Ms. Rodriguez-Dabney joined the senior leadership team at the 125-year-old Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in June 2023, continuing a two-decade career path in public service. Reporting directly to the center’s president and CEO, she leads an independent department that drives initiatives across the organization. A U.S. Navy veteran, Ms. Rodriguez-Dabney has worked with colleagues to expand engagement through movie nights, cancer screening opportunities and other new partnerships. She previously served as chief diversity officer and chief of staff to the president of SUNY Buffalo State University. During her tenure as Buffalo’s first chief diversity officer and deputy mayor, she played a central role in the response to the May 2022 racially-targeted mass shooting at a grocery store.
