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LYNN FARQUHAR has taken over as head coach of the Syracuse University field hockey team. She returns to Syracuse as the head coach, after previously serving as an assistant coach for four seasons (2007-10) under former head coach Ange Bradley, who retired in December after 16 seasons guiding the Orange. Farquhar takes the reins of […]

RACHELLE (SHELLY) GUITIAN has been named chief marketing officer (CMO) at Smart Carrier, a telecommunications-compliance management software provider. She is also co-founder and co-owner of Smart Carrier. The company started as a part-time telecom and VoIP consulting firm 13 years ago and has grown to accommodate more than 200 million calls per month. Guitian brings

People news: Certified nurse practitioner Bergeron joins Oswego Health
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Linsay E. Bergeron, an experienced certified nurse practitioner, has joined Oswego Health in its Community Health Department, the health-care system recently announced.

Oswego Industries CEO to retire; Mozaic CEO now leading both organizations under agreement
Laurie Davis, CEO of the nonprofit Oswego Industries, plans to retire April 1 after nearly 28 years with the agency, its board of directors announced

Friends of Kilmer Mansion name executive director
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Friends of Kilmer Mansion board of directors recently named Binghamton native Alisha Swietzer as executive director of the organization. The nonprofit

SUNY Oswego removes interim tag from dean of School of Communications, Media and the Arts
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has named Jennifer Knapp dean of the School of Communications, Media and the Arts (SCMA), effective this Friday.

Ithaca Area Economic Development names new board members, officers
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) recently appointed its 2023 board of directors. New three-year appointments include Jodi Denman (Knickerbocker Bed Company), Carrie

New York Credit Union Foundation adds Alternatives Credit Union CEO as trustee
ITHACA, N.Y. — Kevin Mietlicki, president and CEO of Alternatives Credit Union in Ithaca, became a trustee of the New York Credit Union Foundation at the start of this year. He will serve a three-year term on its board. “Credit unions that I have been a part of in the past have used the Foundation,”

Taitem Engineering founder transitions to teaching, research role at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taitem Engineering of Ithaca recently announced that its founder, Ian M. Shapiro, has accepted a faculty position at Syracuse University, where he will teach in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He will also be conducting research at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE). Shapiro will
RICHARD (DICK) HOOPER has been promoted to VP of purchasing and facilities at Adirondack Bank. He has been the bank’s assistant VP of purchasing and facilities since December 2018. Hooper has had a long career as a construction and facilities manager and has been instrumental in implementing a bank-wide facilities management program for Adirondack Bank.
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