Meet Our Team in Western New York

Domenic is the President of Cortese Construction Service Corp. The business was founded by Domenic’s dad and uncle in 1951 and currently is owned and operated as a third-generation business. Domenic is best known for his radio call-in show on WBEN 930 AM, HAMMERTIME-RADIO™ with Domenic Cortese. His radio show has been on the air since April 1989 and can be heard each Saturday morning at 10:00am. Domenic also is host of the TV show HAMMERTIME-TV™ which airs Sunday mornings at 10:30am on Channel 2 in Buffalo.

Domenic is a graduate of Canisius College ’78 with a BA in Political Science and International Relations. He is a past-president of the Alumni Association. Domenic also has completed the Center for Entrepreneurial program from the University Of Buffalo School Of Management (2006). He is also a Leadership Buffalo graduate (’92), a Forty Under Forty recipient (’96).

He lives in Clarence, NY where he is active in the Clarence Rotary Club where he has served as club president and as a District Assistant Governor. He has served as a mentor for a seventh grader at the Clarence Middle School mentoring program through Clarence Rotary. He is also a board member for the Brothers of Mercy Foundation Board and is active in his parish, Our Lady of Peace, where he has served as Parish Council President. He and his wife, Diane along with his three children, Philip, Nicholas, and Michelle, were honored as the Rotary Family of the Year (2001). Domenic and Diane are very proud grandparents of 8, four boys and four girls. Domenic was named Clarence Rotarian of the Year for 2007. Domenic and Diane where also honored in January 2003 by the Clarence Chamber of Commerce as their Citizens of the Year, and 2010 as family of the year from the National Conference of Just Communities. Domenic was inducted into the Williamsville South High School Wall of Fame, November 2011. Domenic and Cortese Construction Service Corp. were also the proud recipients of the 2012 Buffalo Niagara Business Ethics Award for outstanding business ethics!

Born and raised in the WNY area, Nick Cortese has significant experience in the residential home remodeling industry. He operates, along with his father and siblings, this prominent 71-year-old, 3rd generation, family construction company.

Nick is very active, he and his wife Sara travel extensively. So far, they have seen 3 continents, and have a goal to see all 7 continents before age 50. Nick has also been playing soccer since he was very young and continues to play at a competitive level. He also enjoys playing ice hockey, and golf. Sara and Nick have 2 sons, a 4-year-old named Francesco, who is named after Nick’s grandfather Frank, the Founder of Cortese Construction Service Corp, and a 1.5-year-old named Sebastian.

Nick is a 2003 graduate of Clarence Senior High School, and a 2007 graduate of Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree. He also holds a degree from the University at Buffalo’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Program.

Nick has also been a licensed real estate salesperson since 2009, initially getting into real estate to buy, renovate and sell homes through Cortese Construction Service Corp. Since he possesses a unique set of skills that allow him to look at your potential home from a contractor viewpoint, and from a realtor viewpoint, he has excelled into buying and selling for the general public, as well as our family of Cortese Construction Service Corp. customers- another service that sets us apart from our competition.

Nick started his career with Cortese Construction Service Corp. in 2001, as a rough framing carpenter, and worked his way up through the ranks over his tenure with the company, while simultaneously working towards his academic goals. Nick is now one of our 3 acting Vice Presidents, as well as the Project Coordinator and a Sales Representative of the company’s Betterliving Sunroom Division.

Jason was born and raised in the small town of Varysburg, NY. He spent 8 years in Attica before attending SUNY Fredonia and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Finance. Before joining Cortese Construction in August of 2021, Jason has worked as a Staff Accountant and Office Manager. Jason currently lives in Clarence and is married to his wife, Stacey, and has 3 children, Cole, Wyatt, and Meadow. He also has 2 dogs, Dex and Scout. Jason enjoys spending time with his family which includes going on bike rides, swimming, playing sports, playing boardgames, watching movies, camping, and going on road trips. Jason’s interests include sports and history. In his minimal free time Jason likes to run, workout, golf, watch football, and is known to indulge in the occasional happy hour.

Mathew was born in WNY and has lived here with his family his entire life. After graduating Clarence High School, Matt knew he wanted to stay in the area. While obtaining his bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo, he started working in residential framing.  It was then that he realized his passion for the trades. He started working with Cortese in early 2021 after 20 years in the construction industry and hit the ground running as part of the Sales Team. His attention to detail and knowledge of the industries has helped him excel at assisting homeowners with bringing their home renovation projects to life. When Mathew is not at work, he enjoys spending his time with family and friends. He loves watching his son play travel baseball and watching his daughter dance. Having played competitive soccer growing up, he also coaches both of his children’s town league soccer teams. As an avid golfer, Matt can often be found enjoying a round on one of the many area courses whenever time allows.