Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center Executive Director, is pictured with John Tebeau, publisher of Buffalo Business First.

Journey Gunderson, the executive director of the National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art of comedy, was honored by Buffalo Business First as a recipient of its 2021 C-Level Executive Award.

The C-Level Executive Award recognizes Western New York’s business leaders. The 10th annual award ceremony, hosted by Buffalo Business First, took place recently in Buffalo.

Gunderson was the only museum and cultural institution executive to be honored in 2021. Other honorees included senior chief executive officers, chief operating officers and chief financial officers from Seneca Gaming Corp., Kaleida Health, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, 43North, Phillips Lytle LLP, City Year Buffalo, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area and KSL Diagnostics Inc.