As the CEO of two multi-million dollar businesses, Jerry Hamza is no stranger to realizing consistently profitable business operations through ethical and responsible management practices.

Jerry has a proven track record in the areas of sponsorship negotiations with major entities, like Atlantic Records, HBO and Budweiser, and special event planning. He also owns the largest vending company in western New York and the largest single property owner in Niagara Falls, NY as well as experience serving on boards of non-profits, including a hospital where he is part of a  team that negotiated union contracts and settlement of malpractice law suits.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in both genetic engineering and business management and is running for president of the Cat Fanciers Association, where he along with Lisa Smith of Catillak, have accumulated five national winners, 14 distinguished merits and more than 40 grand champions with their Persian cats.