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ERIN VACCARO has been named director of OCC @ Liverpool. She previously worked at OCC for nearly two years as a student success coordinator in Economic & Workforce Development and prior to that, she served as associate dean of student services and as an academic advisor at Bryant & Stratton College’s Liverpool campus. Vaccaro earned […]

EDWARD K. REID has joined GZA GeoEnvironmental as a senior project manager and civil engineer. He has a bachelor’ degree in civil engineering from Norwich University and holds professional engineering licenses in New York and Vermont.  

KATELYN M. KRIESEL, a financial advisor with Cadaret, Grant and Co., Inc., has joined Hansen’s Advisory Services in Fayetteville, also affiliated with Cadaret, Grant. She has been with Cadaret, Grant since 2014. Kriesel’s addition will allow Hansen’s Advisory Services to extend its comprehensive financial planning method. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and

Crouse Health recently named JAMES LEYHANE, M.D. medical director of the Crouse Hospitalist Service. He is board-certified in internal medicine and earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Siena College and his medical degree from SUNY Medical University, where he also served as chief resident in internal medicine. Leyhane has been a practicing hospitalist since

THOMAS G. BABCOCK recently joined the firm as an estates and trust law and commercial real estate law attorney. He graduated from Le Moyne College and Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to joining Melvin & Melvin, Babcock worked as an associate attorney in Albany. He has several years of experience advising clients in estate

The Gifford Foundation has named LORI TAPE its new office coordinator. She has worked in the nonprofit arena since 2000, including on urban renewal projects and various programming for “at-risk” youth and young adults. Tape currently works with issues that affect youth and women through various church and community organizations. She attended Norfolk State University,

D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP announced a number of promotions and new hires. LANA PALMER was promoted to manager. She is a CPA and a graduate of SUNY Brockport. Palmer has been with the firm since 2010. She is an experienced tax accountant specializing in corporate and individual taxation. JOY GIOVANNONE has been promoted to manager.

Fust Charles Chambers LLP has hired TIMOTHY STITT, health-care consultant, as its newest CPA and member of the firm’s health-care consulting department. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Syracuse University.   

SWBR has hired ROB PETRIE as senior architectural designer and YANG SONG as architectural designer in its Syracuse office. Petrie has specialized in colleges and universities, municipal, and retail project types for nearly 15 years. Most recently, he practiced architectural and graphic design and illustrations as a sole proprietor for clients nationally. Locally, he helped