F. WILLIAM (BILL) SMULLEN was appointed CEO of advancement and strategy at Clear Path for Veterans, a nonprofit veteran service organization that serves as a hub of information, programs, and resources. This new position was developed in response to the rapid growth of the organization and the need for its wrap-around programs and services. Over the past three years, Clear Path for Veterans has expanded its presence in the Northeast to include a satellite location in the Southern Tier, a licensee in Devens, Massachusetts, and one in the Hudson Valley region. All will be trained by the Chittenango headquarters staff on how to provide programs and services that mirror its holistic approach to veterans’ care, the organization said. Smullen will be externally focused on development and supporting the organization’s programs and services in the expansion communities. He most recently served as the director of national security studies at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University for 16 years. Smullen was also Maxwell’s senior fellow in national security and a member of the faculty at Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as a professor of public relations. A retired Army colonel, Smullen spent 30 years on active duty. Prior to coming to Syracuse, where he has resided for 16 years, he was the chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and of the U.S. Department of State. 

CRAIG MARCINKOWSKI has joined Fotokite as its senior VP of strategy and business development. He is tasked with building a team of sales and service staff to deliver support to the company’s U.S. public safety customer base. Fotokite is a startup with an office in the Tech Garden in Syracuse. Marcinkowski previously served as VP of strategy and corporate development for Gryphon Sensors LLC, an SRC company. He has nearly two decades of experience in the defense and aerospace industry, including profit and loss responsibilities, product development, software engineering, capture and program management, and domestic and international business development. Fotokite says it combines aerial and ground-based robotics with flight-control algorithms to create a kite-like tethered aerial camera system that can fly completely autonomously for more than 24 hours.