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Syracuse University Libraries’ Law Library recently hired WILLIAM MATTHEW KRUEGER as a law-reference librarian. Krueger worked as a reference assistant in the Law Library while pursuing his juris doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law. He received his bachelor’s degree from Nazareth College. ANA CALIZ CASANOVA recently joined Syracuse University Libraries as monograph cataloging librarian […]

Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc
TAYLOR CASAMASSIMA has joined Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. — a nonprofit that helps people with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance-use disorders — as director of mental-health rehabilitation services. She first joined the agency in 2014, working her way up from senior residential counselor to quality assurance specialist. Casamassima left in 2019 to

People news: NBT Bank adds two to Utica Financial Center team
UTICA, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has added two new employees to its Utica Financial Center. Michael Cowan joined the bank as VP and

SUNY Poly names new chief of staff
MARCY, N.Y. — Wayne Westervelt has joined SUNY Polytechnic Institute as the new chief of staff and VP for external relations. Westervelt brings more than

Elmcrest Children’s Center has chosen its next director
Previous director is retiring SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Elmcrest Children’s Center has chosen its next leader following a pending retirement. James Muldoon, chairman of the Elmcrest board of directors, announced the appointment of Ruth Ann Riposa as Elmcrest’s new executive director, per a

M&T Bank announces commercial bank hires, promotions
Buffalo — M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) — which ranks No. 1 in deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region — recently announced a group of leadership updates in its commercial bank unit. The changes include the following promotions and new hires. Tim Gallagher has been named head of commercial real estate (CRE).

Cerminaro named CEO of Community Bank Wealth Management
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that Michael T. Cerminaro has been appointed president and CEO of the Community Bank Wealth Management division of its Community Bank, N.A. banking subsidiary. Cerminaro joins the bank with more than 30 years of experience, having most recently served as market head for the

Northeast Grocery completes executive team
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Northeast Grocery, Inc. (NGI) says it has completed its executive team with the promotion of John Persons to the role of chief operating officer (COO) and a couple of other personnel moves. NGI is the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Friendly Markets. Persons has spent 39 years with Tops,

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based insurance-brokerage parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced it has appointed Barry Hensley as chief security officer (CSO) and Rob Burch as chief information security officer (CISO). “With the addition of a CSO role and the talents of Barry and Rob, Brown & Brown
Erie Materials, a regional distributor of building materials in New York and Pennsylvania, recently made several promotions and new hires. JASON THORYK was promoted to operations manager at the Syracuse location. He joined Erie Materials in 2018 as a summer associate. After graduating from college, he was hired as a full-time worker, then was promoted
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