JEANINE M. CRYAN has joined Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. following her recent law school graduation, in anticipation of taking the New York State Bar Exam in September. She is a 2020 graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, where she was a trustee scholar. Cryan was the editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce and a member of the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honor Society (Moot Court). Her experience includes working as a transactional team intern in the legal department of Christie’s auction house, working as a summer law clerk at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and an externship in the EMEA Legal Department of State Street Global Advisors in London, England. Prior to law school, Cryan was the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Greece. During her time as a Fulbright Fellow in Athens, she taught English at Athens College/Hellenic-American Educational Foundation. She graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges where she studied classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) and education. 

AccessCNY has promoted KRISTEN SNYDER to become the next program director for Day Habilitation and The David Clark Learning Center. Since 2014, she has worked in AccessCNY’s employment services program — first as an employment counselor and subsequently as the employment services program manager. Before coming to AccessCNY, Snyder received a bachelor’s degree in inclusive education and political science from SUNY Buffalo State College. She also worked supporting students with disabilities as a teacher’s assistant and lead preschool teacher in several childcare settings. 

Loretto announced it has promoted KARA GEMMELL to director of independent living at The Nottingham. Formerly the director of therapeutic recreation, she started at Loretto in 2017. Gemmell holds a bachelor’s degree in recreation management and policy; therapeutic recreation, and a minor in psychology from the University of New Hampshire. She is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist and a member of the LeadingAge New York IGNITE Leadership Academy.