CORI GRUBNER has been named talent-acquisition specialist for the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). She previously worked for Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP) in Utica as a recruiter, staff-development specialist, and credentialing specialist. Grubner was a CPR instructor at UCP and volunteered at its therapeutic-riding program for people with disabilities. She also worked as a recruiter for Staffworks in New Hartford. Grubner earned her bachelor’s degree in professional studies in business management with a specialization in equine business management from Cazenovia College.

SCOTT A. SHATRAW, former senior VP and chief financial officer of Utica First Insurance Company in Oriskany, has assumed the position of president and CEO. He succeeds longtime president and CEO, RICHARD J. ZICK, who will act as executive consultant to the board of directors. Shatraw, a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, joined Utica First Insurance in 1990 as controller. He is a CPA and a chartered property and casualty underwriter. 

DUANE MESZLER has joined Preferred Mutual as a personal-lines underwriting manager. He will be responsible for managing the firm’s New York and New Jersey underwriting teams. Meszler brings more than 17 years of experience in the insurance industry. He previously worked as a manager of MBP underwriting and administration for a Midwestern insurance carrier. Prior to that, Meszler was a licensed independent insurance agent after having gained experience on the carrier side as an underwriting assistant manager, underwriting supervisor, and underwriter/senior underwriter. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and government from Campbell University.