Franasiak of Calamar selected as 2011 Leader of the Year

Leadership Niagara awarded Kenneth Franasiak, CEO & chairman of Calamar, with Leader of the Year Award at their recent awards luncheon held at the Niagara Falls Country Club. Leadership Niagara is an organization whose mission is to strengthen regional leadership. The program attracts a who's who of business, nonprofit, government, and academic leaders committed to strategic planning, leadership training, and serving our community. These principles provide insight and perspective on the issues and challenges facing today's business leaders. Franasiak was honored as Leader of the Year at the annual awards luncheon for his vision and drive to grow a successful business in Niagara County as a premier builder and developer that has afforded many new and existing businesses to grow and expand in our region along with his extensive commitment to the community. Franasiak's tireless dedication to the community is evident through his many obligations including the Niagara Area Foundation which he was instrumental in creating as well as the development, funding and implementation of an early childhood educational program for Niagara County. "I am greatly humbled to have been selected as Leader of Year," Franasiak said. "This prestigious award is truly a privilege, especially seeing the list of past nominees. I am grateful to be able to work with so many wonderful people from various organizations that also enlist their time, money and efforts to make the programs we are involved with possible and work tirelessly to make our communities better places to live and do business."