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The Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance has hired ELIZABETH BALFOUR as its new education coordinator. Balfour was an instructional specialist with the Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and brings more than 10 years of experience working with diverse students, adults, and families across Central New York. She delivers extensive knowledge in supportive […]
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The Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance has hired ELIZABETH BALFOUR as its new education coordinator. Balfour was an instructional specialist with the Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and brings more than 10 years of experience working with diverse students, adults, and families across Central New York. She delivers extensive knowledge in supportive health resources, education, and counseling to clients and families, plus connections to community and government-backed programs. Balfour attended Onondaga Community College, before graduating from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor’s degree in adolescence education and English. With the Alliance, she will create and refine educational programs, opportunities and partnerships to prevent and identify tick-borne diseases. The Alliance said it was able to hire Balfour full-time thanks to grant funding from the Central New York Community Foundation and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.
Northland Communications has recently welcomed new employees to its growing team, as well as transitioned some existing positions due to an increase in customer demand and capabilities. Provisioning specialists JORDYN GAUTHIER and GRETCHEN INGERSOLL are new to the team, working with the customer service, relations, and sales departments at Northland to process orders and interfacing
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Northland Communications has recently welcomed new employees to its growing team, as well as transitioned some existing positions due to an increase in customer demand and capabilities. Provisioning specialists JORDYN GAUTHIER and GRETCHEN INGERSOLL are new to the team, working with the customer service, relations, and sales departments at Northland to process orders and interfacing with technicians, customers, and vendors regarding due dates and cutover procedures. Cabling specialists GARRY GLEASON and LENNY RACQUET have joined the cabling department. They will work with cable crews in the field to install telephone and data cabling, supporting the firm’s fiber network that exceeds more than 1,100 square miles throughout upstate New York. KERI DIAMOND is now a Business Unlimited installation technician after three years of working in customer support and provisioning. She will lead the planning of and physical installations of Northland’s equipment and services including its all-in-one cloud-communications solution, Business Unlimited. AARON SANTANGELO has joined the product-engineer team after 13 years at Northland. He is responsible for service support of its Avaya, Nortel, and Meta communication solutions, as well as providing the sales department support with network understanding. STACEY MAIER has transitioned to the ever-expanding product-line management team as a product-line specialist, after working for 21 years in Northland’s customer training and support department. She works to develop existing and new product solutions across the firm’s product lines. DOUG WARWICK is now a CLEC technician after working on Northland’s service team for four years. He will complete the installation and maintenance of all data equipment for Business Unlimited solutions. DARYL FINN has transitioned to service technician after four years of service on Northland’s CLEC team. He will maintain, install, troubleshoot, and program all Northland equipment, applications, and services.

Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University partner on MD/MBA program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management are launching a joint MD/MBA program that allows students to

Hartwick College selects Reisberg as next president
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Hartwick College board of trustees has tapped Darren Reisberg as the college’s 11th president. Reisberg, who is currently executive VP and

Greek Peak to make more than $1 million in capital improvements for next ski season
VIRGIL, N.Y. — Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Virgil in Cortland County says it has started a $700,000 snow-making upgrade and new trail project. In

Christopher Community names Sheeley director of facilities & construction
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. announced it has appointed Jim Sheeley as director of facilities and construction. Prior to joining Christopher Community, Sheeley held

Syracuse University to rename Carrier Dome; add new seats, event space
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Wednesday announced plans to rename the Carrier Dome and to add new seats to the on-campus venue as part

People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown adds Tinsmon in Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Shannon Tinsmon as a senior associate in its Syracuse office.

Berkshire Bank names Morris regional president of New York region, including CNY
ALBANY, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank, a regional community bank with branches in New England and New York, recently appointed James J. Morris IV as its

Syracuse Jazz Fest returns in late June after a five-year absence, set for downtown venues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Jazz Fest returns this summer following a five-year absence and returns to downtown Syracuse for the first time in 20 years.
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