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Pinnacle Investments names chief compliance officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinnacle Investments, a financial-services firm headquartered in Syracuse, announced it has promoted Monica Coles to chief compliance officer. Prior to joining Pinnacle

People news: Herkimer College appoints Whittaker as staff accountant
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Julie Whittaker to the position of staff accountant – payroll. Whittaker brings experience from

Caggiano returns to VIP Structures’ IT department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Structures recently announced that Michelle Caggiano has returned to the company’s enterprise-wide IT department. She will help expand the company’s IT Support Group, and help “keep VIP at the leading edge of technology implementation,” the Syracuse–based design-build firm said in a news release. VIP Structures is a more than 45-year-old firm

First Source’s DeMetri named to American Heart Association’s local board and Circle of Red co-chair
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The American Heart Association’s local board of directors has appointed Amy DeMetri, executive VP of First Source Federal Credit Union, as a board member. In addition, she has been appointed to a leadership role for this year’s Go Red for Women’s “Circle of Red” committee, according to a First Source news

Clarkson’s Chezum elected first female chair of ANCA board
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — After seven years as VP of the board of directors of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), board members felt it was time for Kelly Chezum to lead the group. The board’s vote makes Chezum the first woman to serve as board president in ANCA’s 67-year history, the organization said in

Utica CPA named director as chapter rep for NYSSCPA board
UTICA, N.Y. — A CPA at a Utica accounting firm has been named a director as chapter representative for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) board of directors for 2022-23. William Ryan III, a CPA at Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs, P.C. in Utica, represents the Utica chapter for the NYSSCPA

McMahon starts as new assistant director of campus safety at Herkimer College
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Jason McMahon, of Ilion, recently began his new role as the assistant director of campus safety at Herkimer County Community College. He was sworn in by Herkimer College President Cathleen McColgin in a Sept. 1 ceremony. McMahon will report to Timothy Rogers, the college’s campus safety director. McMahon has served as a
Fust Charles Chambers hires two associates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm based in Syracuse, has hired the following two individuals to help service its manufacturing, health care, not-for-profit, other professional service, and family-owned business clients. Philip Gramer joins Fust Charles Chambers as an audit associate. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and

People news: Kelly promoted to director of agency operations at ABC Creative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ABC Creative says it has promoted Rachel Kelly to director of agency operations. In this role, she works closely with ABC’s creative
Tompkins Community Bank announced that FELIX MELENDEZ and CHRIS KELLY have joined its residential mortgage lending team as residential mortgage originators, expanding access to mortgage-origination services in the Syracuse and Auburn markets. In their roles, Melendez and Kelly will help prospective borrowers obtain a mortgage that fits their needs by collecting financial information, evaluating creditworthiness,
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