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Red Shed Brewery has hired a new brewer, JOSHUA HUGHES. He has 10 years of experience in the craft beer industry, a love of science, passion for local ingredients, and a desire to help others. Hughes started in the craft beer industry as a home brewer, experimenting with different materials and ingredients in Rochester and […]

Fortus Healthcare Resources recently added two new employees. PAIGE KIRKLEY joined as an account executive in its Ambulatory Surgery Department. Previously, she worked as the senior national recruiter for Surgical Care Affiliates, a large ambulatory surgery management company with more than 200 centers across the U.S. During Kirkley’s time there, she executed full-cycle talent acquisition
Five new employees have joined CHA Consulting, Inc.’s Syracuse staff. PATRICK BROWN has joined the firm’s electrical group as an assistant engineer. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in business administration from the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University. JOSHUA DUMAS has joined as an assistant engineer to assist
Ryan Biggs/Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, D.P.C.
Ryan Biggs/Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, D.P.C. has promoted AARON LEENTJES to design engineer II. With the firm since 2016, he provides structural engineering design of projects in the educational, medical, and residential markets. Leentjes earned his bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and master’s degree from Syracuse University. He served as project engineer for

GZA GeoEnvironmental has promoted JULIA BRAUNMUELLER to senior project manager in its DeWitt office. She holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from SUNY-ESF and has been with GZA for seven years. With a background in ecology and permitting, Braunmueller been instrumental in expanding GZA’s natural resources, renewable energy, and transmission line consulting services and

CONOR SCHOLEFIELD has been appointed human resource business partner at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). In this position, he will strategize with the organization’s rehabilitation and nursing center, senior network health, visiting nurse association, and medical group to ensure quality patient care. Scholefield previously was a talent-acquisition specialist in human resources at MVHS, where

Emergent has named BILL BERTHEL, executive coach, as a partner. He has been with the firm for three years as an executive coach, trainer, and consultant coming from a human-resources director background.

Hartman Enterprises, Inc. recently hired ROBERT J. KOCIK as director of operations. He holds an MBA from Columbia College with dual majors in business management and human resource management. Kocik has extensive expertise in all aspects of CNC machining and warehouse inventory and workflow management. He holds certifications for Lean Six Sigma green belt, supervisory
Sutton Real Estate Company has promoted KAREN KIESZKOWSKI to senior property accountant. She has been with Sutton for 17 years, starting with the company as a property accountant where she worked with many of our current properties. Today, her role includes accounting type projects for 13 commercial and residential properties managed by Sutton. JEAN LOSTUMBO

MACKENZI SHERMAN has joined the Syracuse University women’s rowing program as an assistant coach. For the past two years, Sherman was the assistant coach at Smith College. She was an all-ACC rower at the University of Virginia during her collegiate rowing career and went on to serve as a volunteer assistant coach with the Virginia
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