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People news: Berkshire Bank parent company names executive VP, head of retail banking
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — the parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a major presence in the Mohawk Valley — announced it

People news: Lyskawa joins Christopher Community as CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. — a nonprofit development and management company providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people — recently announced it

OCC President Crabill to retire after the current academic year
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Casey Crabill, who has served as president of Onondaga Community College (OCC) since July 2013, has announced plans to retire from the

People news: MVCC names Coffey head coach of women’s basketball team
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College has recently appointed Gabrielle Coffey, of Utica, as women’s basketball head coach/athletic specialist. She is responsible for recruiting

Syracuse Community Health Center names new COO; previous COO moves to different role
Cuttler previously served as president and CEO of East Hill Medical Center in Auburn, per his LinkedIn page. Cuttler will provide SCHC with operational leadership,

People news: MVHS adds new provider to Rome Medical Office
ROME, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Medical Group announced that Brittany Bonanza has joined its Rome Medical Office as a certified family

Community Bank System’s new CHRO to begin post on Oct. 1
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that Maureen Gillan-Myer will soon join the banking company as its executive VP and chief human-resources officer (CHRO). Gillan-Myer has more than 29 years of leadership and oversight experience in all aspects of human resources and is currently serving as HSBC USA’s CHRO. She

GARY HOLMES has joined independent marketing, advertising, and public-relations agency Mower as VP, director of public relations and public affairs. Holmes brings more than 20 years of senior management, government, and news experience to his post, most recently as assistant commissioner, public affairs for the New York State Department of Health. During his four-and-a-half-year tenure

ALISSA PELUSO recently joined Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing-communications firm, as an assistant social-media strategist. She is responsible for creating and monitoring content for national, regional, and local companies. Her goal is to increase brand awareness, brand engagement, and revenue. Peluso has a bachelor’s degree in public relations, with a minor in communication and
THERESA THORYK has been promoted to VP of human resources at Erie Materials from HR director. She started at the regional distributor of building materials in 2015 and has been instrumental in the development of the HR department since then. In another move in the firm’s HR department, JACK MATSON transitioned from VP to senior
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