NICK TRYNISKI has been named AVP, credit manager at Pathfinder Bank. He will manage the residential and commercial underwriting for the bank and will bring his personal experience as a credit analyst and knowledge of lending and the bank’s customers to his team of three analysts and a residential underwriter to this new role. Prior to joining Pathfinder Bank as a credit analyst in 2016, Tryniski worked at M&T Bank. He earned a degree in finance from Le Moyne College in Syracuse.

AARON FRIED was recently appointed coordinator of academic program development at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). An associate professor at the college, Fried will continue his teaching responsibilities and now also will provide support and structure for continuous improvement of academic programs and coordinate academic program interface and evaluation with college personnel. Fried has been teaching at MVCC since 2010, and also has been a visiting assistant professor at Utica College since 2012. He additionally has held teaching positions at SUNY Cortland, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Elmira College, and Onondaga Community College. CAITLYN GRAHAM was appointed as financial-aid assistant at the college. She will provide front-line customer service to students and assist the director and financial-aid staff in providing financial-aid guidance and education to students. Graham has been with MVCC since 2018 as an enrollment assistant. She has previously held positions at the Kelberman Center and Bed Bath and Beyond. She holds a bachelor’s degree in applied psychology from Morrisville State College and an associate degree in psychology from MVCC. JAIRO (MANNY) SABILLON was appointed to the grant-funded position of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) counselor and will be responsible for all assignments and projects related to the counseling of EOP students as assigned by the program’s director. Sabillon has been with MVCC in several capacities since 2017, including CSTEP program specialist, STEP advisor, and adjunct instructor. He previously served as a peer tutor at Utica College in the English Language Learning Center. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Utica College and an associate degree in business management from MVCC. JENNIFER SCHULER has been appointed technical assistant in the MVCC School of Business and Hospitality and will be responsible for the organization and operation of the hospitality and culinary classroom labs. She has held several positions within the college since 2013, including adjunct instructor, professional tutor, and clerk and order management. Prior to joining MVCC, Schuler served as a Wilton Method cake decorating instructor at Wilton Industries for 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts from New England Culinary Institute and an associate degree in culinary arts management from MVCC. FRANK VELLONE was appointed electrical engineering technology instructor in the School of STEM at MVCC, after serving as an adjunct in the department for three years. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he will advise students and assist senior faculty in course revisions and curriculum writing. Before joining the college, Vellone taught at several middle schools and high schools, including Rome Free Academy, Otto Shortell Middle School, and Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School. Prior to his teaching career, he held positions in the engineering industry for more than 20 years — product support engineer at NetTest/Anritsu Instruments, associate engineer at Philips Broadband Networks, and technical staff/test engineer at Raytheon Company in Massachusetts. Vellone holds a master’s degree in adolescence education from Utica College, a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology from SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and an associate degree from Onondaga Community College.

RANDY KELLAR has joined the AccessCNY team as the agency’s new associate executive director of human resources. In this position, he will focus on streamlining human-resource processes including employee recruitment, onboarding, and benefits administration. Kellar will manage a team of 15 professionals. He brings more than 14 years of human-resources experience to his new position at AccessCNY. This experience includes time with notable organizations, including Sodexo, Inc. and Georgetown University Hospital. Kellar holds a master’s degree in human-resource management from the Catholic University of America and is a veteran of the United States Navy. 

MATT DWYER, director of network engineering, has been promoted by Northland Communications to the firm’s executive team as VP of operations. Northland is telecommunications provider with offices in both Syracuse and Holland Patent. In this new role, Dwyer will lead the operations team and oversee the outside plant, network engineering, network services, and field-operations departments. In addition, Dwyer will play a “lead role” in the development, support, and improvement of Northland’s products and services. The company says that Dwyer has done an “outstanding job over the last several years,” helping the firm enhance its network as well as invest in newer technologies and a stronger infrastructure. Dwyer joined Northland in 1995 as systems administrator, playing a “key role” in the development of the company’s internet services, the firm said. Prior to beginning his career at Northland, he earned his degree in computer science from Onondaga Community College in 1993.