Pinckney Hugo Group has hired ZACH ADAMS as director of brand insight, ALEX WALSH as a public relations account manager, and JANE SCHIRTZ as an assistant account manager. Adams previously worked as a senior research strategist and as a research analyst at a local research firm. He is also an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Adams has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Le Moyne College. Walsh previously worked as a public information specialist for Onondaga County and as a legislative aide for a New York State senator. He has a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. Schirtz previously served as an intern at Pinckney Hugo Group while completing her bachelor’s degree in business administration at SUNY Oswego.

The Landmark Theatre board of trustees has named MICHAEL H. INTAGLIETTA executive director of the Landmark Theatre in downtown Syracuse. He has been the general manager of the theatre since October 2015. Intaglietta brings extensive experience, including time as the administrative director for the Redhouse Arts Center and as a previous director of operations for CNY Arts. He is currently the VP of the Arts and Culture Leadership Alliance of Central New York. 

Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers and Surveyors, LLC has hired JEFF PALERMO as a designer in its Civil Engineering Department. He has more than five years of experience in project design, project management, construction management, and building inspections. Palermo is a registered engineer intern (E.I.) and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the West Virginia University College of Engineering.

TAYLOR J. JENNINGS and BRIAN M. NICHOLSON of Barton & Loguidice have received their licenses as professional engineers in New York State and were recently promoted to project engineers. Jennings is a member of the firm’s Water/Wastewater Group. He is a graduate of Clarkson University and has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Nicholson is a member of the firm’s Sustainable Planning & Design Group. He has a bachelor’s degree in environmental resources engineering from SUNY-ESF. 

The Hayner Hoyt Corporation has hired STEPHEN (STU) CAVUTOAS its new director of safety. After 31 years with the Syracuse Fire Department, he has extensive experience with making safe conditions out of unsafe places. As the former deputy chief, Cavutoas was in charge of fire prevention, public education, new construction, and unsafe buildings. He learned to read blueprints and went to job sites to approve all plans for construction to ensure fire codes were being met.

JIM CONDON has joined Hayner Hoyt in a new position as its mechanical, electrical, and plumbing manager. He brings more than 35 years of experience in residential, industrial, and commercial mechanical systems including medical gas systems and HVAC controls. Condon has held positions as an HVAC/plumbing project manager/estimator at John W. Danforth and C&S Companies and has acted as a supervisor on major plumbing and HVAC projects at Burns Brothers Mechanical.

T. Gschwender & Associates, Inc. (TGA) has hired JOHN PISZAK, STEVE AMBROSE, and SCOTT ROSE. Piszak has comprehensive banking expertise gained from more than 45 years as a top level executive. He was the chief credit/risk officer and executive VP at Fidelity Bank in Pennsylvania, from which he retired. Piszak’s impressive credit background includes: senior manager in charge of all commercial and consumer lending as well as member of top management team who oversaw credit policy, compliance, and loan review.

As a bank executive with nearly 40 years in the industry, Ambrose joined TGA after his recent retirement from Five Star Bank, where he was the senior VP/loan review/workout group manager. He is also a past president of the Rochester chapter of Bank Administration Institute and an instructor for the Rochester chapter of the American Institute of Banking.

Rose is a financial professional with more than 30 years in the field. He has a strong credit background with a focus on small business, government, large corporate, and not-for-profit lending. Most recently, Rose was the VP/relationship manager for government banking at First Niagara. He also gained expertise from his many years with KeyBank and JP Morgan Chase/Chemical Bank. Rose is a U.S. Marine Corp veteran.

ROBERT MILLER has joined the Syracuse branch of AXA Advisors, LLC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts and has also earned his life and health, Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. 

SANDRA TILLOTSON has been appointed nurse recruiter with Nurse Connection Staffing Inc. (NCS) at the CNY regional office located in Liverpool. She comes to NCS with more than 16 years of recruitment and admissions experience as a graduate recruitment coordinator at SUNY Upstate Medical University, College of Graduate Studies.