SANDY KALBACH has joined Solvay Bank in its Trust & Investment Services Department as vp and trust manager. She brings more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry. During her career, Kalbach held senior positions at four banking institutions, including Solvay Bank, where she served as trust officer from 1998-2002. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SUNY Oswego. ALYSHA HARLOST has been promoted to banking officer and consumer lending manager at Solvay Bank. She joined the bank in 2014 and has made significant contributions to its consumer lending programs. SARA PREVILLE has been promoted to banking officer and human resource manager. She joined Solvay Bank in 2012.  Her expanded role includes benefits administration and recruitment activities.

NBT Bank has promoted DEBORAH COLLIGAN and VERONICA KENNAN to assistant vice presidents. Colligan, human resources shared services manager, joined NBT Bank in 2013 with the bank’s acquisition of Alliance Bank where she was human resources representative. She earned her associate degree at SUNY Morrisville and Professional in Human Resources designation from the Human Resources Institute of the Society of Human Resources Management. Colligan also attended the Human Resources Management School at the University of Wisconsin Madison Graduate School of Banking. Kennan, business banking center manager, joined NBT Bank in 2010. She previously was a credit department administrative manager at Wilber National Bank, now Community Bank, in Oneonta. Keenan earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and theatre arts at Loyola Marymount University. 

TOM DOWNES has been named assistant director of Online Programs at University College (UC). He joins UC from Syracuse University’s (SU) College of Engineering and Computer Science, where he served as an instructional technologist. Prior to his work in the College of Engineering, Downes served as an online learning analyst with SU’s IT Online Learning Services. He received his master’s degree in education from SUNY Oswego and a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland.

BCA Architects & Engineers has appointed THOMAS J. CATALDO, BRYAN T. COWELL, ANDREW T. GARLOCK, MICHAEL J. MITCHELL, and JOHN A. SOKOL as associates of the firm. Cataldo graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1988. He has been with BCA since 2009. He came to BCA with 20 years of experience in the industrial and manufacturing sector. Cowell, a LEED green associate, graduated from Alfred State University with a bachelor’s degree in architectural technology in 2004. He has been at BCA since 2005. Garlock, also a LEED green associate, graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2012. He has been with BCA since 2013 and was an intern at the company during college for three summers. Garlock is licensed in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as New York state. Mitchell graduated from Alfred State College in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in surveying engineering technology. He has been at BCA since 2007 and was an intern at the firm during college for two summers. Sokol graduated from SUNY Delhi with an associate degree in applied technologies in 1991. He has been with BCA since 2016. 

Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, D.P.C. has promoted THOMAS R. ELLERSON to party chief/senior engineering technician within the Shumaker Survey Division. He has more than four years of experience providing survey/mapping services as a field survey instrument operator and CADD/mapping technician at Shumaker. 

TAMMI KING, director of staff development /infection control, has joined the staff at Valley Health Services (VHS). In her role, King is responsible for implementing, tracking, and overseeing nursing and non-nursing educational instruction, infection control maintenance/prevention, and employee health. 

Christ the King Retreat and Conference Center has hired CHRISTINE L. LAURI as the new Retreat and Conference Center manager. She replaces Marianne Carbone, who has retired after 20 years of service. Lauri previously worked for Syracuse University as assistant to the associate VP. Her previous nonprofit experience involves working for the Girls Scouts of America. Lauri holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia College.