Pinckney Hugo Group has hired CHELSEA NICOLLI as a senior account manager. She previously was a senior account manager at Pandora in New York City. Nicolli also gained experience in account services and digital marketing at Entrée Health and The New York Times. She has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego. 

Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has named SALINA BILLINS director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) within the Student Enrollment Department of the Division of Student Affairs. She will be responsible for the overall administration of the EOP, a state-funded program that provides access, academic support, and financial assistance for students who are educationally and economically disadvantaged but have the potential to succeed in college. Billins has held several positions at MVCC, starting in 2012 when she was GEAR UP academic specialist. In 2016, she was a completion coach in the Learning Commons, a position she held until 2019 when she was named GEAR UP coordinator. Before coming to MVCC, Billins worked at Kids Oneida, the Utica City School District, and Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency. She earned her master’s degree in science, leadership, and instruction for inclusive classrooms from Utica College in 2008, and her bachelor’s degree in education from the University at Buffalo in 2002.

MADELINE N. BYRNE has joined the Endwell office of Delta Engineers, Architects, & Surveyors as marketing coordinator in its Business Development Group. She has an associate degree in business administration from SUNY Broome and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Binghamton University’s School of Management. Byrne brings two years of previous marketing experience and will be responsible for the development and coordination of local, state, and federal proposals, managing Delta’s social media accounts, assisting with the development of marketing collateral, and developing newsletter content.

CHRISTOPHER S. THOMAS has rejoined Delta’s Endwell office as a project manager in the firm’s Facilities Engineering Group. He has more than 20 years of structural-design experience, as well as project and construction management expertise. Thomas recently returned to Delta after working as a construction project manager at Chase Construction in the Syracuse area. His current responsibilities are focused on project design and management oversight, resource and schedule coordination, client relations, and business development.

JEFFERY M. PALERMO has joined Delta’s Endwell office as an engineer in the firm’s Transportation Engineering Group. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from West Virginia University in 2012 and went on to work for the university as a capital construction project engineer for six years. In 2017, he moved back to the Southern Tier and worked as a designer for a local engineering firm. Palermo creates construction documents, drawings, and specifications under the supervision of the project engineer.

RICHARD D. BERNARD has joined the Delta Endwell office as an engineer in its Specialty Precast Group. He graduated from Penn State University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Bernard earned his engineer-in-training title in 2017. His primary assignments are with Delta Precast, where he designs and manages a wide range of projects including precast concrete vaults, foundations, and culverts.

FRANK FALANK, III has joined Delta’s Endwell office as an engineer in the Specialty Precast Group. He has more than 30 years of experience and is responsible for the structural design and detailing of precast concrete and other materials. He also designs and manages a wide range of projects including precast concrete vaults, foundations, and culverts.

KURT J. HAKOLA has joined the Delta Endwell office as an engineer in its Facilities Engineering Structural Group. He earned his bachelor’s degree in structural design and construction engineering from Penn State. Hakola’s primary responsibilities include designing, analyzing, and drafting a range of structural projects for a range of market segments including educational, governmental, residential, and commercial clients and has significant involvement in K-12 projects providing structural design services for a variety of local school districts and municipal structures.

AMANDA C. SCHOLL has joined the Delta Endwell office as an administrative assistant in the Specialty Precast Group. She attended Mohawk Valley Community College, where she received degrees in both psychology and human services. Scholl supports the precast team by performing a variety of database maintenance and data entry tasks. She also serves as a client liaison to assist the team with project startup, close out, and overall coordination. 

MICHAEL P. MURRAY is the new chief marketing officer at Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that has offices in Syracuse, Binghamton, and eight other cities. He brings more than 20 years of professional-services marketing experience. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, he served as the director of marketing for Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, a large Albany–based law firm. Prior to Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Murray served as marketing manager for BST & Co., CPAs, a large CPA firm based in Albany. He has also previously served as assistant zone marketing manager for State Farm Mutual Insurance Company in Ballston Spa. His diverse background includes advertising, direct marketing, website development, social media and email marketing, business development, proposals, collateral, press releases, and database management. Murray earned an MBA from the College of Saint Rose, and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Seton Hall University.