Mark Poloncarz, the President of the Western New York Democrats for Progress, has over 15 years experience working on local, state and federal campaigns. He brings a unique perspective to campaigning having run one of the largest efforts in recent years as the 2004 WNY Coordinator for the John Kerry for President campaign and in having won his own race for Erie County Comptroller in 2005, the first time a democrat has held that seat since 1974. Mark was reelected in 2009, and was one of only two Democratic countywide candidates to be reelected across all of NYS during a tough year for incumbents.

Mark was an at-large delegate to the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver for the 27th Congressional District. Mark was also a delegate from the 27th Congressional District at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, and was appointed floor whip for the New York delegation. Additionally, Mark was a surrogate for the 1996 Bill Clinton for President campaign in Toledo, Ohio, volunteer WNY communications director for the 2000 Bill Bradley for President campaign, and has worked for and advised a host of other candidates on the state and local level. Mark is also a member of the Erie County Democratic Committee's Executive Committee.

Bob Reynolds is a former 2-term Erie County Legislator (12th District) and former member of the Hamburg School Board. Bob also spent his entire career working at the Ford Stamping Plant in Woodlawn and was a leader of the United Auto Workers.

Todd Potter is one of the young stars of the Democratic Party in WNY. In addition to being the VP for the northern section of WNY, Todd is the VP of the Young Democrats of Erie County. Todd has already worked on many local, state and national campaigns and is in charge of bringing new, younger members into the party.

Linda Berman is the Secretary of the Western New York Democrats for Progress. Linda has worked on many local, state and federal campaigns and is a Democratic Committeewoman and zone chair in the Town of Amherst.

Mike Szukala is the Treasurer of the New Democrats of WNY. Mike has over a decade of experience working on local, state and federal campaigns. Presently a zone chair in the Town of Amherst, Mike is an accountant with a Masters in Business Administration and is noted for his statistical research.

Fai Borowiec is a member of the Board of Directors of the Western New York Democrats for Progress. Fai was an instrumental part of President Barack Obama's team in WNY and is the data "guru" of the organization. A Democratic Committeewoman in the City of Buffalo, Fai has worked on many progressive candidates and causes campaigns and is well respected for her ability to accurately analyze statistical information and turn it into a winning message.