Personnel Briefs

Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. announce that Dina Trahan and Philip Carr recently joined the residential lending team. Both are based in the Latham Century Hill Business Development Office, which serves the greater Capital District.

In her role as residential mortgage originator, Trahan helps clients with their home-financing experience and guides them through the mortgage application process.

She has more than 30 years of experience in residential mortgage services and is past president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Northeastern New York.

Trahan is active in her community and currently serves as a member of the BrunswickBrittonkill Central School District Board of Education.

Carr will also help clients with their home financing experience and guide them through the mortgage application process. He brings more than 10 years of lending services experience to the position.

He is a graduate of the Rensselaer County Chamber Leadership Institute and a former board member of the Capital Alliance of Young Professionals (CAYP).

Carr earned a degree in business administration from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. He lives in Stillwater. * * *

NBT Bank has announced that Mark P. Sidoti was promoted to branch manager of its Glens Falls office located at 86 Glen St.

Skidmore College Names General Counsel And Vice President For Human Resources

Sidoti will be responsible for business development, managing customer relationships and serving as a financial partner for customers in the Glens Falls region.

Sidoti joined NBT Bank in 2021 as a community banker. He has more than 30 years of business development and sales experience in the banking, telecommunications, payroll, outsourcing and employee benefits industries.

An active member of the community, he serves as the treasurer of the Glens Falls Civic Center Foundation board and as an ambassador for the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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Herzog Law Firm PC has added Phillip K. Vacchio, Esq., to the firm as a senior associate.

Vacchio will provide comprehensive legal counsel to existing and new clients in the areas of estate planning, elder law, estate administration and guardianships and will work out of Herzog’s Albany, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs offices.

Vacchio was formerly a partner of a Long Island-based law firm handling the same areas of law and brings his extensive experience to the Capital Region and the North Country. Phillip is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in behavioral and social sciences in 2009 and Hofstra University School of Law where he graduated cum laude.

He has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for the last three years.

Sarah Delaney Vero, an attorney and human resources professional and Skidmore College’s current strategic HR advisor, was named inaugural general counsel and vice president for human resources at Skidmore College, effective July 10.

As the senior officer for legal and human resources matters, Vero will provide collaborative and thoughtful leadership, strategic vision, and legal perspective while fostering a supportive workplace culture that empowers and inspires engagement and creativity.

Vero began her work with Skidmore in 2008 as outside counsel with the Office of Human Resources. In 2016, she stepped in as interim Title IX coordinator and became interim chief human resources officer in 2018.

Named interim human resources director in 2020, she developed and executed strategies around workforce development and inclusion, talent management, organizational management, training, and many other areas—all during the intense challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last summer, in line with the college’s efforts to evolve HR’s structure, programs, and processes to align with best practices and transformations in the world and the workforce, Vero agreed to serve Skidmore in a part-time role as Skidmore’s strategic HR advisor.

“Sarah has served as a strategic partner regarding key organizational, employee, and management projects. She has always provided exceptional advice and counsel in support of Skidmore’s mission, vision, and values,” said Skidmore College President Marc C. Conner. “I look forward to her continued leadership in supporting the people who work every day to make Skidmore a vibrant community.”

A long-time advocate of the liberal arts education model, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Union College and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law

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