Who We Are

Buffalo Habitat for Humanity Young Professionals is a diverse group of dedicated individuals in their 20s and 30s supporting Habitat for Humanity Buffalo in their mission to increase accessibility to home ownership in the Buffalo area. HYP Buffalo fosters the growth of the region's future leaders through a combination of service, social gatherings, professional development, and networking.

Our Mission

Buffalo Habitat Young Professionals aims to support and advance Habitat Buffalo’s goal of expanding access to affordable housing.

Our Goal

The House HYP Built

HYP Buffalo is aiming to build a home with a Habitat Buffalo partner family through fundraising and build-day volunteering. This requires $100,000 in funds and 100 HYP volunteer build days.

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BIG thank you to the @habitatbuffalo_ staff & board of directors for their unwavering support of the 1st ever Raise the Roof Concert! 🎵

We did it, Buffalo! Our Raise the Roof concert raised enough money to build a new roof on a @habitatbuffalo_ home, and it’s all thanks to you. Without your generous support none of this would be possible. Thank you to everyone who came out, and

Shoutout to our HYP Build Day volunteers who this past Saturday helped hang drywall in a new @habitatbuffalo_ home, then followed that up with a well-deserved happy hour @bigditchbrewing! #hypbuffalo

Building Friendships 🏡 and cheering on the @buffalosabres 🏒 at our October social event!

Come join us for happy hour @briarbrothersbrewing on Thursday October 10th as we watch the Sabres take on the LA King! Open to all, RSVP link in bio.

It was a perfect day to Hike for Homes ☀️ and then enjoy a cold 🍻 at @hamburgbrewing

Come join HYP Buffalo for some outdoor fun as we hike to the Eternal Flame in Chestnut Ridge park! After that, we’ll kick back and enjoy some cold drinks at Hamburg Brewing. This free event is open to all! Visit the events page at hypbuffalo.or

Come out and join us for our August HYP Build day as we have double the capacity with TWO Habitat Buffalo build sites. Tell your friends and come learn a few new skills while you meet some awesome people along the way! Happy hour to follow at Communi

Meet the Board

Dan Knight

Board Chair
Gilbane Building Company

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Cassie Malough

Vice Chair
Launch NY

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Jake Foster

Secretary
Saint-Gobain

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Tia Saunders

Treasurer
Rodriguez Construction Group

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Teaghan Stack

Events Co-Chair
Gilbane Building Company

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Jasmine Foster

Events Co-Chair
Leadership Buffalo

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Kathleen Clark

Partnership Chair
M&T Bank

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Carly Bahringer

Membership Chair
Community Services for Every1

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Brooke McMillan

Marketing Chair
Curbell Plastics

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Eamon Danieu

Volunteer Co-Chair
Knauf Shaw LLP

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Mike Telesco

Volunteer Co-Chair
CPL Architecture, Engineering, and Planning

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Joe Wojnowski

Development Chair
Graves Bros. Home Improvement

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DJ Manou

Habitat Buffalo Liaison - Volunteer Manager

Habitat Buffalo Volunteering
Eric Muharareni

Habitat Buffalo Liaison - Accounting Assistant

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