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MICHAEL F. MELARA has been appointed CEO of Diocese of Syracuse Catholic Charities, Inc. effective Jan. 5. He has served as the interim CEO for the past year while maintaining his role as executive director of Catholic Charities of Onondaga County. Melara will continue to serve in both roles. As CEO, he serves as the […]

ISSI Technology Professionals has hired DANIELLE HOLLAND as a recruiting assistant. She works closely with the recruiting team and has experience in customer service, retail sales, and management. Holland holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources and business management from Le Moyne College.     MICHAEL WIECZOREK has joined ISSI as a technical recruiter. He

Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC announced several new hires at its main office in Utica. ELIZABETH BYRON has been hired as a water resources engineer. She is a graduate of Oregon State University, where she majored in ecological engineering with a minor in humanitarian engineering. Byron is a registered engineer-in-training (EIT) and has been performing

Barclay Damon announced that RENATO L. SMITH has been elected to the law firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the patents & prosecution and corporate practice areas and is based in the firm’s Syracuse office. Smith graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and earned his J.D. from

Bousquet Holstein PLLC has elected J.P. PARASCHOS and RYAN S. SUSER members of the law firm. Paraschos is an attorney in the firm’s business law practice group. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Le Moyne College. Paraschos was also a Fulbright Scholar in Economics in Lesotho and South Africa.

RYAN T. EMERY and SAMANTHA L. MILLIER have been elected to the partnership at Mackenzie Hughes LLP. Emery joined Mackenzie Hughes in 2006 and focuses his practice in the areas of litigation, estate planning, and estate administration. Admitted to both the New York and Florida state bar, he serves clients residing in both New York

Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet, PC has elected BRADY O’MALLEY a partner at the firm. He is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in personal injury and civil litigation. O’Malley has been named to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list annually since 2014. He is a graduate of the Syracuse University

GREG MASINGILL will be assuming the position of executive VP of Schneider Packaging. He has integrated experience in corporate strategy, sales, marketing, logistics, and product development, and worked for Seneca Corp for 15 years. Masingill worked his way up the ladder from VP of sales & marketing to senior VP and then president in 2007.