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Career pivots can happen at any age. For Pamela Fennell Baker, the new president and CEO of Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, it was at 62.

Del Lago Resort & Casino announces the promotion of Lance Young to executive vice president and general manager. He previously held the role of vice president of gaming operations. He has been with the leadership team since 2016, and brings ...

EFPR Group LLP announces the following new hires: Eric Hostetter; Emma McIlwaine; Emily Callahan; Naomi Hannig; Allison Ludlow; Arnold Mast; and Larissa Ropitzky. Hostetter has been hired as a marketing administrative support specialist. He has a bachelor’s degree in marketing ...

Campus Construction Management Group announces the hiring of Mike Shaw and Rachel Swick. Shaw has been hired as an assistant project manager. He will support project teams in Penfield and Pittsford Central School Districts. Swick has been hired as an ...

Hillside Family of Agencies announces that Christopher Peterson has been named chief financial officer. He will provide comprehensive fiscal analysis and oversight to the organization. He brings nearly 25 years of financial leadership to the role. He has a bachelor’s ...

MRB Group announces the addition of Mark Bailey to the environmental services group. He will support both water and wastewater teams as a project engineer. He has a bachelor’s degree in environmental resources engineering from SUNY College of Environmental Sciences ...

Urban League of Rochester announces that Seanelle Hawkins has been named CEO. She most recently served as executive director of Sojourner House at Pathstone and Wilson Commencement Park. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Syracuse University, a master’s ...

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announces that Lucrecia Knapp, senior associate in the firm’s immigration practice, has been elected to serve as chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Upstate New York chapter. She will direct the activities and general ...

  Bergmann announces that Michelle Scott has joined the firm as controller. She is responsible for overseeing business operations and financial activities across practice groups. She most recently served as director, corporate controller at HealthNow New York Inc. She has ...

AAA Western and Central New York announces the following new hires as insurance sales representatives: Patrick LoMando; Jaimeesh Williams; Jennifer Folino; and Caileen Childs. LoMando has been a licensed insurance agent since 2004 and previously worked with the Greater Rochester ...

Geva Theatre Center announces the election of the following individuals to the board of trustees: Margaret Busch, Hope Drummond, Suzanne Gouvernet, Christina Gullo and William Weir. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester ...

Eastman School of Music announces the following faculty appointments for the 2019-20 academic year: Lisa Caravan, assistant professor of music education; Lisa Crawford, professor of harpsichord; Andrew Harley, associate professor of collaborative piano; John Kapusta, assistant professor of musicology; Nathan ...

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo announces that the Monroe County Department of Environmental Services has been honored with a 2019 Bronze Telly Award for their video “Recycling Right Begins with You: An Inside Look at the Monroe County Recycling Center.” ...

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Fourteen years. That’s how long Gabriela Carranza studied dentistry before officially beginning her career as a prosthodontist.