DeWITT — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a local nonprofit offering a yearlong civic-engagement training program, announced that that four community leaders recently joined its board of directors. Elected to serve three-year terms on the board are: 

• Ocesa Keaton, director, Greater Syracuse Hope (LGS Class of 2017)

• James Lloyd, bank at work representative, KeyBank (LGS Class of 2014)

• Matthew McIntyre, director of sustainability and industry affairs, Dairy Farmers of America (LGS Class of 2011)

• Neil Webb, director of business development, O’Brien and Gere (LGS Class of 2015)

LGS also announced that four board members were elected as officers. They are:

• President: Jeannette Flowers, director of account management, UMR (LGS Class of 2008)

• Vice Chair: Kathleen Bennett, member, Bond Schoeneck & King (LGS Class of 2008)

• Treasurer: Amy Lawler, vice president of finance, CenterStateCEO (LGS Class of 2011)

• Secretary: Jennifer Smith, assistant general counsel, C&S Companies (LGS Class of 2013)

LGS recently started the program for its 2018 class. The participants will learn about community leadership, empowerment, group dynamics, community opportunities, and area trends.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union announced it recently promoted Tim Strong to community development manager. It’s a new role designed to “ensure that Visions continues to devote time and resources into strengthening the communities” in which the credit union operates, Visions said in a news release.

As community development manager, Strong will continue Visions’ involvement in and support of local community causes, starting with the “Visions Cares” program. Last year, Visions Cares allotted more than $1 million to support community events and programs across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Strong’s new role will assist Visions staff in continuing to “create a vibrant presence in every community” it services — monitoring and encouraging community involvement. He will also serve as the Visions liaison when collaborating with local elected officials to pass legislation that will strengthen the future of the communities in which Visions operates, the release stated. 

With more than 10 years of experience working in credit unions, Strong most recently held the role of business development manager. He has a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse and serves on a number of charitable boards of directors, per Visions.

Visions Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Broome County, operates 47 branches in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. It has 190,000 members and more than 550 employees.

The New York Office of General Services (OGS) recently announced that the following businesses were recently certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs) by the OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD): 

• Empire Material USA LLC, of Liverpool, which distributes sheetrock and metal studs.

• RWK Solutions Source Inc., of Syracuse, which supplies low and medium voltage motors and pumps.

The DSDVBD was created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in May 2014 with enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. As of Jan. 29, 2018, 427 businesses have been certified in the state.

The law promotes and encourages participation of SDVOBs in state public procurements of public works, commodities, services, and technology to promote economic development in the state. More information on the program and the certification process can be found at http://ogs.ny.gov/Core/SDVOBA.asp.