Steven B Sample
Former President, University of Southern California; USC's 10th president (1991-2010)
Michael Pietkiewicz
SVP, Erie Community College; former Jack Quinn aide
Scott Nostaja
SVP at UB; appointed interim president at UB in September 2010, but quickly withdrew his name
Richard Bergman
President of Heartland Homes
William J. Hochul Jr.
General Counsel, Delaware North | former U.S. Attorney for Western District of New York