Mower, a marketing, advertising, and public relations agency, announced a series of promotions in its Syracuse headquarters.

LISA DOLBEAR was promoted to director of account planning. Dolbear, who joined Mower in 2007, previously served as a senior account planner on the agency’s Insight team. In her new role, she will provide strategic guidance for clients and develop tools that help internal teams deliver fresh, impactful content.

RYAN GARLAND was promoted to digital media strategy director. Garland joined Mower in 1999 and served as an associate media director prior to his promotion. In his new role, Garland will be responsible for increasing the digital capabilities and expertise across the agency. He will also bring new media technology solutions to the agency and continue to expand Mower’s digital technology offerings.

KERRIE MORTON was promoted to senior project supervisor. Morton joined Mower in 2008 and was previously a project supervisor. In her new role, Morton remains responsible for the execution of complex integrated campaigns, as she manages a wide range of projects and guides clients and internal teams through each project from start to completion.

Acumen Detection, a provider of rapid, on-farm pathogen identification systems for dairy farmers, has hired BENJAMIN DORION as operations & production specialist. He was previously a corporate quality control analyst with Byrne Dairy. Dorion holds a bachelor’s degree in cellular biology from Binghamton University with product quality control certifications from Cornell University and the Institute of Food Technologists. 

QPK Design has named MATTHEW P. KLUCZNIK and ERIN PRIMERANO partners of the firm.

Klucznik is a registered architect with more than 32 years of experience. A graduate of Roger Williams University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, he joined QPK Design in 1998 and became an associate partner in 2008.

Primerano is a certified interior designer with more than 30 years of experience. A graduate of the SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in interior design, she joined QPK Design in 1995 and became an associate partner in 1998. Primerano specializes in programming, space planning, and award winning interior design. 

Robertson Strong Apgar Architects has promoted JAKE SMITH as a principal of the firm. He has been with Robertson Strong Apgar for more than 18 years. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Syracuse University. He has a wide range of experience and specializes in K-12 education, college and universities, government, including military facilities, and municipality design. 

GEOFFREY RISPOLI has joined KeyBank as VP, relationship manager in commercial banking in Syracuse. He comes to KeyBank from HSBC where he was VP, middle market senior global commercial banking relationship manager. Rispoli has also worked as a relationship manager with Citigroup in New York City.

Community Bank N.A. has promoted BARBARA HOUGHTON to district manager. She will oversee the seven Community Bank N.A. branches in the Oneida Madison Region. Houghton has been with Community Bank since 2015 and has served the Cazenovia market since 2006. Most recently, she served as VP, branch manager of the Cazenovia location. 

Adecco Staffing has hired AMBER LOVE as the newest member of its recruiting team. She brings strong business and financial knowledge to the company. Love earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in human resources.

TAYLER FRAVEL has joined Adecco’s recruiting team. She brings a high level of recruiting knowledge. Fravel earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Rochester. 

BOB ROMAGNOLI was recently named president of Abscope. Being in the environmental industry for more than 30 years, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm. Prior to joining Abscope, Romagnoli was managing director and senior engineer at TIG Environmental, a consulting firm headquartered in New Jersey. Before that, he served as a senior VP at Arcadis for many years, leading its sediment remediation practice. Romagnoli holds a civil engineering degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from Cornell University. 

KERSTIN DRISCOLL has joined S.E.E.D Planning Group as director of SUITE(k). As retirement plan navigator, she will lead S.E.E.D.’s business retirement plan team. She comes to S.E.E.D. with more than 30 years of industry experience, a bachelor’s degree in pre-law, and a business minor from Penn State. Driscoll has experience in most aspects of ERISA. Most recently, she was managing director for Fidelity Investments.