MARY MCLAUGHLIN has been promoted to manager, graphic design at Riger Marketing Communications. She was previously an account/production coordinator and graphic designer. McLaughlin graduated from SUNY Oswego with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and a minor in business administration. She interned with the agency during her senior year of college and was hired after that.

JAMIE BERKELEY-HARTJEN has joined Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers and Surveyors, LLC as an architectural technician in the architectural department. He has three years of experience in project management and computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) for educational, residential, and commercial millwork. Berkeley-Hartjen holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural studies from Norwich University in Vermont.

THERESA MERCER has joined N.K. BHANDARI, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. (NKB) as director of business operations. She has more than 25 years of experience in financial and accounting management and previously served in various executive roles in several industries as well as in public accounting. Mercer holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a minor in taxation from Le Moyne College.

CHRISTINA WALPOLE has joined NKB as senior marketing coordinator. She has more than 15 years of experience in marketing, content writing, and proposal management. Walpole holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor concentration in English from St. Michael’s College in Vermont.

RACHEL CIERNIAKOSKI is now NKB’s operations administrative coordinator, a newly created position. She previously worked as a company manager for Syracuse City Ballet. Cierniakoski holds a bachelor’s degree in dance and a minor in arts administration from Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania. 

MARY MCCONKEY has been named VP, electronic commerce manager at Pathfinder Bank. She first joined Pathfinder Bank in 2007 as a teller and has worked her way up through the electronic commerce department.

KARRI HIBBERT has been named VP of facilities at Pathfinder. She began her career at the bank in 1999 as the trust administration officer, a title she previously held at HSBC. A graduate of Bryant and Stratton College, Hibbert holds an associate degree in microcomputer systems management. 

ADMAR has hired ERIC LINKROUM as municipal and outside sales representative in the Binghamton office. He joins the company from Leonard Bus Sales, where he served as outside parts sales representative for two years. Linkroum previously was a substitute teacher with various local districts. He earned his associate degree in communications from SUNY Broome Community College and his bachelor’s degree in cultural studies from SUNY Empire State College. 

The Hayner Hoyt Corporation has promoted the following three employees to senior project manager. SAM DOSS has worked in the commercial construction industry for more than 30 years. He previously has been a superintendent, safety director, and project manager, which is the role he continued in when he joined the Hayner Hoyt in 2010. Doss recently wrapped up the new Redhouse Arts Center and is currently leading major projects at Syracuse University and Colgate University.

GLENN PERYEA has been with Hayner Hoyt since 1985, when he started as a project engineer. He has been working closely with KeyBank to rebrand more than 50 branch locations over a two-year period.

JIM POLAKIEWICZ has more than 38 years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining Hayner Hoyt in 1983, he worked with major construction firms in the Buffalo area, holding a range of positions including superintendent, draftsman, estimator, and project manager. He has worked on many notable projects including the Turning Stone Resort and Exit 33 entertainment complex.

ZACKARY BAKER has joined the Tioga County Economic Development and Planning office in the newly created position of agricultural development specialist. He is a recent graduate of Hamilton College where he received his bachelor’s degree with a major in economics and minor in government and mathematics. Baker has interned with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Hamilton College, and the Tioga County Industrial Development Agency. 

Indium Corp. has hired CAROLYN CARDONE as assistant plant manager at the company’s Business Park Drive facility. She has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Indium, Cardone worked at UTC Aerospace Systems for nine years in a variety of roles, including proposal manager/program manager, and manufacturing supervisor. During her time with UTC, she gained experience working with requests for quotations and proposals, business development, finance, purchasing, and contracts.

The Syracuse Crunch announced the hiring of DANIEL MEAD and COOPER GILLOGLY as account executives. Mead joins the Crunch full time after working part time in sales since 2016 and interning with the senior manager of sponsorship services & activation for the 2017-18 season. He recently received his degree in marketing with a minor in sports marketing from Le Moyne College. Gillogly comes to the Crunch after working in the athletic fundraising department at the University of Cincinnati. He previously worked in group sales at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Gillogly is a graduate of Xavier University, where he majored in sport management with a minor in business. Gillogly recently received his master’s degree in sport administration from Ohio University. 

Syracuse University has hired LUKE MCGEE, former U.S. Olympic national team coach, as the women’s rowing head coach. He will take the reins from Justin Moore, who guided the Orange to three NCAA Championship appearances and seven top-three finishes in the ACC in his eight years at Syracuse. As a men’s head coach for the USA national team from 2012-17, McGee managed all aspects of the USA men’s 8+ Olympic training. During his tenure, the U.S. men’s 8+ team won four World Cup medals, one World Championship medal, and finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. McGee was a six-time national team member, and part of the gold-medal winning four with coxswain at the World Championship. McGee earned his bachelor’s degree from Brown, where he was a successful rower. He was also a 2002 Oxford graduate.