Appel Osborne has promoted the following project managers to the position of associate. PATRICK COSTELLO joined the firm as a designer in 2005 after graduating from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF). He earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture after completion of the five-year program. Costello earned his registered landscape architect license in 2014.

TIMOTHY LOBCZOWSKI has been a part of the Appel Osborne team since 2005. He joined the firm after graduating from SUNY ESF with his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. Lobczowski earned his NYS landscape-architecture license in 2011.

TAYLOR GOLDTHWAIT earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from SUNY ESF in 2007 and joined Appel Osborne as a designer. During his 11 years at Appel Osborne, he has designed sites for a variety of clients. Goldthwait obtained his NYS landscape architecture license in 2014.

BRITTANY BELDING began at Appel Osborne in 2006 as an intern and worked in this capacity throughout the majority of her college career. She became a full-time designer upon graduating from SUNY ESF in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. In 2014, Belding obtained her license and is currently an NYS-licensed landscape architect.

JESSICA SMITH has been promoted to marketing manager. She joined the firm in 2011 as marketing coordinator after graduation from SUNY Oswego in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and passed her certification exam for a professional services marketer in January. 

WILLIAM BOWER has been named VP – business development officer at Pathfinder Bank. Prior to his time at Pathfinder, he had two decades worth of experience at the Briggs and Stratton Corporation in Munnsville, working in both the marketing and sales departments. In addition, Bower previously was a commercial loan officer at the Savings Bank of Utica. He is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration. 

Tioga State Bank has promoted JENNIFER BROCKNER to chief financial officer and senior VP. She joined Tioga State Bank in 2002 as a customer service representative and transferred to the finance department as an accountant II after completion of her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Brockner was then promoted to senior accountant/supervisor, finance manager, and VP of finance. She graduated from Binghamton University. 

GEORGE SHIELDS is now manager of Johnstone Supply’s Syracuse branch on Canal Street. He had previously managed the Rochester branch since 2013. Before joining Johnstone, Shields managed a Goodman-owned wholesale distribution center in Maryland. Goodman is Johnstone’s major furnace and air conditioning brand. Before turning to wholesaling, Shields spent 20 years in retail management with a number of leading national big box chains. He also owned his own flooring company for five years. Shields began transitioning to his new position when longtime manager Bob Spanfelner, who had managed the branch since it opened in 2002, announced his retirement. Shields notes that Spanfelner found out quickly that full-time retirement wasn’t for him and he now works for the branch a few days a week as an outside sales representative. Shields earned an associate degree from American International University and is completing his bachelor’s degree.

CHA Consulting, Inc. announced that ANTHONY RUSSO has joined the firm to assist with environmental compliance and hazardous building materials consulting from its Syracuse office. He has a strong background in environmental science, with a focus on water-quality monitoring research. Russo earned his master’s degree in basic science with a specialization in biology from Clarkson University in Potsdam, and he received his bachelor’s degree in environmental science from SUNY Plattsburgh. 

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted DWAYNE MAYE to marketing technology and development manager. He previously was a senior web developer with the company. Maye has been with BHG for three years.

JENNIFER GIACCIO has joined Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. as senior account manager for the firm’s commercial lines division. She is a graduate of Binghamton University. Giaccio has more than 20 years of diverse property and casualty insurance experience. She has held underwriting positions at Utica National Insurance Group, Zurich North America, and The Hartford. Giaccio is a graduate of Binghamton University.

SHARON WOLLABER has joined Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy as the manager of first impressions. She brings more than 15 years of local office management experience. Wollaber is a graduate of the Utica School of Commerce and has worked in the Utica area since 2002, most recently with North Country Eye Associates

MARLA E. RAUS has joined Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC as an associate attorney. She is a Syracuse native who graduated from Syracuse University and returned to practice here after attending Wake Forest University School of Law. While in law school, Raus interned for the New York Attorney General’s office and a local personal injury law firm. Prior to joining Smith Sovik, she worked at a general practice law firm focusing on commercial and other civil litigation.

CoveyCS announced the permanent hire of an intern from its spring internship program to a full-time employee. JARED WRATE has been hired as a full-time software developer. He entered the CoveyCS internship program in January 2018 during his final year at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Wrate is a May 2018 graduate of the computer and electrical engineering technology program with a minor in computer science. He will be joining the CoveyCS development team stationed at AIS in Rome.