RICHARD AGUTTER has been promoted to mortgage-operations specialist in the residential mortgage and home equity department at Solvay Bank. He has more than 20 years of banking experience and joined the bank in 2016. The SUNY Oswego graduate is actively involved with the Fayetteville-Manlius Soccer Club, where he serves as a coach.

ALDA JEROME has been elevated to senior mortgage-loan processor in the residential mortgage and home equity department at Solvay Bank. She joined the bank in 1994 and has more than 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Jerome is a graduate of West Genesee High School.

PAIGE BARNES has joined Solvay Bank as a digital marketing & communications specialist. She previously was a senior digital-marketing specialist at Terakeet. Barnes received a bachelor’s degree in communications at the University at Buffalo.

MARY SHERWIN has joined Solvay Bank as a mortgage-loan processor. She previously served as a mortgage-loan processor at Paragon Home Loans. Sherwin earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Utica College.

THERESA YAGER has joined Solvay Bank as a teller. She previously was a teller with Geddes Federal Savings & Loan and most recently served as a customer-service associate with Top’s Friendly Markets. Yager is a graduate of the Syracuse Academy of Science.

Barton & Loguidice (B&L) announced the promotion of four professionals in its Syracuse office to associate and shareholder of the firm. JILLIAN BLAKE is a member of the firm’s solid waste practice area. A resident of Hannibal, she received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

WENDELL BUCKMAN is a member of B&L’s transportation practice area. A resident of Marcellus, he received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University and his associate degree in engineering science from Alfred State College.

JOHANNA DUFFY is a member of Barton & Loguidice’s environmental practice area. A resident of Marcellus, she received her bachelor’s degree in wildlife management and associate degree in fisheries and wildlife technology from SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill and her master’s degree in wetland and water resources from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

MATTHEW PATTERSON is a member of B&L’s transportation practice area. A resident of Cicero, he received his master’s degree in structural engineering and his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University. 

THOMAS DONAHUE has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as director of product and underwriting strategy. In this role, Donahue will help the New Berlin–based insurance company continue its key growth and profit initiatives, representing the product and underwriting function as part of the company’s senior leadership team. He joined Preferred Mutual in 2016 and most recently served as the manager of product advancement. Donahue has an MBA from Le Moyne College as well as numerous professional designations, including the chartered property casualty underwriter for those who specialize in risk management and property and casualty insurance.

STEVE FARMER has been hired by the Syracuse University football program as offensive-line coach. He joins Syracuse for what will be his 25th season of collegiate coaching, including nine seasons as an offensive coordinator. Farmer spent the past year at Tulsa, working with the offensive line for the Golden Hurricane, after prior stops at Texas Tech, Utah State, Louisiana Monroe, Illinois State, Eastern Michigan, and Eastern Illinois. A 1999 graduate of Illinois State, Farmer holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education.