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Rudgick takes over as Christopher Community president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc announced it has appointed Justin Rudgick as its new president. He started in the position on Monday, succeeding Douglas

Generations Bank hires Krezmer as CFO
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has appointed Angela Krezmer as senior vice president (SVP) and chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 7.

People news: St. Joseph’s Health names new controller
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has appointed Corinne English as director of financial services and system controller, effective June 1. In this role, English

Cornell launching new office focused on community-engaged learning and public service
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is introducing a new center this summer that’s focused on “advancing” community-engaged learning and public service across the university. It

NBT names Brown to board of directors
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) recently announced that J. David Brown has joined the boards of directors for NBT Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, NBT Bank, N.A. Brown is president and CEO of the Capital District YMCA, where he has worked for 28 years to “create better opportunities for all through community

ALLEN W. GROVES has been appointed as senior VP of student experience at Syracuse University, effective July 1. He comes to Syracuse from the University of Virginia (UVA), where he has spent more than a decade as associate VP and university dean of students. Groves will lead a division that includes the programs, services, and

LAURA SYER, associate dean of finance and administration in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, has been named VP for budget and planning, effective Aug. 1. Her appointment was approved May 28 by the executive committee of the Cornell board of trustees. Syer succeeds Paul Streeter, who previously announced plans to retire this summer.
BRIGID HESLIN has been promoted to director of team services by the Syracuse Crunch. Heslin, 26, joined the Crunch full-time during the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs after serving as a public & media relations intern and part-time account executive since the 2015-16 season. In her new role, Heslin will continue to assist in all hockey

People news: Tompkins Financial promotes Tomazin to treasurer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced it has promoted Matt Tomazin to treasurer and senior VP. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating

People news: CenterState CEO announces new digital-communications manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday announced it has hired Justin Miller as its digital-communications manager. Miller most recently served as executive producer and
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