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Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new board chairman
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The board of directors of Bassett Healthcare Network announced it has elected Douglas Hastings as its new chairman. The board elected Hastings
KEN JARDIN has joined Solvay Bank as its chief lending officer. He has more than 30 years of industry experience building banking relationships across New York state. JOHN GIBBS has been promoted to senior commercial loan officer and commercial team leader. He was previously a commercial lender and has been with Solvay Bank for 16

Christ the King Retreat and Conference Center has named CHRISTOPHER J. SPILKA as the new Retreat House director. He is the first lay Retreat House director. Spilka replaces Rev. John Rose in this position. Spilka previously worked as youth ministry director at Holy Family Parish in Fairmount. He also has experience in the hospitality industry,

STEVIE WATSON has been appointed dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at SUNY Morrisville. He is the first dean of Morrisville’s School of Agriculture, Business & Technology, one of two new schools within the college formed after reorganizing and restructuring programs previously spread across four schools. Watson most recently was dean of

Del Lago Resort & Casino has promoted LANCE YOUNG, VP of gaming operations, to executive VP and general manager. He will be assuming the role formerly held by Mark Juliano, who left to become chief gaming officer at Baha Mar, a luxury casino and resort in Nassau, Bahamas. Young has been a part of the
Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG)
Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has added eight new employees in its Syracuse office. SEAN KATKO has joined as an AVP, bank sales. He is a recent graduate from Niagara University’s MBA program and is also commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard. MERSADIZ HAYNES and DANA BLYTHE have come aboard as junior

SHEILA DION has joined Northwestern Mutual- Dean Ripley of Phoenix, as marketing coordinator. Dion comes to Northwestern Mutual from Dale Carnegie of CNY. She received a liberal arts & science degree from Holyoke Community College.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC has named ERIKA H. HOOKER as an attorney in the Trusts and Estates and Agriculture Practice Groups of the law firm. Her background growing up has provided her with the experience to address a diversity of legal matters associated with family farms. Hooker is a 2019 graduate of the Syracuse University College

CHRISTOPHER PETERSON has joined Hillside Family of Agencies as the organization’s chief financial officer. Peterson is assuming the duties that Paul Perrotto had previously handled for Hillside. Perrotto retired on June 30, after 21 years with the organization. As CFO, Peterson will provide fiscal analysis and oversight for Hillside, a multi-affiliate organization with budgeted operations
BOB ELLIS has been appointed executive director of the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC), a nonprofit certified development company. Ellis has been on the job since April when he replaced Peggy Adams who retired after 20 years of service in the role. Ellis comes to GSBDC with more than 30 years of experience in
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