Tod Kniazuk - The Big Easy in Buffalo

This week's guest In the Flamingo Lounge, Tod Kniazuk, serves as Artistic/Executive Director of the nonprofit music and mentoring organization The Big Easy in Buffalo and is planner for Buffalo's Best Kielbasa Contest. Tod has been recognized as a top local arts agency leader and has presented at the NYS Public Safety Symposium on grant management and alternative programs. Tod also serves as Board President of the Friends of St. Adalbert Basilica, on the Festival Committee for Music is Art, and on the Grants Committee for the Threadhead Cultural Foundation in New Orleans. Tod has a distinguished history as the first executive director of Arts Services Initiative (ASI) of WNY and the founding executive director of Robby Takac's Music is Art. His prior experience includes advancement at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and roles at the UB Regional Institute and Erie County Legislature. He is currently the Senior Grants Manager for the Buffalo Police Department. This session was record In the Flamingo Lounge on December 11, 2025