New York State
  • Accomplished pianist
  • Bachelor's Degree and Masters of Business Administration in Corporate Finance from University at Buffalo
  • Senior Financial Analyst with Delphia Automotive Systems
  • Resides in Amherst with her husband Michael and 6-month-old son Owen

Miss Buffalo 2001
Distinguished Panel of Judges

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