Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has promoted AJ SANTIMAW, of Liverpool, to senior project manager. Santimaw was previously a production-project manager and has been with the agency for nearly eight years. He has a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College.

MATT PERRY, of Syracuse, has joined Pinckney Hugo Group as an assistant account manager. Perry has an MBA degree from the Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College, a master’s degree in international public relations from Cardiff University in Wales, and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Le Moyne.

JOSEPH F. SERBUN was promoted to president of retail banking at Community Bank N.A. He previously served as the bank’s chief banking officer, as well as senior VP of commercial banking. Serbun joined Community Bank in 2008 as VP and commercial lending officer at bank. Before Community Bank, Serbun spent 23 years working at JPMorgan Chase and at Partners Trust Bank. He worked with middle-market and small-business clients as VP and senior relationship banker at Partners Trust Bank prior to joining Community Bank. A lifelong resident of the Syracuse area, Serbun earned a degree in economics from SUNY Oneonta. He has been active in numerous community organizations, including 20-plus years as chairman of the loan committee for the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation. He also has served as a finance committee member for Vera House and has participated in the Syracuse Groupwide Dialogue Initiative. Serbun is a member of the Home Headquarters Finance Committee and is a trustee for Cazenovia College.

Key Private Bank, the wealth-management division of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced that JULIA TRIVISONNO has been named senior VP, regional sales leader for Central New York. Trivisonno is responsible for leading the sales and service efforts of Key Private Bank’s teams in the region. She will also help drive collaboration efforts with Key business partners across Central New York to generate business growth. Trivisonno is a veteran banker in the Central New York region. Prior to joining Key, she served as a VP and private banker with Wilmington Trust in Syracuse and Binghamton, building and maintaining relationships with clients and their outside advisors while working to identify opportunities to expand relationships and assure a high level of client satisfaction. Trivisonno has also held positions of increasing responsibility in commercial and business banking with M&T Bank and HSBC Bank. Trivisonno has a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Phoenix. She is a certified financial behavioral specialist (or FBS) and a member of the Financial Psychology Institute.

LAWRENCE HARRIS has joined Tompkins Community Bank as VP, commercial banking relationship manager. With 35 years of experience, Harris will be responsible for all facets of banking relationship management including real estate and construction financing, providing working capital, equipment financing, and structuring financial transactions to support mergers and acquisitions. Harris will also provide guidance on depository and cash-management services, as well as client relationships with affiliate investment and insurance partners. Harris received a bachelor’s degree in management science from Binghamton University and also graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University.

JASON TRIPP has joined Welliver, a provider of comprehensive construction services in New York State and Northern Pennsylvania, as project superintendent. Tripp brings 25 years of experience delivering a customer-driven, organized, and efficient building process. In his role as project superintendent at Welliver, he will ensure a safe and effective work site for employees as well as clients and owners. Tripp will oversee the day-to-day operations on construction-project sites including schedule, manpower, ordering material, building plans and specifications, as well as manage communication with project managers, subcontractors, architects, and owners. Previously, Tripp worked for more than a decade as project superintendent for a regional construction company in its general construction division. He gained significant experience ensuring job-site safety, coordinating subcontractors, overseeing labor, maintaining schedules, procuring equipment, and controlling projects.

PATRICK MCGRATH has been promoted to VP of his family’s business, McGrath, Myslinski, Karboski & Nunn Funeral Directors and Kowalczyk Funeral Home. He graduated from St. John Fisher College in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in business and subsequently earned a degree in mortuary science from Hudson Valley Community College. McGrath has been a New York State-licensed funeral director since 2017. His expertise in the field and gracious personality have been exceptional assets to the business.

St. Joseph’s Health announced that ABIGAIL TILLMAN, M.D., has joined St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care. In her new role, Dr. Tillman will work alongside a team of diverse and experienced professionals who have a strong passion for providing community-based care. She joins St. Joseph’s Health after two years of providing primary care to the Central New York community with another practice. Before that, Dr. Tillman provided inpatient and outpatient care at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a member of Trinity Health of New England. She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, and her bachelor’s degree from Colgate University. In 2017, Tillman completed her residency at Middlesex Hospital, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, in Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Tillman is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care at 4103 Medical Center Drive, Fayetteville.

Olinsky Law Group has added KIMBERLY MACDOUGALL as a Social Security disability hearing representative. This addition strengthens the existing team for Olinsky Law Group’s practice of Social Security disability law before the Social Security Administration and in federal court. MacDougall is a graduate of the University at Albany. Prior to joining Olinsky Law Group, she worked as a Social Security claimant representative for North Country Advocate in West Leyden, and The Antonowicz Group, in Rome. At North Country Advocate, she was self-employed and successfully operated her own organization for 11 years, where she represented individuals seeking disability benefits. MacDougall is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Representatives (NOSSCR), National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), and National Association of Disability Representatives (NADR). 

AMANDA RICE has joined MACNY, The Manufacturers Association as the finance & contract administration specialist. In this role, she will oversee, coordinate, and manage MACNY’s state and federal grants. Additionally, she will source and administer various funding opportunities that align with MACNY’s mission. Previously, Rice was the economic-development specialist at the Fulton Community Development Agency (FCDA). Prior to that, she interned with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Market Characterization & Evaluation Team. Rice is a recent graduate of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at State University of New York (SUNY) he University at Albany with an MPA degree and a dual concentration in public economics & finance and environmental politics & policy. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from SUNY College at Geneseo.

AMY STAGE has joined MACNY as the manager of apprenticeship & workforce development. In this role, Stage will provide statewide support for MACNY’s New York State Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (NYSMIAP) and other national workforce initiatives. As an accomplished workforce-development professional with over 13 years of experience, Stage specializes in a wide range of job seeker services including individual employment planning, career-pathway development, job-search strategies, and career coaching. Stage currently serves as a subject-matter expert for registered apprenticeships focused on equity and access for Jobs for the Future IDEA-M grant. Prior to joining MACNY, she was the workforce manager at CNY Works, where she led and managed the adult, dislocated worker and youth workforce services cross-functional teams. Stage holds a master’s degree from SUNY Oswego in Human Service/Community Counseling. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Mary Washington.