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Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
ERIC DUBACH has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a sales underwriter. He has more than 15 years of sales experience, having most recently worked as a commercial underwriter for a national insurance carrier. Dubach earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. JOSEPH FRENIA has joined Preferred Mutual as an enterprise-application services manager. He previously was a manager […]
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ERIC DUBACH has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a sales underwriter. He has more than 15 years of sales experience, having most recently worked as a commercial underwriter for a national insurance carrier. Dubach earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. JOSEPH FRENIA has joined Preferred Mutual as an enterprise-application services manager. He previously was a manager of Windows applications at Welch Allyn. Frenia earned a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and is a certified “Scrum master” by the Scrum Alliance. ALFRED ERICKSON has joined the company as an actuarial analyst. Prior to this, he worked as an actuarial analyst for a national insurance carrier. Erickson is a graduate of St. John’s University.
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ASHLEY MAREADY was recently appointed curator at the Erie Canal Museum. She was previously chief curator for the Reno County Museum and Strataca: Kansas Underground Salt Museum, and as director of conservation/collections management & internship coordinator for the Wilson History & Research Center in Arkansas. Maready holds a master’s degree in applied history from Shippensburg University
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ASHLEY MAREADY was recently appointed curator at the Erie Canal Museum. She was previously chief curator for the Reno County Museum and Strataca: Kansas Underground Salt Museum, and as director of conservation/collections management & internship coordinator for the Wilson History & Research Center in Arkansas. Maready holds a master’s degree in applied history from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy from Hood College in Maryland.
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The Central New York Community Foundation
The Central New York Community Foundation has hired KIMBERLY SADOWSKI as VP and chief financial officer (CFO), and has promoted FRANK RIDZI, Ph.D. to VP, community investment. Sadowski is a CPA with more than 20 years of experience. Most recently, she was CFO at ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc. and previously served as manager for Grimaldi & Nelkin,
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The Central New York Community Foundation has hired KIMBERLY SADOWSKI as VP and chief financial officer (CFO), and has promoted FRANK RIDZI, Ph.D. to VP, community investment. Sadowski is a CPA with more than 20 years of experience. Most recently, she was CFO at ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc. and previously served as manager for Grimaldi & Nelkin, CPAs. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Ridzi joined the Community Foundation in 2008 as program officer, after which he served as director, research and community initiatives beginning in 2012. Ridzi is a graduate of Le Moyne College and received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is a tenured associate professor in the Sociology Department at Le Moyne.
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Sustainable Office Solutions announced that STEVE SAURO has joined the company as a sales representative. He will serve the Auburn, Cortland, Ithaca, and Binghamton regions. Sauro has an extensive sales background and previously worked as a sales representative for both Sedgwick Business Interiors and Functional Communications/Muzak. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
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Sustainable Office Solutions announced that STEVE SAURO has joined the company as a sales representative. He will serve the Auburn, Cortland, Ithaca, and Binghamton regions. Sauro has an extensive sales background and previously worked as a sales representative for both Sedgwick Business Interiors and Functional Communications/Muzak.
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ICS has added several new employees to its Endicott office. VINCENT PASSANTE has joined ICS as a level II systems engineer with more than 10 years experience in IT management and technical support roles. TODD GAGE brings more than 20 years experience in the IT industry to his role as a systems engineer. DAN STONIERjoins the company after spending the
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ICS has added several new employees to its Endicott office. VINCENT PASSANTE has joined ICS as a level II systems engineer with more than 10 years experience in IT management and technical support roles. TODD GAGE brings more than 20 years experience in the IT industry to his role as a systems engineer. DAN STONIERjoins the company after spending the past five years as a network engineer for an Ithaca–based company. He is skilled in many operating systems, programming languages, and computing equipment. In the Syracuse office, MARK HOLLINGSHEAD worked the last year as director of IT support services for a Syracuse firm before being named business development manager for ICS. His background includes extensive experience in sales, marketing, and finance. The newest account manager in Syracuse, MORGAN PRINCE, spent the last two years as a senior account executive. She has extensive experience assisting clients around the U.S. SCOTT LAFFER is a level II system engineer for ICS. His past experience includes technical support and help desk assistance at a variety of firms in higher education as well as the private sector. Most recently, Laffer focused his efforts on point-of-sale support. KATHERINE MIECZKOWSKI recently joined the ICS staff in the administrative office. In addition to various work with schools, she has a strong foundation in event planning and financial management.
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Mahoney proposes one-time payment for Onondaga County employees to retire
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is offering eligible county employees a one-time payment of $10,000 to voluntarily leave the county’s workforce by Dec. 31. Onondaga

Crews to demolish Syracuse University building, parking lot to temporarily close
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews will soon begin work to demolish the Hoople Special Education Building at 805 South Crouse Ave. on the Syracuse University campus.

ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents in October
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 20

Otsego County Conservation Association names Orzetti executive director
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) announced the hiring of Dr. Leslie Orzetti as its new executive director. Orzetti brings experience in

Avalon Document Services acquires Florida firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon Document Services announced it has acquired Southeastern Document Services (SDS), a Tampa, Florida–based litigation support and eDiscovery provider. Syracuse–based Avalon didn’t
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