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KAREN AYOUCH has been promoted to dean of academic affairs for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and research at Herkimer County Community College. She is responsible for campus-wide institutional assessment and effectiveness along with providing data reports to state, federal, and accrediting agencies and conducting internal institution-wide research. Ayouch has been with Herkimer College since 2003 in […]

KATHERINE (KATIE) E. TOOMEY has been appointed chief marketing officer at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. She will lead Bond’s marketing team to position and promote the law firm across its regional platform. She will work closely with firm management on strategic initiatives to continue Bond’s growth across its 16 offices in five states and

Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed JEANINE A. IRONS, Ph.D. as director of institutional culture and employee experience. This newly created leadership position will facilitate the Syracuse University Libraries’ growth as an innovative learning organization and promote a culture of excellence through planning comprehensive, customer-driven and employee-driven services. In her new role, Irons will provide leadership

Collins named Geneva General Hospital medical-staff chief
GENEVA, N.Y. —Dr. Craig Collins was recently elected chief of staff for the Geneva General Hospital medical staff through April 2025. He will also sit on the board of directors for Finger Lakes Health, the hospital’s parent organization. Collins is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and

Bond, Schoeneck & King names new chief marketing officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC has named Katherine (Katie) E. Toomey as chief marketing officer of the nearly 300-attorney law firm. Toomey

Syracuse University Art Museum will have a new executive director this fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Maika Pollack — an art historian, critic, and curator — will join Syracuse University this fall as executive director and chief curator

Revitalization expert from Baltimore is DIA’s new CEO
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nan Rohrer has spent more than two decades in Baltimore, Maryland helping lead downtown/neighborhood revitalization and economic development efforts and will bring that expertise to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) when she starts as its next CEO in early July. John Guttridge, who chairs the DIA board of directors, on June 5

SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College have new leaders
The next president of SUNY Broome Community College will begin his new duties in a matter of days, while the new president of Jefferson Community College is already on the job. The appointment of Tony Hawkins as the eighth president of SUNY Broome is effective July 1. He is succeeding the retiring president Kevin Drumm,

People news: Herkimer College appoints dean of academic affairs
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has promoted Karen Ayouch to dean of academic affairs for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and research. She

JENNIFER WOLFE recently joined Empower Federal Credit Union as chief information officer. She will be responsible for optimizing the member and staff experience through technology innovations and strategic initiatives. Wolfe will be focused on increasing collaboration, strengthening Empower’s IT security posture, and providing next-level data analytics and visualization. She brings more than 25 years of
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