SYRACUSE — Daniel Rickman has started his new role as the deputy district director for the Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). He succeeds Cathy Pokines, who retired in January. Rickman most recently served as branch manager, supervising the district’s Albany and Elmira offices, the SBA said. He’ll continue overseeing those […]
SYRACUSE — Daniel Rickman has started his new role as the deputy district director for the Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
He succeeds Cathy Pokines, who retired in January.
Rickman most recently served as branch manager, supervising the district’s Albany and Elmira offices, the SBA said. He’ll continue overseeing those offices until the SBA hires a replacement branch manager.
“That person will then report to me now in my current role,” he noted in a May 20 telephone interview with CNYBJ.
Rickman joined the SBA and the Syracuse district in 2013 as an economic-development specialist.
As deputy district director, Rickman’s duties will include supervising district staff. He’ll also assist the district director, Bernard J. Paprocki, in overseeing SBA programs and services in the 34 counties that the Syracuse district office serves. Rickman will also continue to work with community leaders, lenders, and small-business stakeholders on the SBA’s various programs to help small businesses obtain loans and assistance to grow their business.
The SBA often has special initiatives and projects on which the deputy district director will take the lead, says Rickman. They could involve working with other federal agencies on initiatives.
“One of the things I’m taking the lead on is a series of events and activities across the district to highlight how our programs … in partnership with the [U.S. Department of Agriculture], can impact rural communities,” says Rickman.
Additionally, his role could also involve “other duties as assigned,” which could include supporting staff on SBA programs, its lending and government-contracting programs, along with overseeing programs on counseling and small-business training.
Prior to joining the SBA, Rickman served as president of the Payroll Guy, LLC in Lubbock, Texas, a company he founded in 2009, according to Rickman’s LinkedIn profile. Before launching his own business, Rickman previously worked as a business-sales consultant at Wells Fargo’s business-payroll services unit, also located in Lubbock. He also volunteered as a mentor and trainer with that community’s SCORE chapter, the SBA said.
A Rochester–area native, Rickman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2000 and served in combat operations during the Iraq War. He now resides in Cayuga County.
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SYRACUSE — Daniel Rickman has started his new role as the deputy district director for the Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
He succeeds Cathy Pokines, who retired in January.
Rickman most recently served as branch manager, supervising the district’s Albany and Elmira offices, the SBA said. He’ll continue overseeing those offices until the SBA hires a replacement branch manager.
“That person will then report to me now in my current role,” he noted in a May 20 telephone interview with CNYBJ.
Rickman joined the SBA and the Syracuse district in 2013 as an economic-development specialist.
As deputy district director, Rickman’s duties will include supervising district staff. He’ll also assist the district director, Bernard J. Paprocki, in overseeing SBA programs and services in the 34 counties that the Syracuse district office serves. Rickman will also continue to work with community leaders, lenders, and small-business stakeholders on the SBA’s various programs to help small businesses obtain loans and assistance to grow their business.
The SBA often has special initiatives and projects on which the deputy district director will take the lead, says Rickman. They could involve working with other federal agencies on initiatives.
“One of the things I’m taking the lead on is a series of events and activities across the district to highlight how our programs … in partnership with the [U.S. Department of Agriculture], can impact rural communities,” says Rickman.
Additionally, his role could also involve “other duties as assigned,” which could include supporting staff on SBA programs, its lending and government-contracting programs, along with overseeing programs on counseling and small-business training.
Prior to joining the SBA, Rickman served as president of the Payroll Guy, LLC in Lubbock, Texas, a company he founded in 2009, according to Rickman’s LinkedIn profile. Before launching his own business, Rickman previously worked as a business-sales consultant at Wells Fargo’s business-payroll services unit, also located in Lubbock. He also volunteered as a mentor and trainer with that community’s SCORE chapter, the SBA said.
A Rochester–area native, Rickman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2000 and served in combat operations during the Iraq War. He now resides in Cayuga County.
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SYRACUSE — Daniel Rickman has started his new role as the deputy district director for the Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). He succeeds Cathy Pokines, who retired in January. Rickman most recently served as branch manager, supervising the district’s Albany and Elmira offices, the SBA said. He’ll continue overseeing those […]
SYRACUSE — Daniel Rickman has started his new role as the deputy district director for the Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
He succeeds Cathy Pokines, who retired in January.
Rickman most recently served as branch manager, supervising the district’s Albany and Elmira offices, the SBA said. He’ll continue overseeing those offices until the SBA hires a replacement branch manager.
“That person will then report to me now in my current role,” he noted in a May 20 telephone interview with CNYBJ.
Rickman joined the SBA and the Syracuse district in 2013 as an economic-development specialist.
As deputy district director, Rickman’s duties will include supervising district staff. He’ll also assist the district director, Bernard J. Paprocki, in overseeing SBA programs and services in the 34 counties that the Syracuse district office serves. Rickman will also continue to work with community leaders, lenders, and small-business stakeholders on the SBA’s various programs to help small businesses obtain loans and assistance to grow their business.
The SBA often has special initiatives and projects on which the deputy district director will take the lead, says Rickman. They could involve working with other federal agencies on initiatives.
“One of the things I’m taking the lead on is a series of events and activities across the district to highlight how our programs … in partnership with the [U.S. Department of Agriculture], can impact rural communities,” says Rickman.
Additionally, his role could also involve “other duties as assigned,” which could include supporting staff on SBA programs, its lending and government-contracting programs, along with overseeing programs on counseling and small-business training.
Prior to joining the SBA, Rickman served as president of the Payroll Guy, LLC in Lubbock, Texas, a company he founded in 2009, according to Rickman’s LinkedIn profile. Before launching his own business, Rickman previously worked as a business-sales consultant at Wells Fargo’s business-payroll services unit, also located in Lubbock. He also volunteered as a mentor and trainer with that community’s SCORE chapter, the SBA said.
A Rochester–area native, Rickman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2000 and served in combat operations during the Iraq War. He now resides in Cayuga County.
