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Tioga Opportunities’ Abbott elected NYSCAA board president
OWEGO, N.Y. — The New York State Community Action Agency (NYSCAA) recently elected Tioga Opportunities, Inc. executive director Maureen Abbott as president of the NYSCAA

Boy Scouts name new executive for Oneida and Herkimer counties
UTICA, N.Y. — Leatherstocking Council, BSA, has promoted Rebekah A. Dickerson to district executive for the Adirondack Foothills District, where she supports Cub packs and

Security Mutual Life Insurance names new CFO
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mary C. Ward has been promoted to senior VP, chief financial officer at Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. In

Hutchins named director of Rome Health Primary Care
ROME, N.Y. — Kristen Hutchins is the new director of Rome Health Primary Care, providing leadership and support for all the hospital’s affiliated primary-care practices.

Hamilton’s Community Memorial adds cardiovascular nurse practitioner
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital has added cardiovascular nurse practitioner Rebecca Dorn to the cardiology practice at Hamilton Family Health Center. “She brings a

Fulton Savings Bank’s former CEO honored by OOC
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County Inc. (OOC) recently recognized Michael J. Pollock with the Martin Rose Economic Developer Merit Award during the OOC annual meeting held in mid-June. Pollock, now retired, previously served as president and CEO of Fulton Savings Bank. OOC said it honored Pollock “in recognition and appreciation of his outstanding record

Community Bank’s Penny named to AHA’s Syracuse Advisory Board
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced that its VP and director of marketing, Dara Penny, has been appointed to the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Syracuse Advisory Board. In this new role, Penny will help drive AHA’s “mission for a world of longer, healthier lives through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer efforts.” Penny, who has been

Loretto’s Lyon named New Administrator of the Year for Central New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Courtney Lyon, administrator for Loretto Health & Rehabilitation, recently received the New Administrator of the Year award for Central New York from the American College of Health Care Administrators, New York Chapter. Lyon was promoted to administrator at Loretto in 2020. After two of the most challenging years imaginable in health care

Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired two new associates in its Syracuse office. KATHRYN STOVER has joined the accounting firm as an audit and accounting associate. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Oswego. Prior to being hired on a full-time basis, Stover interned in the Audit and Accounting department at

SUNY Oswego recently hired GABRIEL MARSHALL as its new associate VP for student affairs. Marshall’s duties include direct responsibility for four units — Student Engagement and Leadership, Campus Events and Conference Services, Campus Recreation, and Student Orientation and Family Engagement — providing visionary and strategic leadership to ensure that vibrant, inclusive, and educational opportunities abound
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