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Ashley McGraw Architects has hired WHITLEY WILLIAMS as an interior designer. She received her bachelor’s degree in environmental and interior design from Syracuse University. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
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Ashley McGraw Architects has hired WHITLEY WILLIAMS as an interior designer. She received her bachelor’s degree in environmental and interior design from Syracuse University.
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ADMAR Construction Equipment & Supplies announced that DREW DUNHAM has joined its staff in Syracuse in sales development. Most recently, he served as a commercial-leasing representative for DiMarco Realty Services. Dunham earned his bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communication from Bowling Green State University. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
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ADMAR Construction Equipment & Supplies announced that DREW DUNHAM has joined its staff in Syracuse in sales development. Most recently, he served as a commercial-leasing representative for DiMarco Realty Services. Dunham earned his bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communication from Bowling Green State University.
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The SUNY board of trustees has appointed DR. BAHGAT G. SAMMAKIA interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A SUNY distinguished professor and an “internationally recognized” scholar in electronic systems integration and packaging, Sammakia has served as the VP for research at SUNY Binghamton since 2010. His appointment is effective on or about Dec. 1. Sammakia has been
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The SUNY board of trustees has appointed DR. BAHGAT G. SAMMAKIA interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A SUNY distinguished professor and an “internationally recognized” scholar in electronic systems integration and packaging, Sammakia has served as the VP for research at SUNY Binghamton since 2010. His appointment is effective on or about Dec. 1.
Sammakia has been at Binghamton University since 1998. He holds 21 U.S. patents and 12 IBM technical disclosures, has published more than 250 technical papers, and contributed to three books. Sammakia earned his master’s degree and doctorate from the University at Buffalo. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt.
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JAMES FREDERICK, M.D. of Community Health and Behavior Services (CHBS) at Upstate Cerebral Palsy will transition to the chief medical officer of the Upstate Family Health Center, Inc. in 2017, coinciding with CHBS’ primary-care services name change to Upstate Family Health Center, Inc. Frederick has been a primary care provider in the Utica area for more
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JAMES FREDERICK, M.D. of Community Health and Behavior Services (CHBS) at Upstate Cerebral Palsy will transition to the chief medical officer of the Upstate Family Health Center, Inc. in 2017, coinciding with CHBS’ primary-care services name change to Upstate Family Health Center, Inc. Frederick has been a primary care provider in the Utica area for more than 35 years.
Past honors he has received included the Patient’s Choice Award, Bridges to Excellence, Diabetes Care Recognition NCQA Diabetes Physician Recognition Program, and most recently, the 2016 Physician of the Year award in the Excellence in Health Care Awards, put on by BizEventz and the Business Journal News Network.
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MARK A. WALKER has joined Security Mutual as senior VP, chief actuary. He brings extensive experience in actuarial valuation and financial reporting, asset-liability management, risk management, and product development and implementation. For the past 10 years, Walker was chief actuary at Transamerica Life and Protection in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from South Dakota School of
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MARK A. WALKER has joined Security Mutual as senior VP, chief actuary. He brings extensive experience in actuarial valuation and financial reporting, asset-liability management, risk management, and product development and implementation. For the past 10 years, Walker was chief actuary at Transamerica Life and Protection in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.
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Danlee Medical Products, Inc. has appointed LORRIE ANDERSON to further develop its profile of growing regional and national accounts. Anderson brings more than 25 years of experience in the sales industry. During her time with Romano Mazda in auto sales, Anderson was among the top 10 percent in new auto sales for four consecutive years. Contact The Business
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Danlee Medical Products, Inc. has appointed LORRIE ANDERSON to further develop its profile of growing regional and national accounts. Anderson brings more than 25 years of experience in the sales industry. During her time with Romano Mazda in auto sales, Anderson was among the top 10 percent in new auto sales for four consecutive years.
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JINGYA HUANG has joined Indium Corp. as marketing-communications assistant manager. She has several years of experience in advertising, marketing, and communications. Huang has also worked as an account planner at a full-service advertising agency, where she performed strategic planning, market research, project management, and sales support. Huang earned her bachelor’s degree in advertising from Sichuan University
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JINGYA HUANG has joined Indium Corp. as marketing-communications assistant manager. She has several years of experience in advertising, marketing, and communications. Huang has also worked as an account planner at a full-service advertising agency, where she performed strategic planning, market research, project management, and sales support.
Huang earned her bachelor’s degree in advertising from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, and her master’s degree in advertising from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
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AnswerUSA Group, a division of Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc., announced that MARK SLATTER has joined the company as director of talent management. Slatter has been in the messaging industry for more than 25 years and most recently was VP of operations for Maximum Communications, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has extensive experience in call management, technology,
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AnswerUSA Group, a division of Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc., announced that MARK SLATTER has joined the company as director of talent management. Slatter has been in the messaging industry for more than 25 years and most recently was VP of operations for Maximum Communications, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has extensive experience in call management, technology, and operations and has provided coaching and training that has facilitated collaboration and customer service.
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AAA Western and Central New York
AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) announced that KEVIN COSSELMAN is now leading its staff at the DeWitt Travel and Insurance Center. He will manage the current agent salesforce. Cosselman comes to AAA with a broad array of performance management and sales-leadership experience including business development and customer-service development. His background includes business banking, where
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AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) announced that KEVIN COSSELMAN is now leading its staff at the DeWitt Travel and Insurance Center. He will manage the current agent salesforce. Cosselman comes to AAA with a broad array of performance management and sales-leadership experience including business development and customer-service development. His background includes business banking, where he promoted business development and B2B opportunities. Cosselman is a graduate of SUNY Empire State.
TODD INGRAHAM has rejoined AAA’s team as Central New York fleet operations manager. Ingraham joined the club in 1991 as a business-management graduate of Bryant and Stratton and worked his way up to fleet-operations manager. After a two-year departure from the club, Ingraham has returned to his former position. He will also serve as a resource to local media outlets, sharing his expertise on auto-related topics with area reporters.
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Syracuse University forms search committee for next Whitman School dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has formed a search committee to find and hire the next dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
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