Herkimer County Community College has appointed MADELINE M. SNYDER as prevention coordinator for alcohol and substance abuse. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in criminal justice with a concentration in child protection and juvenile justice from Nova Southeastern University in 2020. Snyder previously worked as a substance-use counselor at the Herkimer Beacon Center. In this role, she served as a case manager, providing individual counseling and facilitating recovery-focused group sessions. Snyder has also interned at NYC Relief and the Fulton County Domestic Violence Agency. In her role as Herkimer College’s prevention coordinator, she will oversee the Campus Community Coalition, guiding it to develop and implement strategies that will lead to long-term involvement of community institutions, organizations, and individuals in college regarding underage drinking and drug-abuse prevention.

JAMIE CYR is the new chief financial officer at SUNY Morrisville, beginning July 1. He brings extensive experience in financial planning and forecasting and leading complex auxiliary services organizations in hospitality and higher education industries. Cyr’s experience includes the fiscal management of operating and capital budgets of $150 million and strategic leadership of diverse teams of more than 2,000 employees. Most recently, he served as executive director and general manager of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. His position included directing all operations for the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center and related properties, including managing the operations at Drumlins Country Club and Minnowbrook Conference Center. Cyr also served as director of Auxiliary Services at Syracuse University for more than six years. He holds an MBA in management from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Le Moyne College.

McFarland Johnson has added two new employees to its Binghamton office.

RICHARD TARNTINO,  JR. joins the firm in the newly created position of digital design lead – transportation, where he will provide leadership and direction for MJ’s Digital Design Environment, including CADD platforms, BIM initiatives, Bluebeam development, and other related technology solutions. Tarntino has more than 35 years of industry experience, including management and administration of Bentley Systems CADD technology platforms and configuration environments.

URIAH HUNT joins McFarland Johnson as a junior airport planner. He graduated from Binghamton University with his master’s degree in geography and concentration in urban and regional planning in December 2019. Hunt’s undergraduate degree was also in geography from Binghamton, with a concentration in computer applications in human-environmental analysis. He joins the firm from the City of Binghamton, where he worked as the program coordinator for the Planning, Housing, and Community Development Department. 

NICKOLAS TOGIAS, M.D. has joined Oswego Health’s Behavioral Health Services Department. He will be providing outpatient care at Oswego Health Child & Family Services and Fulton Adult Clinic in Fulton. Togias has extensive experience working with adult and geriatric patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings in the Southern Tier, where he spent most of his career as a staff psychiatrist for United Health Services Hospital, Greater Binghamton Health Center as well as Community Treatment & Recovery Center. Togias earned his medical degree from St. George’s University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. He completed a transitional year in internal medicine from Albert Einstein Medical Center in 2000, psychiatry residency from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2004, and a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry from Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York Psychiatric Institute in 2007.

SHEILA DION has joined Peppino’s Restaurant and Catering Company as its new sales and marketing coordinator. She has previous experience at Northwestern Mutual and Dale Carnegie of CNY. Dion has expertise in marketing content creation. She is spearheading a new program called “Catering for a Cause” that Peppino’s states will align with the company goal to give back to the community. 

SRC, Inc. has promoted MAUREEN WIGGE to senior VP, force protection. In this role, she will be responsible for all aspects of SRC’s force protection division, including program performance, developing an inclusive and innovative work environment, establishing strategic goals and objectives, developing industry partnerships, and ensuring customer satisfaction. She has worked at SRC for more than 12 years and has more than 35 years of experience in the electronic warfare field including technology development, direct support of programs, and management of large programs and engineering teams. Wigge earned her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia and is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership’s development program and the Johns Hopkins University/Syracuse University national security studies course.