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JENNIFER L. SPONG, an administrator at southwestern New York’s Cattaraugus-Allegany Board of Cooperative Educational Services, will become the new assistant superintendent for instructional support services (ISS) at the Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES on Sept. 12. This ISS division assists 23 school districts in Central New York with a wide range of services. She replaces former assistant superintendent […]
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JENNIFER L. SPONG, an administrator at southwestern New York’s Cattaraugus-Allegany Board of Cooperative Educational Services, will become the new assistant superintendent for instructional support services (ISS) at the Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES on Sept. 12.
This ISS division assists 23 school districts in Central New York with a wide range of services. She replaces former assistant superintendent Jeff Craig, who recently became the new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the Cortland Enlarged City School District. Spong brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to OCM BOCES.
Prior to her recent work at the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES, she worked as a staff-development specialist for the same BOCES and as a middle school English language arts teacher for Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central Schools.
Spong received her bachelor’s degree in adolescent education and English from Houghton College in New York and her master’s degree in risk and prevention from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and also earned her administrative degree from Buffalo State.
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M. Griffith Investment Services has promoted MELISSA LUCIANO to sales assistant II. She joined the firm in 2014 and is the executive assistant for Scott George, president and CEO of M. Griffith’s Retirement Plans Division. Luciano graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. After graduation, she worked in the Retirement Services Division
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M. Griffith Investment Services has promoted MELISSA LUCIANO to sales assistant II. She joined the firm in 2014 and is the executive assistant for Scott George, president and CEO of M. Griffith’s Retirement Plans Division.
Luciano graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. After graduation, she worked in the Retirement Services Division of MFS Investment Management for six years in Boston. Luciano then accepted a position at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. supporting its downtown Boston real-estate brokers.
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TYRONE BROWN has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as a database developer. He previously was a business-intelligence consultant, specializing in data management. Brown is a graduate of Bloomsburg University and holds the Microsoft certified systems engineer data platform certification. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
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TYRONE BROWN has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as a database developer. He previously was a business-intelligence consultant, specializing in data management.
Brown is a graduate of Bloomsburg University and holds the Microsoft certified systems engineer data platform certification.
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Cumulus Media announced that 93Q DJ JACK RYAN was promoted to the weekday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. shift, starting on Aug. 22. He began on-air at 93Q in 2013, while attending college, and has been with the station since 2012. Ryan grew up in the Buffalo and Watertown areas and is a SUNY Oswego graduate. Contact The
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Cumulus Media announced that 93Q DJ JACK RYAN was promoted to the weekday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. shift, starting on Aug. 22. He began on-air at 93Q in 2013, while attending college, and has been with the station since 2012.
Ryan grew up in the Buffalo and Watertown areas and is a SUNY Oswego graduate.
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iHeart Media has hired MEG ARIOTTI in its Syracuse office as an account executive. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in marketing and management from the University at Albany. Ariotti previously worked in marketing for the past four years in the Albany area. Her past experience includes her marketing work
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iHeart Media has hired MEG ARIOTTI in its Syracuse office as an account executive. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in marketing and management from the University at Albany. Ariotti previously worked in marketing for the past four years in the Albany area. Her past experience includes her marketing work with Wicked Smart LLC, and operations with the New York Giants training camp.
TODD CZERNO has been hired as an account executive in Syracuse. He is a graduate of Ithaca College with a bachelor’s degree in sports management, and is an Ithaca Bombers baseball alum. Czerno began his sales career outside Albany with WB Mason, moved to Syracuse six years ago, and has more than seven years of outside business-to-business sales experience.
SAM VECCHIO has been promoted to general sales manager. He was previously local sales manager and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in radio and television broadcast, from SUNY Oswego. Vecchio’s experience includes new business development and client relations.
PATTY BOMBARDO has been promoted to the general sales manager position at iHeartmedia. She has more than 25 years of experience in media sales and management in the Central New York area.
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Usherwood Office Technology has promoted KEN STINSON to corporate VP of sales. In his previous responsibilities at Usherwood, he increased sales of managed IT by more than 30 percent year over year. Stinson brought more than 13 years of industry experience when he came to Usherwood. Most recently, he spent the last 10 years within
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Usherwood Office Technology has promoted KEN STINSON to corporate VP of sales. In his previous responsibilities at Usherwood, he increased sales of managed IT by more than 30 percent year over year.
Stinson brought more than 13 years of industry experience when he came to Usherwood. Most recently, he spent the last 10 years within the Global Imaging Division of Xerox.
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OBG acquires North Carolina firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse engineering firm OBG (formerly known as O’Brien & Gere) has acquired a North Carolina engineering firm. Charlotte, North Carolina–based PENTA Engineering,

Mackenzie Hughes plans December move to the Galleries
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mackenzie Hughes LLP will move its business office and 75 employees to the Galleries of Syracuse at 440 South Warren St. in

People news: Hangar Theatre names Barakiva full-time artistic director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Hangar Theatre announced it has appointed Michael Barakiva as its artistic director. Barakiva will be the Hangar’s first full-time, in-residence artistic

Carthage Area Hospital sells dental clinic to McCue Dental
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital and McCue Dental have reached an agreement to “transition ownership” of the Carthage Community Dental Clinic to McCue Dental,
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