Jim Sullivan of Lockport was named executive director of the Cornerstone CFCU arena today. The arena is expected to be ready for use in a month. (HEATHER N. GRIMMER / ENP FILE PHOTO)

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Lockport Ice Arena and Sports Center, Inc. appointed Jim Sullivan to serve as executive director of Cornerstone CFCU Arena today.

“We are very pleased that Jim has agreed to accept this key position,” said John Ottaviano, president of the LIASC Board. “Jim’s long and successful track record in the community makes him the ideal candidate to ensure that Cornerstone CFCU Arena realizes its full potential in the greater Lockport region.” The Executive Director is currently a part-time position.

Sullivan, a Lockport High School Class of 1966 graduate and LHS Athletic Hall of Famer, has been involved in the community in a number of different roles since the 1970s. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he served as Assistant Director of Community Development for the City of Lockport, Project Manager for the Erie County IDA, and most recently as Director of Community Development in the City of North Tonawanda and Executive Director of Lumber City Development Corporation. His most notable projects were the rehabilitation of the Washington Hunt Law Office in Lockport and the development of Pilot Field in downtown Buffalo.

Sullivan has served as a member of the LIASC Board for the past three years and has now accepted his new role as executive director.

Reflecting upon his new role, Sullivan said, “It has surprised me as much as just about everyone else that I have found myself out of retirement and back in the game. This project is going to be a game changer for downtown Lockport. I am very proud to be a part of it.”

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