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People news: CBRE Upstate NY adds new associate real-estate broker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBRE Upstate NY announced that Cory LaDuke has joined its Syracuse office as an associate real-estate broker. LaDuke has worked in commercial

SUNY appoints new provost, president of research foundation
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has appointed Melur (Ram) Ramasubramanian as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost. Ramasubramanian’s appointment is

People news: Herkimer College names new assistant professor and academic coordinator
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College has appointed Shawna R. Marmet as assistant professor of physical-therapy assistant and academic coordinator of clinical education. Marmet,

People news: MMRI names new marketing and communications director
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) recently appointed Millie Occhionero as its director of marketing and communications. In this role, she will design

Friends of the Zoo appoints new executive chef
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo recently announced it has promoted Allison Walts from sous chef to executive chef of Catering

People news: Herkimer College appoints new assistant professor
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Lynn Kattato, of Frankfort, as assistant professor of business. Kattato has served as an

McKENZIE SPOOR has joined FustCharles as an audit associate. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and MBA from SUNY Oswego. Spoor previously interned with the firm. She is currently working to complete the examination requirements to earn her certified public accountant (or CPA) license. AUTUMN EVANCHAK has also come aboard FustCharles as an audit

STEVE LUCZKA has joined Zoey Advertising’s marketing services team as marketing coordinator. Luczka, a 20-plus year veteran of the agency world, will contribute to conceptualizing, creating, and managing strategic integrated-marketing campaigns and initiatives for Zoey’s clients. Zoey Advertising, a Syracuse–based full-service marketing agency, says it seeks to further accelerate the impact of its brand-first marketing

ACCESS Federal Credit Union, of Clinton, has promoted LINDSEY CARRO to branch supervisor of the credit union’s Oneida branch. She joined ACCESS in 2021 as a teller in the Clinton office, later transferring to the Rome office and rising to the positions of head teller and member-service representative. In 2022, Carro returned to the Clinton
MIKE DOOLITTLE started as the new managing partner of the Syracuse network office of Northwestern Mutual on July 1, succeeding longtime leader Paul Dodd. Doolittle, a Syracuse native with deep family roots in the area, has been part of the Northwestern Mutual family for 14 years, all in various leadership roles in the Syracuse network
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