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DACHENG REN, Ph.D., has been named interim associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. He is the Stevenson Endowed Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and director of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute. Ren received an early career translational research award in

Loretto has promoted COURTNEY LYON to administrator for Loretto Health & Rehabilitation in Syracuse. Formerly the assistant administrator of Loretto Health & Rehabilitation, Lyon holds a bachelor’s degree of biological science from Le Moyne College and a master’s degree in health-care administration from Utica College. She has been with Loretto since 2015, with roles in

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company has appointed HEIDI HOELLER, retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to its board of directors. She spent more than 25 years at PwC, working with global and regional property and casualty insurance clients on regulatory and compliance reporting and audits. Hoeller is a CPA, and also a champion of diversity and inclusion

The Syracuse Northeast Community Center has named BRIAN FAY as its new executive director. The center provides enriching programming and services principally to the Northeast side of Syracuse. Fay previously served as director of strategic initiatives for the Syracuse Community Center Collaborative, a shared-services partnership between Northeast, Huntington Family Centers, Syracuse Community Connections, and Westcott

MIKE METZGAR has joined TDO – Train, Develop, Optimize as business development manager. He will be responsible for promoting the vision, mission, core values, and capabilities of TDO, while also growing its presence within the five-county Central New York region. Metzgar comes to TDO from Onondaga Community College, where he served as associate VP of

Pinckney Hugo Group has hired CHELSEA NICOLLI as a senior account manager. She previously was a senior account manager at Pandora in New York City. Nicolli also gained experience in account services and digital marketing at Entrée Health and The New York Times. She has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego. 

Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has named SALINA BILLINS director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) within the Student Enrollment Department of the Division of Student Affairs. She will be responsible for the overall administration of the EOP, a state-funded program that provides access, academic support, and financial assistance for students who are educationally and