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Kids Oneida appoints Bulger as CEO
UTICA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Kids Oneida, Inc. announced today it has appointed Steven Bulger as executive director and CEO, a position

WCNY appoints Teplitsky to board of trustees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, has appointed Ronald Teplitsky of Manlius to its board of trustees. Teplitsky, a CPA, is currently

Jade Mills has joined Metro Fitness as a certified personal trainer. She has a degree in kinesiology and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Mills is also a Level 1 coach through USA Track and Field.
Key Equipment Finance has named David Zapata vice president, leasing manager for the Northeast region. In this role, he will support government-financing efforts throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Previously, Zapata was vice president and relationship manager for Citizens Bank and has held senior associate and vice president-level positions specializing in municipal corporate banking and

M. Griffith Investment Services has promoted Holly Seitz to operations team leader. She joined M. Griffith in 2013. Previously working at Alliance Bank N.A., Seitz’s knowledge in banking, information technology, and customer service has made a great fit for the operations team, the firm contends.

St. Lawrence University has named Melissa Farmer Richards vice president for university communications, effective Jan. 28, 2015. She most recently served as the assistant vice president for marketing and publications at Virginia Tech, where she was first hired in 2009 as the director of marketing and strategic communications before being promoted in July 2010 to
Empire Crane Company announced that it has brought on Shelly Korb-Gayring as marketing director. She brings more than 15 years of marketing experience to the position. Korb-Gayring holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia College of Missouri and a mobile marketing certification from Cayuga Community College.
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation
Anthony Obernesser has been promoted to vice president of preconstruction at Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation. He has been with the company since 1992 in the roles of estimator, on-site project manager, chief estimator and currently senior project manager. Obernesser will direct the estimating department as well as work with owners and architects. Larry Giglio

NBT Bancorp announced that Director of Organizational Development William J. Butcher has been promoted to senior vice president. Butcher has 18 years of management experience. Before joining NBT Bancorp, he was employed at MeadWestvaco in various human-resources and organizational roles including manager of organizational effectiveness and organizational development consultant and also worked as product manager
ust Charles Chambers LLP has promoted the following individuals. Mary Katherine Buckley, Eric Cohen, Jason Coleman, Amanda Fogarty, and Chuck Klasen have been promoted to senior audit associates. Cohen is a CPA and both he and Klasen graduated from SUNY Oswego. Buckley is a CPA and a graduate of Iona College. Fogarty graduated from Siena
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