Pinckney Hugo Group has promoted TRISHA FREEMAN to associate creative director, and promoted ELAINA CRARY and KIM VENUTI to senior art directors.

Freeman was previously a senior art director and has been with the agency for nine years. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, she worked as a designer and art director in New York City on a variety of national brands. Freeman earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising design from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.

Crary was previously an art director and has been with the agency for seven years. Before Pinckney Hugo, she was a graphic designer at the Scotsman Press. Crary has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from SUNY New Paltz.

Venuti was previously an art director and has been with the agency for six years. Before Pinckney Hugo Group, she worked as a graphic designer for other Central New York companies including The Copy Center, and was also co-founder and art director of Redlicorice clothing company in Syracuse. Venuti has a bachelor’s degree in visual communications from Cazenovia College.

LAUREN CHYLE, JESSICA DEJOHN BARBUTO, and JESSICA CANTU have joined CenterState CEO.

Chyle is manager of communication and collaboration for CenterState CEO’s economic inclusion portfolio. She most recently served as the assistant director of the Everson Museum of Art and has more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit programming and administration. Chyle holds a bachelor’s degree in communication design from Kutztown University, and dual master’s degrees in art history and museum studies from Syracuse University.

DeJohn Barbuto is manager of performance for CenterState CEO’s economic inclusion portfolio. She most recently served as senior staff assistant at Upstate Medical University’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities. Before that, she worked with Home HeadQuarters’ real estate division. DeJohn Barbuto holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Oneonta.

Cantu is sales manager for CenterState CEO’s business development portfolio. She most recently served as a client solutions specialist at Remedy Intelligent Staffing. Cantu holds a bachelor’s degree in theater from Jacksonville State University in Alabama.

CONNOR GAFFNEY recently joined Strategic Financial Services as a participant in its advisor development program. He previously worked at Fiber Instrument Sales as business development manager and product line manager. Gaffney received his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

MACKENZIE EVANS has joined Strategic as a research and trading analyst on the investment team. Prior to joining Strategic, he was an analyst in Citigroup’s Product Control department where he was a member of the commodities valuation team. Evans received his bachelor’s degree in finance from SUNY Canton and completed his Certificate in Fundamentals of Finance with the Division of Continuing Education at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

WENDY STEVENS joined the marketing team to work on printed materials, website updates, social media posts and many other daily and long-term initiatives. She is experienced in commercial printing and website content management. Stevens received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Empire State in media arts. She has since worked in information services at Herkimer College, held a position with Workforce Development as communications coordinator, worked as a financial aid counselor at Utica College and as an executive assistant with Adjusters International before coming to Strategic Financial Services.