Wells College recently announced it is hiring KRISTOPHER LAGRECA as its new VP of marketing and communications. His arrival in December will round out the senior leadership team at Wells. He brings an in-depth knowledge of the latest innovations in digital technology as well as best practices in marketing and communications to the Wells community. LaGreca earned a master’s degree in communication studies from California State University, Sacramento in 2016. His area of study focused on the intersection of technology and instructional communication. After returning to New Jersey, LaGreca rejoined New Possibilities Group LLC, a digital agency he co-founded in 2001 with a partner from his undergraduate studies at Montclair State University. The agency focused on custom-development solutions, serving clients from across the U.S. During his tenure at the agency, LaGreca helped clients raise more than $34 million in funding, sales, and acquisitions. He transitioned to higher education in 2018, introducing digital marketing and communication strategies at Felician University. LaGreca later joined Washington & Jefferson College, where he helped grow enrollment, discover efficiencies through digital workflows, create effective internal communication, and increase brand awareness through targeted advertising campaigns.

KEENAN LEWIS has been appointed lead paint program coordinator for the City of Syracuse Division of Code Enforcement. In this role, Lewis leads the efforts of the city’s lead paint program, acting as a neighborhood and business development representative to community groups to answer questions and explain policies and procedures for lead-paint enforcement. Lewis will supervise inspections, review lead-paint cases and violation-abatement schedules, and investigate specific lead-paint issues or violations that require on-site visits. In addition, he will conduct EPA dust-sampling technician training courses and make written-policy recommendations for carrying out new or enhanced lead-paint initiatives. Prior to his new role, Lewis worked with the City of Syracuse as a code-enforcement officer for more than three years, inspecting residential homes to determine compliance with city ordinance standards. Lewis is HUD-inspection certified, is certified as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) risk assessor, and has completed the New York State basic code enforcement training program. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Columbia College and recently completed his master of public administration degree at Bellevue University. 

RENEE DAWALGA has joined Oswego Health as talent acquisition manager. She will be responsible for providing a superior candidate experience throughout the full lifecycle recruiting process. In addition, she will provide proactive support to hiring managers and creatively source and attract qualified candidates for all roles using strategic recruiting methods. Dawalga holds 10 years of experience in human resources, including working for local major manufacturers Huhtamaki and Davis-Standard.

ALISON DUNN has joined Marsh, an insurance brokerage and risk advisory company, as senior VP, Upstate New York employee benefits leader. In this role, Dunn is responsible for delivering human capital and employee-benefit solutions to businesses in the region, collaborating with sister company Mercer, and working with wholly owned subsidiary, Marsh McLennan Agency. Dunn joins Marsh from the Syracuse–based insurance agency OneGroup, where she worked for 20 years. She most recently was executive VP, overseeing the employee benefits insurance and human capital consulting divisions of OneGroup. Dunn received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maryland.

KRISTIN JETER has been appointed access services librarian at Syracuse University Libraries. In this role, she will be responsible for supporting student achievement and success through access and circulation of the Libraries’ collections and resources. Prior to this role, Jeter was interlibrary loan supervisor at Syracuse University Libraries. Before joining the university, she served as assistant director for Hamilton Public Library. Jeter obtained her master’s degree in library and information science and her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.