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Pinckney Hugo Group has hired ZACH LEADER as a junior art director. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication and film studies with a minor in marketing from Le Moyne College.

JOSEPH MCMANUS has been named VP, computer operations manager at Pathfinder Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego in information science. McManus has more than 15 years of experience in information technology, previously working as senior network technician for Oswego County National Bank and as a senior information systems architect for PCC Information

Syracuse Stage has appointed JOANN MARIA YARROW to the newly created position of director of community engagement and education. With more than 30 years of experience as a director and producer, she most recently served as the executive artistic director of Teatro Prometeo in Miami, the only Spanish language theater conservatory in the country. Yarrow

Ascent Wealth Partners in New Hartford has hired TIMOTHY WELCHONS as financial advisor. He previously an equities research firm in Boston, serving as VP of its institutional sales trading group. Earlier in his career, he worked for a Canadian–based investment bank’s U.S. brokerage unit. Welchons is a graduate of Hamilton College with a bachelor’s degree

MARK JULIANO has joined Del Lago Resort & Casino as the new general manager. He is a 30-year industry veteran, spending the greater part of his career in a management capacity at multiple internationally known resorts and casinos, including Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City, and Marina Bay Sands in

MEGHAN NOLAN has been named nurse manager of AC 1 at the St. Luke’s Campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Nolan previously held nursing positions within Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare, most recently as a staff nurse in the Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit at the Faxton Campus. Nolan earned her associate degree in nursing

MVP Health Care has promoted DENISE GONICK to the expanded role of CEO and director, joining the board as MVP’s first inside director in its history. In addition, MVP Chief Operating Officer CHRISTOPHER DEL VECCHIO has been elevated to the broader executive position of president and chief operating officer. 

STEPHEN BREEN has been appointed the chief financial officer and treasurer of the Diocese of Syracuse, effective July 23. John Barsanti, who previously served the diocese as CFO and chief operating officer, moved into a part-time role overseeing the implementation of the diocese’s strategic plan and other special projects on April 1. Breen is a

Sutton Real Estate Company recently hired MAUREEN NAVATKA, who has joined Sutton as a property accountant. She graduated from Bryant & Stratton with an associate degree in accounting and also graduated from Colorado Technical University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.