HR Works, Inc. has promoted TIFFANY FALCONE to marketing manager. She has more than five years of experience in human resources and eight years of experience in marketing. Over the past four years, she has provided sales and marketing support for the company. Falcone has an associate degree in business from Bryant & Stratton College in addition to an inbound marketing certification from HubSpot and Google Analytics certification.

LAURA DETWILER has been promoted to leave manager, benefits administration services. She has more than 10 years of HR experience. Detwiler holds a bachelor’s degree in childhood education from SUNY Cortland.

KATIE WILMSHURST has been promoted to senior leave and benefits coordinator. She has more than three years of experience in human resources and will provide support to HR Works’ Benefits Administration Services department. Wilmshurst holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SUNY Oswego.

Olinsky Law Group has promoted KRISTI F. REPPEL to partnership in the firm. She joined the firm in 2013, and focuses her practice on Social Security Disability Appeals Council Appeals and workers’-compensation claimants. Reppel earned her J.D. from The Western New England University School of Law. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Siena College.

NICHOLAS R. CONSTANTINO has joined Smith Sovik as an associate. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University College of Law. While in law school, Constantino interned with a local personal injury law firm and St. Joseph’s Hospital Office of General Counsel, before joining Smith Sovik as a summer clerk. His practice focuses on all areas of litigation.

NATALIE BROWN has launched a new consulting business. Natalie L. Brown, LLC will offer board governance, organization development, strategic planning, and interim executive-leadership services to businesses and nonprofits throughout Central New York. She will offer half, full- or multi-day sessions, workshops, one-on-one consultations, and more. Brown has considerable experience, having previously worked for General Electric with its financial management program. She also worked for The Savings Bank of Utica for more than 15 years and held positions in finance, administrative services, and marketing. Brown later pivoted her career to the nonprofit sector, when she took the executive director/CEO position at the Girl Scouts – Foothills Council, Inc. In 2010, she became the executive director/CEO of the YWCA Mohawk Valley, Inc., a position from which she retired in 2015. In addition, Brown served in leadership positions on numerous boards including Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Oneida County Industrial Development Agency, and the United Way. 

Vetted Tech, an additive manufacturing firm that delivers high-performance components, has appointed JOSH WEAVER as technical director. Weaver is a U.S. Army veteran, having served two tours in Afghanistan as an airborne operations engineer. He previously held positions with NYSDOT, Accenture, Time Warner Cable, and National Grid. Weaver holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University with an FE certification and is a graduate of Markforged Metal Additive Manufacturing University. 

KRISTA RUSSO has joined Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) as a client coordinator. She comes to RMS with an extensive background in sales, advertising, marketing, database management, print, and radio. Most recently, Russo was the senior customer support point-of-contact at Welch Allyn-Hillrom located in Skaneateles, providing her with years of quality customer-service experience in the health-care field. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and an associate degree in journalism / newswriting.