ANDREW GOBEL has been promoted to senior VP at the First National Bank of Groton. He joined the bank in 1998 and became the internal auditor in 2005. Gobel now serves as chief financial officer and security officer. He is a graduate of Ithaca College. KATHLEEN BARNES has been promoted to senior VP at the First National Bank of Groton. She joined the bank in 1992 as internal auditor and now serves as compliance officer, Bank Secrecy Act officer, and audit manager. Barnes is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo.

JON GALUPPO has joined City Electric Company Inc., a wholesale electrical distributor, as the Syracuse branch manager at 450 Tracy St. He previously worked for Graybar Electric in Syracuse. 

ANDREW JOHNSON, DAN SCHRANK, KELSEY MORAN, and CATHERINE PLLANA have joined JAS Recruitment as recruitment and account managers in the firm’s Syracuse office. Johnson brings extensive knowledge of leadership, internal recruiting, and sales. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University at Buffalo. Schrank has substantial knowledge of emergency response services, leadership, and department budgeting. He earned a bachelor’s degree in public justice from SUNY Oswego. Moran has wide-ranging knowledge of leadership, recruiting, and sales. She earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University at Buffalo. Pllana brings broad knowledge of leadership, customer service, and medical office administration. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from SUNY Geneseo.

HCR Home Care has added STEVEN VANDREASON, physical therapist, to its operations in Onondaga County. 

Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. (GKG) of New Hartford has expanded its professional team with MOLLIE FOSTER joining as client success manager and NATALIE STREIFERT joining as client advocate — both for the firm’s employee benefits division. Foster brings nearly two decades of managerial, human resources, and client-service experience. Most recently, she served as human resources director for All Seasonings Ingredients in Oneida. Streifert is a recent graduate of SUNY Polytechnic Institute where she earned an MBA in technology management. Prior to joining full time, she participated in GKG’s post-graduate internship program, where she was exposed to various components of the firm’s operations

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC has named KRISTINA M. CAPP its director of human resources. She will oversee the firm’s human resources function across the firm’s 11 offices. Capp has held director-level positions and has implemented a number of human resources programs that will benefit Bond. Prior to Bond, she was VP of human resources at DUMAC Business Systems, a 300-plus employee, multi-state company, and senior human resources manager for a large retail company’s Central New York operations. Capp has a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College and a master’s degree from Nazareth College, both in human resources management. 

JILL VANMENXEL has been named director of sales for smallwares and countertop equipment in the Vollrath Foodservice division of Vollrath Company. Her responsibilities include leading a team of regional and district sales managers as they drive profitable sales growth for the foodservice business through operators, dealers, and other foodservice channel partners and end users. VanMenxel most recently served as the east regional sales manager and will continue to be based in Liverpool. She joined Vollrath in 2005 as a district sales manager and has been recognized by the company for sales excellence every year since 2008. As regional sales manager, VanMenxel managed seven district sales managers and one rep group across 15 states. She played a key role in facilitating Vollrath’s field sales training program and new culture initiative.

MOLLY TIMMONS recently joined Perimetek Pest Management. She has a background in business administration within the pest management industry. The Syracuse native will help manage commercial and residential services for the company. Due to growth in its commercial client base, Perimetek Pest Management, which is based in Syracuse, has been adding to its staff. 

LINDSEY ANDERSON recently joined Terakeet as a senior devops engineer. He has 10 years of experience in systems engineering and management with various companies, most recently with Rackspace and Computer Connection of CNY. Anderson attended SUNYIT and Mohawk Valley Community College. BETSEY BAYARDI has joined Terakeet as sales operations manager. She has more than 23 years of experience in the telecom industry, holding various positions with Verizon, executing growth and revenue initiatives. Bayardi holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from SUNY Potsdam. DANIELLE BENJAMIN recently joined Terakeet as community manager for Perlu, a platform that Terakeet recently launched. Benjamin has been working in the Syracuse community since graduating from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics teacher education. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne. DIANA COMERFORD has joined Terakeet as VP of project management. She has extensive experience in marketing and project management with previous work experience including Marietta Corp., Disney/ABC, and Lifetime Television. Comerford holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and mass communications from SUNY Oswego. 

CHRIS AMIDON has been promoted to senior director of business automation at CXtec from her previous position as director of accounting at the company. She will be responsible for leading the CXtec team of business analysts with the goal of driving system automation and enhancements that will enable the business to move forward more efficiently. Amidon and her team will work in conjunction with the development, architecture, & engineering teams to streamline CXtec systems, remove duplicate/manual work, and leverage automation. She started with CXtec over 25 years ago, where she held several different positions within the accounting department. Amidon graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.