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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has promoted JAY BONGIORNO to regional sales director of the health insurer’s Southern Tier market, which covers the six counties of Broome, Chenango, Tioga, Chemung, Steuben, and Schuyler. In his new role as regional sales director, he will oversee the sales and account-management staff with the additional responsibility of supporting and maintaining […]

Vera House — a nonprofit that prevents, responds to, and partners to end domestic and sexual violence and other forms of abuse — has announced five new staff appointments. The new hires include two executive leaders, a director of shelter services, volunteer coordinator, and Prison Rape Elimination Act project coordinator. NILIEKA BROWN has joined Vera

WILL LANDRY recently joined ABC Creative as media coordinator. In this position, he will gather information, build media strategies, and analyze campaigns at completion. Landry brings years of sales experience and media expertise to the firm. Some of his previous positions included media buyer, account manager, corporate-partnerships executive, and sales manager. Landry is a mass

Digital Hyve recently hired MEGHAN ROSS, a Syracuse University alumna, as the newest senior account manager on the account-services team. In this position, she supports the account-services team and Digital Hyve’s clients in the development and execution of digital-marketing strategies and campaigns to reach client goals. JULIA BOYER has joined the execution team as the

PETE THOMSON has been named VP, commercial credit officer in the business lending department at Empower Federal Credit Union. A graduate of the University at Buffalo with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, he has more than 30 years of banking experience, including 13 years in commercial lending to businesses in New York state. MIKE

The Hangar Theatre has named SHIRLEY SEROTSKY artistic director. She served as the Hangar Theatre associate artistic director and education director from September 2019 to October 2020, and as interim artistic director since October 2020. Serotsky succeeds Michael Barakiva, who served as the theatre’s artistic director from September 2016 to October 2020. R.J. Lavine was

DAWN S. MCWILLIAMS has been appointed director of marketing and communications at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, effective Feb. 15. She brings 30 years of higher-education experience from various colleges and universities in New York state. McWilliams recently served as director of marketing and communications at Cornell University’s College of

DAN D’ANDREANO has joined S.E.E.D. Planning Group as a wealth manager in the firm’s Syracuse office. He will be working with individuals and families, coordinating their financial plans, including their investments, estates, and taxes. D’Andreano has acquired more than 26 years of experience working as a financial advisor. Prior to joining S.E.E.D., he worked at

DICK WORDEN will retire as New York Chiropractic College’s (NYCC) associate VP of administrative services on April 30, after 30 years of service. He came to the college after a number of years as office manager of the Hogan-Souhan Dairy in Auburn, and as general manager of Seneca Falls’ Gould Hotel. Worden joined NYCC as