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M&T Bank has promoted MELISSA S. BOLLMAN to administrative VP. She has been with M&T for 18 years, holding several position, most recently serving as VP. Bollman received bachelor’s degree in business management from SUNY Buffalo and is attending the CBA Executive Banking School at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. has named MICHAEL PRINCE first VP, senior retail manager in the CNY area. He has more than 16 years of experience in the financial-services industry and will manage 26 retail branches in Syracuse, Utica, and the North Country. Prince has been with First Niagara since 2012, where he was most
Barton & Loguidice announced the following promotions. JOHANNA E. DUFFY was named managing environmental scientist. She is a graduate of SUNY ESF and the College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill and is a certified wildlife biologist through the Wildlife Society. MATTHEW D. PATTERSON was named managing engineer QA/QC in the firm’s Bridge group. He

BRANDON BARBA has joined the Syracuse branch of AXA Advisors, LLC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education from SUNY Oswego. Barba has also earned his Series 7, 63, and NYS Life and Health licenses.

The Strebel Planning Group announced that VICKI PASTORE has accepted the position of financial planner assistant. She earned a degree in humanities from Eckerd College in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
State Senator John A. DeFrancisco (R-I-C, Syracuse) has hired JOHN D. MCBRIDE as his new district director in Syracuse. He replaces Isabelle Harris, who left the position in February. McBride has more than 25 years experience working in both the private and public sector, most notably serving as a banking officer in finance and commercial
HONORA SPILLANE has joined the administration of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner as deputy commissioner for Neighborhood and Business Development. Spillane most recently served as an economic-development specialist for the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development. Her previous jobs include stints as a law clerk for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, a

ALLISON WOLLEN has joined Loretto as VP of human resources. She comes to Loretto from Rutland Regional Medical Center in Vermont, where she served as the VP of human resources, volunteer services, employee health and training and development. Prior to that, Wollen was corporate VP of human resources at UMass Memorial Health Care-HealthAlliance Hospital in

Sterling Insurance Company has appointed CATHERINE R. MCARDLE as assistant VP – marketing. She joined Sterling Insurance in December 2014 as territory marketing manager. McArdle is a graduate of St. John Fisher College. She holds a chartered property casualty underwriter designation and has an associate degree in insurance, and a property and casualty license. McArdle

Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P announced that attorney BRUNO COLAPIETRO will become of counsel with the firm. A graduate of Hamilton College, he received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1960. Colapietro began practicing as an attorney with the Department of Justice Criminal Division in Washington, D.C. and then became a partner at
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