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Appel Osborne has promoted the following project managers to the position of associate. PATRICK COSTELLO joined the firm as a designer in 2005 after graduating from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF). He earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture after completion of the five-year program. Costello earned his registered landscape architect […]

WILLIAM BOWER has been named VP – business development officer at Pathfinder Bank. Prior to his time at Pathfinder, he had two decades worth of experience at the Briggs and Stratton Corporation in Munnsville, working in both the marketing and sales departments. In addition, Bower previously was a commercial loan officer at the Savings Bank

Tioga State Bank has promoted JENNIFER BROCKNER to chief financial officer and senior VP. She joined Tioga State Bank in 2002 as a customer service representative and transferred to the finance department as an accountant II after completion of her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Brockner was then promoted to senior accountant/supervisor, finance manager, and VP

GEORGE SHIELDS is now manager of Johnstone Supply’s Syracuse branch on Canal Street. He had previously managed the Rochester branch since 2013. Before joining Johnstone, Shields managed a Goodman-owned wholesale distribution center in Maryland. Goodman is Johnstone’s major furnace and air conditioning brand. Before turning to wholesaling, Shields spent 20 years in retail management with

CHA Consulting, Inc. announced that ANTHONY RUSSO has joined the firm to assist with environmental compliance and hazardous building materials consulting from its Syracuse office. He has a strong background in environmental science, with a focus on water-quality monitoring research. Russo earned his master’s degree in basic science with a specialization in biology from Clarkson

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted DWAYNE MAYE to marketing technology and development manager. He previously was a senior web developer with the company. Maye has been with BHG for three years.

JENNIFER GIACCIO has joined Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. as senior account manager for the firm’s commercial lines division. She is a graduate of Binghamton University. Giaccio has more than 20 years of diverse property and casualty insurance experience. She has held underwriting positions at Utica National Insurance Group, Zurich North America, and The Hartford.

MARLA E. RAUS has joined Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC as an associate attorney. She is a Syracuse native who graduated from Syracuse University and returned to practice here after attending Wake Forest University School of Law. While in law school, Raus interned for the New York Attorney General’s office and a local personal

CoveyCS announced the permanent hire of an intern from its spring internship program to a full-time employee. JARED WRATE has been hired as a full-time software developer. He entered the CoveyCS internship program in January 2018 during his final year at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Wrate is a May 2018 graduate of the computer and electrical