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in the room. I took five pages of notes and was so impressed with the lean operations of their organization.��� People Inc., a Western New York health and human services agency, has been a Corporate Champion for two years. MBAs on the 2012 People Inc. team worked to help solve transportation challenges the organization was facing. ���By surveying our staff, the students gathered data to discover what challenges exist and any effects they may have on the quality of care we provide,��� says Kathryn Alterio, MBA ���00, associate vice president of human resources and corporate compliance officer at People Inc. The next step in the project was beyond the scope of the Corporate Champions, but thanks to the link made through the program, the School of Management was able to connect People Inc. with Natalie Simpson, associate professor of operations management and strategy. She and a small team of top undergraduate students will assess the client transportation network to improve efficiency and lower costs, allowing People Inc. to better serve more than 10,000 people each year. ���It���s really incredible that one student���s idea has blossomed into a program with an impact that has had such a ripple effect for students, organizations, alumni and the school,��� says Cynthia Shore, senior assistant dean of alumni and external relations. To learn more about Corporate Champions, visit mgt. buffalo.edu/CorporateChampions or call 716-645-3204. x Corporate Champion Partners Team Delaware North 2012 at the global headquarters in Buffalo. The company has a contract to operate the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. BlueCross BlueShield of WNY Kaleida Health Buffalo Games KPMG Buffalo Museum of Science Lawley Benefits Group The Buffalo News Life Technologies Buffalo Niagara Partnership Lumsden & McCormick Cameron M&T Bank Catholic Health System The Mentholatum Co. Citi Moog Cognigen Murak & Associates Columbus McKinnon National Fuel Delaware North Cos. New Era Cap Co. Deloitte Services North American Breweries Dopkins & Co. North Forest Office Providers Evans Bank The PCA Group First Niagara Financial Group People Inc. Flynn & Friends Pepsi Bottling Goodyear Dunlop Tires Perry���s Ice Cream Graphic Controls PricewaterhouseCoopers Greatbatch Rich Products Harmac Medical Products Roswell Park Cancer Institute Hodgson Russ TOPS Markets HSBC Bank Unifrax Hunt Real Estate United Way of Buffalo & Erie County IBM Independent Health KABA Healthcare VA Hospital VWR Education - Science Kit & Boreal Laboratories Team Columbus McKinnon 2012 tours the facility in Amherst. Spring 2013 Buffalo Business 25