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People news: Herkimer County Community College announces two new staffers
Joseph J. Kelly of New Hartford was hired as Faculty Student Association staff accountant. Prior to joining the college, Kelly worked as an audit/payroll intern

TSA to hold two-day hiring event in DeWitt for officers at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a two-day hiring event on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10, for those interested in becoming

People news: MVHS appoints Vassallo VP of operations
UTICA, N.Y. — Sherrie Vassallo is the new VP of operations at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), where she will focus on operational and strategic

SUNY selects former New York education commissioner as its next chancellor
Stanley’s appointment followed her retirement as president of SUNY Oswego. King’s background From 2011 to the beginning of 2015, when he joined the administration of

People news: Masonic Medical Research Institute names new assistant professor
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) recently promoted Chase Kessinger, Ph.D., to assistant professor and added a new lab to the growing

LARA MOSBY has been promoted to senior manager for advancement and community engagement at Symphoria, a musician-led cooperative, nonprofit orchestra. She has been with Symphoria for two years, beginning as its community engagement manager. Her new position includes more grant writing and grant discovery, and Mosby says her favorite part of her job is “seeing

Erie Materials, a regional distributor of building materials in New York and Pennsylvania, announced several recent promotions and new hires. MIKE SHEA has joined the Binghamton location as a territory sales manager. TRACY LINES was promoted to assistant warehouse manager at the company’s Elmira branch. He has been with Erie Materials for 25 years, covering

Ripley, Garlock & Associates recently added JOE CATANZARO as assistant planner. He spent 17 years working as an attorney and associate commercial real-estate broker in Syracuse. He made the move to the financial-services industry and will be responsible for servicing and supporting high-level accounts. Catanzaro holds Series 7 and 66 securities registrations, as well as

HealthWear Rental — an Endicott–based supplier of medical linens, patient gowns, medical uniforms, lab coats, and professional mat service on a rental basis — has promoted BEN COOK to route service manager. He started his career at Healthwear in 2014 as a route service representative and will now oversee the route servicing of existing accounts.

ANDREA WHEELER has been appointed regional property manager at Christopher Community, Inc., a nonprofit organization that develops and operates affordable housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families. She began her 15-year career in the property management field as a leasing consultant and has strong background experience working on several different types of properties during
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