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St. Joseph’s appoints two new members to foundation board
McGrath is a senior manager for marketing communications at Welch Allyn. She has worked for 16 years in marketing at the Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of
People news: Van Kuren named to UHS Foundation board
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Laurie Van Kuren of Riger Marketing has been appointed to the UHS Foundation board of trustees. She will help design and achieve

First Niagara names Harnett to board of directors
BUFFALO, N.Y — The board of directors of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) announced that it has appointed Susan S. Harnett to serve

People news: Pass joins M&T Bank’s commercial banking team in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Sean M. Pass has joined the commercial banking group at M&T Bank in Binghamton. Pass, who recently entered M&T’s relationship management sales

People news: St. Joseph’s appoints Mina as executive operations officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has recently appointed Anthony Mina as executive operations officer for a unit it calls Acute Care Enterprise.

Douglas Wozniak has joined Pelco Component Technologies as quality processes manager at the corporate headquarters and design / manufacturing facility in Cazenovia. He writes, reviews,

CXtec has hired Michael Button as a regional sales manager who will manage one of the company’s commercial sales teams. Prior to joining CXtec, he worked as a business development manager at WYNIT Distribution. Button earned his master’s degree in business administration and his bachelor’s degree in political science from Syracuse University.
Legal Services of Central New York
Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY) has appointed a director of development and four staff attorneys. Michael J. Balanoff has been named LSCNY’s director of development. Previously, he was a member of the law firm of Bousquet Holstein PLLC since 1998. Balanoff has been a practicing lawyer in Syracuse for more than 42 years.

Hiscock & Barclay, LLP has welcomed intellectual-property lawyer Barry F. Manna as of counsel in its Syracuse office. He is a registered patent attorney and will be a member of the firm’s patents & prosecution practice area. Manna brings more than a decade of experience in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade-secret matters to the firm.

Tompkins Insurance Agencies has hired Jason (Jay) DeChick as an account executive in its commercial lines division. He is based at the Tompkins Trust Company/Tompkins Insurance offices in Auburn, working with businesses across the Finger Lakes region. DeChick has five years experience in the financial-services industry. Prior to joining Tompkins, he worked for First Niagara
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