ABC Creative Group recently added ZACH LEADER to its creative department as a graphic designer. He has a degree in communications and film studies, along with a minor in marketing, from Le Moyne College. Leader served as the president of the advertising club on campus which helped exemplify and grow his marketing, advertising, and leadership skills. In previous ventures, he worked as a creative and graphic design intern, promotions assistant, freelance graphic designer, photographer, freelance consultant, and junior art director at various agencies in the Syracuse area. 

ANGELA CLEARY has been promoted by Community Bank N.A. to branch manager of its Cato office. In her new role, she will oversee the office’s daily operations, including managing the delivery of the Cato branch’s sales and service activities. Cleary brings 25 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Community Bank since 2012, when she joined as retail service officer in the bank’s Fulton branch. Most recently, Cleary served as a retail service officer in the Cato office.

Herkimer County Community College has appointed TIARA MITCHELL as a specialist in the Advisement Center. She received a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs administration from SUNY Buffalo in May 2019. She also has a bachelor’s degree in public communication from SUNY Buffalo and an associate degree in human services from Mohawk Valley Community College. While completing her education, Mitchell served as lead resident assistant and as a student assistant for the SUNY Buffalo university police. She gave several presentations on campus, addressing the changes in communication styles and helped develop a program in the “Living Off Campus” programming series to teach students independent-living skills. In 2017, Mitchell was inducted into the Lambda Phi Eta, the national communication honor society.

JANET READY has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health as its new chief operating officer (COO). As COO, she will oversee the daily operations at St. Joseph’s Health and serve as a member of the administrative leadership team. Ready assumes the duties that AnneMarie Czyz had handled for the past five years. Czyz also serves as the chief nursing officer at St. Joseph’s and will remain in that role. Ready previously served as president of Penn Health Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey and as senior VP at Penn Health since 2014. As president of Princeton Medical Center, she oversaw several expansions and initiatives. In her role as senior VP at Penn Health, Ready focused on the organization’s quality and safety control and strategic growth. Prior to Penn Health, Ready spent nearly 10 years in hospital leadership roles at Healthquest in LaGrange in Dutchess County and at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master of science degree in public health, and an MBA degree from Columbia University. Ready is also a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

STEPHANIE MOBBS has been named director of clinical nutrition at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). In this role, she is responsible for directing the daily operations of nutrition programs for patients and residents. Mobbs has served as the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center assistant director of clinical nutrition since October 2008. Before that, she was assistant director of clinical nutrition at the St. Luke’s Campus. Mobbs earned her bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciences – dietetics from the University of Arizona. She studied at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and completed a dietetics internship at Cornell University.

TARA EVANS has been appointed human resources (HR) operations program manager at MVHS. In this role, she will provide leadership and ensure that HR programs support the long-term goals of the health system. She will design, administer, and oversee a range of analytical and project-management functions related to HR management, employee engagement, performance management, organization and leadership development, education, and the employee experience. Evans previously was the education coordinator in the education department at MVHS, where she planned, developed, and facilitated educational programs, including general orientation, and administered the learning-management system. She has been an MVHS employee since 2005. Evans received her master’s degree in health-care administration from Utica College. She works at the MVHS human resources building in New Hartford.

HR Works, Inc. has promoted MARIA PREMO to benefits analyst. She brings more than two years of experience in human resources and will leverage her expertise in client management, communication, benefit plans, and leave laws to support HR Works’ Benefits Administration Services Department. Premo holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in sociology from SUNY Geneseo.

EILEEN DONOVAN recently joined MACNY, The Manufacturers Association as its workforce development coordinator. In this role, she will support MACNY’s New York State Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (NYSMIAP) for both regional and statewide initiatives. Donovan will play an integral role in maintaining relationships with new and existing companies participating in NYSMIAP, while also coordinating related instruction and on-the-job training for apprentices, the association said. Donovan will also actively work with MACNY’s affiliate, the Partners for Education and Business (PEB), on its Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Most recently, she served as the development associate at the United Way of Central New York. Before that, Donovan worked for various retail and manufacturing companies in management and sales capacities, MACNY said.

COSMINA SCHULMAN has joined Galaxy Media as chief revenue officer of its Utica market. Schulman, a Utica native, comes to Galaxy after spending five years in sales management at the New England Sports Network (NESN) in Boston. Before NESN, she spent five years working at Home Team Sports (HTS), based in New York and Chicago.

Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter has hired JENNIFER BALOG as senior director of development. She will oversee all aspects of fundraising for the chapter and its two signature events: Walk To End Alzheimer’s and The Longest Day. Balog joined the chapter in July 2019 from Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, where she was director of development and marketing. She previously held executive director positions with the American Heart Association and American Red Cross. Balog holds a certified fundraising executive credential. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from Utica College.