EARL MONDAY has joined Seneca Savings as marketing officer. He has more than 15 years of marketing experience in the industry, including over six years focusing on financial marketing. JILLIAN MANNING has come aboard as AVP of operations. She is responsible for managing the day to day back-office reconciliation, streamlining processes, and training front line personnel. Manning received her bachelor’s degree from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania and now has more than 15 years’ experience in the finance industry. She spent the last eight years working for Mariner Finance as a district manager. RACHEL SIDERINE has joined Seneca Savings as business development officer. She is responsible for working within the local community to help businesses be financially successful. She is also available to work with a company’s employees to assist them with their individual financial success. Whether they need credit counseling or want to prepare to purchase their first home, Siderine is here to help. She comes to Seneca Savings from AmeriCU, where she worked for almost 24 years. Most recently, Siderine acted as the financial center manager of the Oneida location. She obtained her college degree in information processing from SUNY Morrisville. Seneca Savings has hired KEN JARDIN as VP and commercial-loan officer. He has 40 years of financial-services experience. Jardin has worked in the banking industry since 1983, holding leadership positions in commercial and retail banking at HSBC, M&T and Solvay Bank. He also possesses years of experience in business and consumer product management for Upstate New York at Fleet Bank/Bank of America. Prior to moving to Seneca Savings, Jardin oversaw commercial banking for Onondaga County at a local credit union in East Syracuse. CLARA BADER has joined Seneca Savings as a residential mortgage loan officer. She has worked in the real-estate industry for more than 30 years, including as appraiser, real-estate salesperson and in construction. TIM HANNO has come aboard as assistant branch manager. He is a seasoned banking professional with over a decade of experience in the industry. Before transitioning to banking, Hanno spent five years as a heavy equipment operator, specializing in demolition. Originally from Cicero/North Syracuse, Tim has since made a name for himself in the banking world, thanks to his hard work, dedication, and exceptional customer service skills. TED KELLY has joined Seneca Savings as a mortgage-loan officer. He has been in the Central New York mortgage industry for more than 30 years, most recently as a mortgage-sales manager with a local credit union. KYLE PEREZ has been hired by Seneca Savings as merchant service sales representative. He is responsible for merchant services and credit-card processing. He is a graduate of SUNY Brockport with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise physiology. After college, Perez spent a few years playing professional baseball, before accepting a management position with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Prior to joining Seneca Savings, Perez spent his last four years in business technology sales for Ed & Ed Business Technology. 

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York has hired ALEXIS RICHER as development manager, COURTNEY SCHILLER as house program and facility manager, and ZOË WHITE as community engagement coordinator. The nonprofit organization operates the CNY Ronald McDonald House — located at 1100 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse — 24 hours a day, year-round, at no cost for families whose children are hospitalized with serious illnesses or injuries.

Richer will support the planning, coordination, and execution of the organization’s internal fundraising initiatives and its annual signature fundraising events; manage event volunteers; and facilitate and foster positive donor relationships. She previously gained experience in event planning and donor relations, working as the special events and digital marketing manager at the Rescue Mission Alliance. Richer has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from SUNY Oswego.

Schiller will oversee the daily operation of the CNY Ronald McDonald House, including the coordination of general maintenance and management of daily volunteers, and will facilitate house programs to enhance the experience of guest families. She previously worked as an authorization specialist at St. Joseph’s Physicians in Syracuse and Omni Pain & Precision Medicine in Utica, and was a weekend manager at the CNY Ronald McDonald House. Schiller has a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary health services from Western Michigan University.

White will implement and oversee the nonprofit’s community engagement and outreach initiatives, build and cultivate relationships with service-focused individuals and community partners and collaborate with community partners to manage external fundraisers that benefit the organization. She was previously a recruiter at Oneida Nation Enterprises and also worked at the YMCA of Greater Rochester. White has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and public relations from SUNY Oswego.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate at Griffiss Business and Technology Park recently announced the appointments of LEE SEVERSKY as Department of the Air Force (DAF) senior scientist for information superiority and KATHY ANNE SODERBERG as DAF senior scientist for quantum science and technology. Senior scientists are the highest-level appointments for the scientific and technical career field within the DAF.

Seversky serves as the DAF principal scientific authority in information superiority and is responsible for planning, conducting, evaluating, coordinating, and applying research within AFRL and other DAF organizations. He began his 16-year career in DAF civil service as an associate computer scientist. Most recently, Seversky served as the Information Directorate autonomy, command, and control (C2) core technical competency lead, where he successfully managed a $125 million portfolio with more than 60 scientists, engineers, and external stakeholders.

Soderberg serves as the DAF principal scientific authority in quantum technologies and is responsible for planning, conducting, evaluating, coordinating, and applying research with the AFRL and other DAF organizations. She also has AFRL-wide responsibility with quantum efforts in positioning, navigation, timing (PNT), and sensing research conducted at other AFRL technical directorates. Soderberg joined AFRL in 2014 after working in the industry following her post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago. Since joining AFRL, she established the quantum research team that now includes dozens of researchers and state-of-the-art facilities. Soderberg leads national science and technology policy formation through her co-chair position for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, OSTP, Quantum Networking, QN, Interagency Working Group. She was the lead presenter to the Secretary of the Air Force on quantum technologies and is active in international collaboration efforts in quantum.