Dianna Gernatt Saraf

Dianna Gernatt Saraf is American attorney and businesswoman. Saraf has been an attorney since 1987, and has been employed as a legal consultant with the Gernatt Family of Companies in Collins, New York, recognized among the top producers of crushed stone in the United States.
Active in the construction industry, she was recognized with an award by the National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association; and she participated in a national roundtable discussion with United States Department of Labor and Employment Training Administration Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco. She was also a Republican party committee member that searched for and decided upon Chris Collins to represent the party as a candidate for County Executive in Erie County, New York.
A graduate of both Georgetown University and the University at Buffalo Law School, Saraf lives in Hamburg, New York with her husband, Richard, and daughter, Christina. Gernatt and Saraf were married at St. Joseph Parish in Gowanda in 1989.
Background
Saraf was born in Gowanda, New York, the daughter of Daniel R. Gernatt, Jr. and Delores Gernatt. Saraf is the granddaughter of Daniel R. Gernatt, Sr., Flavia C. Gernatt, John Stelmach, and Mary Ann Stelmach. She is sister to three brothers, including Daniel III, Donald, and D.R. Timothy. She is of German and Austrian heritage, as her great grandparents, John and Martha Gernatt, immigrated to the United States from there.
In the 1979 Eden Corn Festival, an annual celebration held in Eden, New York, Saraf (then Dianna M. Gernatt) was a participant in the queen contest. Saraf was a representative of Gowanda, and one of twenty-one young ladies who were judged on their poise and talents in being considered for the title. She was also named valedictorian of the school that year. At Georgetown, Saraf was a United States congressional intern, and she was a member of Alpha Sigma Nu national honor society. Members of Alpha Sigma Nu are among the top 15% of their class, and are committed to excellence in scholarship, loyalty, and service, including a commitment to a Jesuit education. At Georgetown, Saraf was a Rotary scholar. Gernatt is also a shareholder with the companies. She received the award at the annual meeting of the Association in Phoenix, Arizona. She has also been a monetary donor to the association.
Saraf has been a regular donor to the political campaigns of government leaders, as well as the NSSGA. She has contributed to the campaigns of Thomas M. Reynolds, Jack Quinn,
In 2007, Saraf was one of several members of a committee created by Buffalo area Republicans to search for a candidate to run for the position of Erie County Executive. The committee decided on Chris Collins, who became the county's executive, and thereafter, a United States Congress member representing New York State.
Additional board memberships of Saraf include Compeer West; the American Red Cross, Buffalo chapter; and the New York State Associated General Contractors.<ref name="Linked" /> Saraf has been a member of the executive committee of the group, Fair Allocation of Infrastructure Resources (FAIR); and she is a founding member of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership's Western New York Roadway Coalition.<ref name="Linked" />
Saraf has also been active with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo as an elementary school volunteer.

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