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Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC has hired WESLEY J. SPRAGUE as a staff accountant in the Audit Department in its Syracuse office. He graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor’s degree in accounting & business administration and a minor in finance & marketing. Sprague also received his master’s degree in forensic accounting from […]

Pinckney Hugo Group has hired JANELL DUTCHESS and GRACE FERRARONE as digital media strategists, and JAMES CHANTRY as a junior art director. Dutchess previously held positions in marketing and public relations in Western New York. She has an MBA in marketing from D’Youville College and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from SUNY Oswego. Ferrarone gained

COURTNEY THOMAS recently joined Chianis + Anderson Architects as architectural designer. She is responsible for the preparation of construction documents, assisting the firm’s interior design staff, field measuring, and existing building surveys. Thomas previously worked as an interior designer in Owego for three years. She has both commercial and residential experience. Thomas received a bachelor’s

Generations Bank has hired BERNYCE PEPPER MALTMAN as assistant VP – residential mortgage sales manager. She will be located at the bank’s retail office in Geneva. Maltman most recently worked as a mortgage loan originator overseeing 16 bank offices. She brings more than 20 years of financial experience to the role. Maltman is a graduate

STACEY WILEY has joined the Syracuse University College of Law as director of career services. She is a 2000 graduate of the College of Law. Wiley comes from SUNY Geneseo where she served as director of career development. Prior to SUNY Geneseo, she held career service positions at the Quinnipiac University School of Law and

M. Griffith Investment Services has promoted LA TOYA H. RICHARDSON to executive assistant on both the Flemma-Gornick Team and the Evans-Topi Team. She is experienced in providing customer service and administrative support. Richardson earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and provided technical support and administrative assistance at Mohawk Valley Community

S.E.E.D. Planning Group has hired PRESTON HERTZOG as its newest employee. He comes to S.E.E.D. after spending the past few years as an employment training coordinator for Broome-Tioga Workforce New York. Before that, Hertzog worked as a senior clerk / independent contractor, and admissions records specialist at SUNY Broome Community College. He has a bachelor’s

Valicenti Advisory Services, Inc. (VASI) announced that ANN E. CONNOLLY recently joined the firm. She is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations and human resource management. Prior to joining VASI, Connolly was the marketing coordinator and the assistant to the principal for one of Elmira’s schools. Before that

ANDREW M. MURPHY has been hired by the Finger Lakes general office of New York Life as an agent for the company. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Catholic University of America and an MBA from Le Moyne College.   

LISA K. BACHAR has joined Bousquet Holstein PLLC as director of human resources (HR). She will guide and manage the provision of human-resources services, policies, and programs for the law firm. Bachar has worked in HR for a majority of her career, most recently at Barclay Damon, where she was the regional office director and