WOMEN OF WESTERN NEW YORK

BWNY Magazine – Women to Watch
Toni Vazquez Chief Financial Officer
Greater Buffalo United Accountable Healthcare Network
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You Are……..
Everything That You Are Not
You are Real.
You are NOT Invisible.
You are Worthy.
You are NOT Worthless.
Your Success is the Rule.
You are NOT the Exception.
You are a Masterpiece & a Work in Progress. You are NOT Ignorant.
You are Beautifully Fearful and Fearless
You are NOT Angry
You are Prayerful
You are NOT Flawless
Toni Vazquez
If there is such a thing as a Renaissance man, then surely there are Renaissance
women. Count Toni Vazquez, Greater Buffalo United Accountable Healthcare
Network (GBUAHN) Chief Financial Officer, among them. A combination of
family, career and community service, Mrs. Vazquez’s full life makes her a perfect
choice for BWNY Magazine’s 2016 women to watch.
Born and raised in Buffalo, Mrs. Vazquez runs GBUAHN, a Medicaid Health
Home, with her husband, Raul Vazquez, MD. GBUAHN provides managed care
and patient health navigation for Medicaid recipients. She is also co-owner (along
with her husband) of Urban Family Practice on Buffalo’s West Side.
Mrs. Vazquez’s impressive credentials include a Bachelor of Arts degree in
psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Master of
Business Administration degree (MBA) from Medaille College. She is a graduate of
the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University. She earned her Lean Six Sigma
certification from Villanova University, and is currently pursuing her Six Sigma
Black Belt.
Mrs. Vazquez credits her self-confidence for her professional and educational
success. She encourages future female leaders to also be their own best advocates.
“I would advise young professional women to be unwavering in acknowledging
their self-worth,” said Mrs. Vazquez. “We are powerful and contributable.”
Toni Vazquez
CFO of GBUAHN, (Greater Buffalo United
Accountable Healthcare Network)
Women’s issues are very important to Mrs. Vazquez. She champions
equitable treatment for women in several areas: “I am a staunch supporter
of equal pay and gender equity,” said Mrs. Vazquez. “I advocate for equal
protection in justice, health, education and employment.”
Philanthropy is another one of Mrs. Vazquez’s passions. She is co-founder of
the Raul and Toni Vazquez Foundation. Through education, the Foundation
seeks to enhance the performance of not-for-profit health care and other
human service organizations catering to disadvantaged populations.
“I will always fight for those that need the lift, but lack the light,” Mrs.
Vazquez said. “Their stories may appear to be dim; they may be unable
to realize that the path in front of them is there to empower them.”
In addition to heading the Raul and Toni Vazquez Foundation, Mrs. Vazquez
is a member of the Williamsville Central School Board and a lifetime member
of the National Black MBA Association. She is also a member of the Higher
Heights’ Founders Circle. Higher Heights works to build, expand and sustain a
national political infrastructure to strengthen black women’s political power and
leadership capacity. Mrs. Vazquez serves on the Buffalo Zoo Board of Directors,
Visit Buffalo Niagara Board of Directors, and the Buffalo/Niagara Convention
Center Board of Directors.