JENNIFER WOLFE recently joined Empower Federal Credit Union as chief information officer. She will be responsible for optimizing the member and staff experience through technology innovations and strategic initiatives. Wolfe will be focused on increasing collaboration, strengthening Empower’s IT security posture, and providing next-level data analytics and visualization. She brings more than 25 years of diversified credit-union management experience, including advanced management experience in information technology, delivery, strategic and business planning, software, and product development. Wolfe most recently held the position of senior VP of strategic initiatives at Vystar Credit Union in Florida.

CHRISTOPHER KELLER has joined Empower as chief marketing officer. In this new position, he will lead the marketing strategy and efforts of the credit union by developing and implementing marketing plans and programs, such as a comprehensive social-media strategy and digital-marketing plan to strengthen member engagement, and the credit union’s brand. Keller will also take the lead on creating increased significance on the impact Empower has on the communities it serves. He most recently held the position of VP of new ventures-growth marketing at M&T Bank in Buffalo. Keller has extensive experience in marketing, in addition to his role at M&T, including as the CEO/owner of a marketing agency and adjunct university professor, teaching courses in digital branding and marketing. 

VIP Structures, an integrated design-build firm, has recently hired ROSHANA DANIEL as a people operations manager. Prior to joining VIP Structures, Daniel gained more than 20 years of experience working in human services for Onondaga County and other Syracuse–based nonprofits. She served five years in the military as an officer in training and operations and personnel, honing her skills in learning and development and exercising her operations’ abilities. Daniel has an MBA degree from New York Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota-Morris.

DAVID URCIOULI joined VIP Structures as a senior project manager. He previously held project-management roles where he led many high-profile local projects. Urciouli has consistently demonstrated an impressive ability to manage teams through complex construction projects while delivering high-quality results that exceeded targets and expectations. He is also well-versed in construction risk management, site feasibility analysis, entitlements, and permitting — particularly for mixed-use community-oriented projects that include office, hotel, retail, multifamily, and residential properties. Urciouli has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Syracuse University and an associate degree in construction engineering technology from SUNY Canton.

WILLIAM NELSON has come aboard as an estimator. Before joining VIP Structures, he held a variety of positions in the industry and most recently was a project superintendent. Nelson has more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry and has a bachelor’s degree in construction management engineering from Morrisville State College.

SARAHJO ELLIOTT has joined VIP Structures as a designer. Prior to joining VIP Structures, Elliott worked as an architectural-project designer for AnCor. She brings 16 years of experience to the team and has extensive background in commercial and residential architectural projects. Elliott received her bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Syracuse University School of Architecture.

KATHERINE (KAT) TRULUCK has also been hired by the firm as a designer. Truluck has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Syracuse University School of Architecture.

CASSIE DURKIN has joined VIP Structures as a marketing coordinator. Previously an intern, Durkin joins VIP Structures full-time, while currently pursuing her master’s degree in marketing from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hartwick College.

GIL HOFFMAN has recently joined Stewart Title Insurance Company. He is a Central New York native, a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law, and has worked in the real-estate industry for more than 40 years. Hoffman has extensive experience in commercial real estate, transactional real property, real-property litigation, easements, and general title-insurance issues that he has gained through both private practice and as the former chief underwriting counsel at both an agency and an underwriter in the Syracuse area. Hoffman is also a U.S. Navy veteran.