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BS&K Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

Bond, Schoeneck and King has named Katherine (Katie) E. Toomey as chief marketing officer of the nearly 300-attorney law firm.

Toomey will lead Bond’s marketing team to position and promote the AmLaw 200 firm across its regional platform. Toomey will work closely with firm management on strategic initiatives to continue Bond’s growth across its 16 offices in five states and 35 practice and industry areas. Toomey will be resident in the firm’s Syracuse office.

“Katie comes to us with a track record of working with a wide range of businesses and industries throughout the state, and we look forward to her directing the firm’s marketing efforts across all of our offices,” said Kevin M. Bernstein, chairman of the firm’s management committee.

“Katie will work with attorneys in each of our offices to help develop and promote the firm in their regions. With the development surrounding the $100 billion Micron project in Central New York, Katie will help position Bond as a preeminent provider of legal services to the hundreds of entities poised to support the largest economic development in New York State’s history. We are excited to have Katie join our team and lead this effort to maximize Bond’s potential in all of its markets and practices.”

Prior to joining Bond, Toomey was vice president of member engagement with CenterState CEO, providing leadership and strategic guidance to Central New York’s largest business leadership and economic development organiza- tion. During her tenure at CenterState CEO, Toomey also served as executive director for the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, which became a fully integrated affiliate of CenterState CEO in 2017. Toomey received her B.A. from SUNY Plattsburgh and M.S. from Iona University.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is a law firm with nearly 300 lawyers serving individuals, companies, nonprofits and public sector entities in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 16 offices, including 11 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas. For more information, visit bsk.com.

Kyle Pipes Joins MACNY as Chief Growth Officer

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, welcomed Kyle Pipes to the team as the chief growth and development officer.

Fulton Savings Bank Donates $5,000 to Fulton ‘Dream Courts’

Fulton Savings Bank recently donated $5,000 to Fulton Community Basketball, Inc. in support of the construction of its “Dream Courts”. The project will build two outdoor basketball courts next to the Fulton War Memorial in support of youth activities for the community. “We are thrilled and grateful for this support from Fulton Savings Bank,” said Sean Broderick, Fulton Dream Courts chairman. “We support youth from a diversity of experiences and backgrounds and work to build an inclusive culture where all participants feel welcomed and valued. “

Groundbreaking for the project is planned for this summer. On hand for the presentation were, from left: Pamela Caraccioli, Fulton Savings Bank president and CEO; Broderick, and Annette Cotton, Fulton Savings Bank vice president human resources-marketing.

Pipes comes to MACNY with experience in helping develop organizational culture. He is especially skilled at assisting organizations through assessment and development of relational habits, leadership, healthy systems and organizational practices.

Prior to building his own coaching and consultancy business, Pipes gained relevant experience developing energy projects with hospitals, universities and major corporations. Having already worked with a portfolio of current MACNY member companies, Pipes is eager to expand his reach and impact.

Pipes’ expertise will continue to round out MACNY’s executive-level leadership offerings, with an emphasis on building and maintaining healthy workplace cultures.

“We are excited to bring Kyle on to the team to expand our workplace development offerings. Kyle brings a unique perspective that will assist our membership in gaining a competitive advantage and operating more effectively,” said MACNY President & CEO Randy Wolken.

Pipes says he is excited to get to work, “Central New York is positioned for a dynamic future. I look forward to working with such a vast network of talented leaders to achieve this together. MACNY is doing inspiring work and I am grateful to be joining the team.”

MACNY Has New Director of Partners For Education & Business

MACNY, The Manufacturers

Association, recently welcomed Taylor Hodge back to the team as director of Partners for Education & Business, Inc. Stepping down from her role as director, Tanya M. Eastman, will re - main a part of the MACNY team as senior adviser for STEM Workforce Initiatives.

“We are thrilled for Taylor to return. Her expertise and previous experience at MACNY will ensure a smooth and seamless handover for our internal team and external partners,” said MACNY’s President and CEO Randy Wolken. “We are also excited to continue to work with Tanya in this new capacity as we grow our programs from Central New York to across New York state.”

In her role, Hodge will oversee and support the expansion of Partners for Education & Business Inc.’s initiatives, while also contributing to MACNY’s overall workforce development goals.

During her time away from MACNY, Hodge served as the assistant director and Lock 4 program manager for ERIE21 at Le Moyne College. Hodge also has experience as the program manager for adult and continuing education at Cazenovia College, where she spent over six years.

Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in inclusive elementary education from Cazenovia College and a Master of Science degree in education from SUNY Potsdam. She serves on the Leadership Council for the Women’s Fund of Central New York and has previously served on the executive board for Cazenovia Children’s House.

Oswego Health Announces Promotions

Oswego Health recently promoted two long-time employees to clinical analyst III managers.

Brooke Windey of Mexico started at Oswego Health in 2000 as a nurse aide in the medical surgical unit at Oswego Hospital. For the past 23 years she has held various positions as a registered nurse, including clinical trainer for the healthcare system, before understanding her passion was in information services and technology (IS&T) when she was asked to advise on the adoption of a new clinical technology that would assist with patient care.

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In 2011 Windey transitioned to the IS&T department as an IS&T clinical analyst II. In 2013 she was promoted to clinical analyst III and today she has earned the title of clinical analyst III manager.

Jennifer Bacon of Oswego started in the healthcare system in 2005 originally in the pharmacy department at Oswego Hospital as a technician.

In 2011 she too was tasked with assisting the IS&T department with a new clinical platform and quickly realized how both careers could overlap. She was then promoted to pharmacy IT technician before transitioning fully to the department in 2013 as an IS&T clinical analyst II, then a clinical analyst III in 2017, before earning her new title as clinical analyst III manager.

“It gives me immense pleasure to announce the promotion of Brooke and Jennifer to managers in our applications department. They have both been an integral part of the IS&T clinical applications team for more than a decade and have been instrumental in building and deploying the applications that we have today. We are all so proud of their accomplishments and are eager to see their continued growth in the organization,” said VP of Information Systems & Chief Information Officer Barry Ryle.

Oswego Faculty Earns Top Award at Conference

Mamta Saxena, an associate pro fessor of human development at SUNY Oswego, earned the best overall presenter award for her virtual presentation of “Juggling Chaos: Gender Issues in Navigating Demands, Family Routines and Stress During the Pandemic” at the Ninth World Conference on Women’s Studies. The conference took place both in person and virtually in Thailand on May 11 and 12.

Saxena’s research explored gender differences in regards to economic demands, family routines, coping and stress throughout 2020 and 2021, using a web-based survey of 814 individuals.

“According to social science researchers, COVID-19 and its variants created a global collective crisis that affected everyone regardless of their diverse backgrounds,” Saxena explained. “We do not often experience such unprecedented shifts that impact and question the sustenance of micro to macro systems worldwide. Thus, the pandemic provided a distinct opportunity to get insights into the experiences of family members and traditional structural inequities entrenched in family life.”

The project began as a collaboration between Saxena and two colleagues on the human development faculty, Dorothy Shedlock and Randall Stetson. Saxena collected data with the help of students in her research methods course, which led to a 2020 publication in Frontiers in Communication titled “Gender and disruptions in family routines and stress amid COVID-19,” co-authored by Saxena, Shedlock and another human development colleague, Zachary Gold.

Saxena’s award-winning presentation featured “a comparative analysis of trends and patterns in 2020 and 2021, aiming to determine the most significant predictor of stress,” she said. “The findings suggested that families have not rebounded despite being vaccinated and relaxed restrictions. Disturbingly, individuals continued to report high levels of clinical stress in 2020, which escalated in 2021.”

Professionals Join Beardsley Architects + Engineers

Beardsley Architects + Engineers announced two hirings:

• Hannah Wambach has joined as architectural designer in the firm’s Albany office. Wambach has over seven years of experience working with residential and commercial clients as an architectural designer, project manager and tile and stone fabricator. With a diverse background that bridges the construction industry and architectural design, Wambach’s experience is well-suited to continuing her work on commercial and residential projects at Beardsley.

• Mathew

Milne has joined the firm as electrical engineer I in the firm’s Auburn’s office. Milne is a 2018 graduate from Clarkson University with five years of experience working with commercial and healthcare clients.

According to the company, he is a problem solver with experience that ranges from project planning and coordination to systems design and programming. He will be working on projects with civic and federal clients.

Librarian Promoted at Syracuse University

Nicolette A. Dobrowolski was promoted to director of Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries effective July 1. Dobrowolski was serving as interim co-director of the center since November of 2021.

“We’re delighted that Nicolette has decided to assume the role full-time, given her outstanding experience and history with SCRC,” said David Seaman, dean of the libraries, university librarian and interim of the School of Information

Studies. “Nicolette has been an instrumental leader at the libraries. She is well respected by the libraries staff as well as colleagues across campus. She is engaged and committed to continuous development and has numerous accomplishments over the course of her tenure with the libraries.”