Attorneys ANNA PUTINTSEVA and GREGG D. ERIKSEN have been elected members of the law firm of Bousquet Holstein PLLC.

Putintseva joined the firm in 2016 and is part of its business, corporate transactions, and immigration practice groups. With expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate-governance matters, commercial transactions, and business immigration, she provides representation to businesses and individual clients on a broad range of legal issues. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Putintseva practiced law for over a decade at the Kyiv, Ukraine office of an international law firm, where she advised multinational and Ukrainian companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and various business transactions. Putintseva received her master of laws’ degree from the University of Washington School of Law and an international law and international relations’ degree from the Kyiv International University.

Eriksen joined Bousquet Holstein in 2017 and is part of the firm’s litigation, appellate, wineries/vineyards law, and government relations practice groups. His range of experience includes contract disputes, employment matters, government investigations, and legal and medical-malpractice defense. Eriksen has worked in a variety of settings, ranging from state and federal appellate matters to state administrative proceedings to federal district court, state supreme court, and various town courts. He earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and bachelor’s degree in political science from Middlebury College in Vermont. 

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced that ASHLEY STOLTZ has joined as a workforce-development specialist. She will support MACNY’s New York State Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (NYSMIAP). Stoltz will play an integral role in maintaining relationships with new and existing companies participating in NYSMIAP, while also coordinating related instruction and on-the-job training for apprentices. She will also be actively engaged in workforce-development initiatives supporting the expansion of the current apprenticeship program, MACNY’s Career and Talent Platform, and OnRamps program. Additionally, she’ll assist with new initiatives that support critical industry sectors such as the semiconductor and green energy supply chains statewide. Most recently, Stoltz was an enrollment specialist at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Prior to that, she spent several years working in human resources and recruitment. She studied psychology at Keuka College. 

The Everson Museum of Art has hired ADAM CARLIN as director of learning and engagement. In this newly-created senior leadership position, Carlin will develop a pedagogical strategy that aligns with the Everson’s commitment to DEAI values, with a focus on expanding access to meaningful learning opportunities across the museum experience — onsite, in the community, and virtually — for all ages and abilities. Carlin will direct a department that encompasses youth and family programs, adult classes and events, community engagement and outreach, and an established docent-led tour program. Carlin will also provide staff leadership to the equity & engagement committee of the board of trustees. An educator, administrator, and social-practice artist, Carlin comes to the Everson from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), where he held the dual position of director of Greensboro Project Space, an off-campus contemporary-art center, and director of community engagement for the College of Visual and Performing Arts. There, he created and supported community engagement programs and advanced partnerships between UNCG and the community. Carlin holds a bachelor’s degree of fine arts from the California College of the Arts and a master’s degree on fine arts in art and social practice from Portland State University.