Francine Brooks
President
Our Team
Our Management Team
Education:
Francine holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sr. George Williams University in Montreal, Canada, and is a graduate and alumnus of the “Core” and “Advanced” programs offered through the School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) at the University at Buffalo.
Awards:
Francine has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the “Small Business of the Year Award” from the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, “Best Places to Work” in Western New York, the “Who’s Who among Executive Women” award, the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Alumni Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship, and she was installed into the BNSME Hall of Fame in 2016.
Personal:
Francine is an avid runner and golfer, and spends as much time as possible with her twin granddaughters in Brooklyn.
William Henecke
Operations
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
A : Play board games.
Q: What is your favorite vacation from your past?
A : I spent a month in Australia in high school.
Q: What is item #1 on your bucket list?
A : Travel to outer space.
Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?
A : Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Firefly, respectively.
Q: How do you display your creative side?
A: I like to wear mismatched, but thematically paired fun socks.
Our Support Team
Moira Kauderer
Design
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
A: Dance, photography, and playing games with my friends, whether it’s video games like Animal Crossing or our weekly board game nights.
Q: What is your favorite vacation from your past?
A: “Crashing” a friend’s family vacation camping in the 1000 Islands. Oh and of course going to Germany!
Q: What is item #1 on your bucket list?
A : Visiting every Disney Park around the world, especially Tokyo Disney.
Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?
A: My favorites change constantly but I constantly go back to “The Princess Bride” and “Steven Universe”
Q: How do you display your creative side?
A: I’m constantly surrounded by creativity, whether its writing new dance or flag work for colorguard, photographing my friends and their kids, or creating backgrounds for my friends on Twitch.
