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NICK MAINE has been promoted to chief revenue officer of Galaxy Media. In his new role, he will oversee the sales operations for both the Syracuse and Utica markets. Maine has been with the company for 10 years and has played an active role in its growth. He was previously director of sports marketing for […]
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NICK MAINE has been promoted to chief revenue officer of Galaxy Media. In his new role, he will oversee the sales operations for both the Syracuse and Utica markets. Maine has been with the company for 10 years and has played an active role in its growth. He was previously director of sports marketing for Galaxy.
MARISSA GREENLAR has been promoted to chief content officer of Galaxy Media, a newly created position. She will continue in her role as brand manager for KROCK and will now oversee all of the Galaxy brands and digital content. Greenlar has been with the company for 12 years. Starting as a sales assistant, she then worked with the events team. Then, she moved on to overseeing much of the company’s social media, before assuming day-to-day programming responsibilities for KROCK.

SUPRIYA VENKATESAN has been named senior director of content at Terakeet, an enterprise search-engine technology company. She will provide strategic leadership and operational management for the Terakeet content team, support cross-discipline integration, and drive team development and overall editorial quality. Previously director of content strategy at Critical Mass, Venkatesan built enterprise-level content strategies and supported
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SUPRIYA VENKATESAN has been named senior director of content at Terakeet, an enterprise search-engine technology company. She will provide strategic leadership and operational management for the Terakeet content team, support cross-discipline integration, and drive team development and overall editorial quality. Previously director of content strategy at Critical Mass, Venkatesan built enterprise-level content strategies and supported customers like Apple and Dropbox across digital-transformation projects. She also co-founded Critical Mass’s Diversity & Inclusion Board. Prior to Critical Mass, she served as a communications consultant for The United Nations and Washington Post Brand Studio and worked as a journalist at The New York Times, CNN, and Forbes. Venkatesan received her master’s degree in strategic communications from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree in media and communications from the Maharishi University of Management. She is also a combat veteran, having served as a sergeant and senior communications manager in the U.S. Army for six years, including a 15-month deployment to Iraq.

Oneida County fully restores summer youth work programs
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Binghamton University, SUNY Broome announce agreement for School of Management students
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Onondaga County Executive calls on more people in their 50s to get vaccinated
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WCNY offering giveback program for region’s businesses in pandemic recovery
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Hampton Inn Verona at Turning Stone opens
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People news: Hudnall joins Preferred Mutual as senior VP of underwriting
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Preferred Mutual Insurance Company announced that Matthew (Matt) Hudnall has joined the company as senior vice president of underwriting. Hudnall will

Destiny USA to phase in extended hours beginning Friday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA on Friday will begin a phased expansion of its hours of operation and Regal is also set to reopen for

State Police arrest three people in check-cashing scheme, totaling more than $4,300
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