JESSICA MILLS was recently appointed the executive director of the Fulton Community Development Agency (CDA). Mills, who has been with the agency for nearly 10 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in business, management, and economics from SUNY Empire State College. She is also certified as a HUD housing choice voucher (HCV) specialist and housing quality standards specialist, as well as a HUD certified housing counselor, providing housing-counseling services in the areas of financial management, housing affordability, fair housing, homeownership, avoiding foreclosure, and tenancy. In her role as executive director, Mills is responsible for the management and administration of low-income public housing programs and any programs authorized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She supervises all agency operations, maintains contact with HUD and New York State housing programs representatives, and supervises participation in federal grants and other sources for funding. Mills also develops, implements, and oversees the agency’s budgets, while managing day-to-day operations and keeping board commissioners informed. From January 2019 to the present, she worked as the housing programs director at the CDA, where she oversaw the organization’s housing programs and staff for HUD and New York State Homes & Community Renewal programs. Mills worked with a caseload of 200 clients, property managers, and government officials to make sure that all regulations are followed. She was responsible for property and fiscal oversight, development of policies and procedures, hiring, supervising, training and development of operation staff, reporting to funding sources, and interfacing with community members. Mills has also served as a housing counselor/administrative assistant at the CDA, where she handled incoming communications, processed applications for a variety of programs, and assisted the executive director. She has grown the agency’s housing counseling programs to include more funding opportunities and services. In addition, Mills has served for more than two years as a housing counselor/senior law assistant at the Hiscock Legal Aid Society in Syracuse. 

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York has hired ERIN SOLDO as guest-services associate. Soldo will handle day-to-day guest services responsibilities, including guest check-ins and hospital referrals, provide operational support and assist with guest family communications. She previously worked at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield in a variety of customer service roles. Soldo has an associate degree from SUNY Morrisville. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York operates the CNY Ronald McDonald House 24 hours per day, year-round, at no cost for families whose children are hospitalized with serious illnesses or injuries. 

Indium Corporation announced that JONATHAN MINTER has been promoted to senior research chemist and SIM lab manager. Minter is responsible for leading research projects and working innovatively to deliver timely solutions for both customers and the market. This encompasses the design, implementation, and adjustments of experiments; analyzing the root-cause of product failures and testifying solutions; and training and leading research associates in laboratory projects and works. Minter joined Indium Corp. in 2015 and worked alongside Dr. HongWen Zhang to develop alloys. In 2019, he was promoted to research chemist in the flux development. Since then, he has designed, tested, and led the scale-up of numerous flux products. Minter earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and his master’s degree in chemistry education from SUNY Cortland.