Meet Zeneta.

Zeneta believes that we as a COMMUNITY have to work together to see that all of our residents feel that they are being heard, and that they have access to the resources that they need in order for them and their families to thrive. She is running because she believes in leading and listening to the people who call the Masten District home, and she feels that it's LONG overdue for a woman's voice to be represented once again on the Buffalo Common Council.

Raised in Buffalo, Zeneta dropped out of high school when she gave birth to her beautiful son, Zaire, but she was determined to finish her education and pursue her passion for telling people’s stories. She ultimately earned degrees from both Villa Maria College and Canisius College, and went on to work as a videographer and producer for YNN, now Spectrum News Buffalo. In May 2017, she joined New York State Senator Tim Kennedy’s office as his Director of Diversity and Inclusion.

In that role, she has helped launch the Single Mom’s Club, a bi-monthly support group for local mothers, and started the Annual Hamlin Park Community Clean up in partnership with the Hamlin Park Taxpayers Association and several other community groups to help preserve our neighborhoods. She also helped to establish and grow a local community garden, which helps to bridge the gap with food insecurity that many residents on the East Side of Buffalo continue to face. Zeneta knows that real progress happens through collaboration and partnership, and she intends to serve the people of Buffalo inclusively and with integrity.

Zeneta is an active member of our community, serving on the board of Villa Maria College, Open Buffalo, the African American Cultural Center, Every Bottom Covered, and the King Urban Life Center. She also serves as a member of the Racial Equity Roundtable and the African American Health Equity Task Force.

She is the mother of Zaire. The daughter of Paula and Charles. The sister of Janita and Charles Everhart Jr, and the friend of too many to count.

She is the change maker and bridge builder we need leading Masten.