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Welker Mojsej & DelVecchio CPAs LLC announces the hiring of Kaitlin Slippy as a staff accountant. Slippy will be responsible for preparing individual and business income tax returns and preparing financial statements. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from ...

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust announces the promotion of Selvia Hanna, Michelle Hill and Cristi Alvarado to assistant vice president, community office manager. Hanna has been with CNB since 2009, and she will now be responsible for nurturing community relationships ...

The Outdoor Group announces that Josh Sidebottom has been named chief operating officer. He will be responsible for streamlining and creating alignment and efficiency among business units including manufacturing, marketing, engineering and customer service. He is a University of Dayton ...

Allied Financial Partners announces the promotion of Chelsea Hewitt to on-boarding specialist. Her new duties will be to help ensure a smooth transition from prospect to active client for payroll and health care services. The information in the People and ...

Erdman Anthony announces the hiring of William Blye as a survey technician and Elizabeth Stevens as a design engineer. Blye has an associate of applied science degree in land surveying technology from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He ...

Z-Axis announces the hiring of Steve Kelly as director of business development. He has over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing for companies such as Bausch + Lomb and Lumetrics. He has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and ...

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announces the promotion of Timothy Menasco to senior associate in the firm’s intellectual property group. Menasco helps clients by preparing and prosecuting patents in the United States and around the world. He graduated from the ...

Geva Theatre Center announces that Dennis Bassett has been named chair of the board of trustees for 2018-19. Additionally, Kelly Shea has been named treasurer, Stephanie Caffera has been named secretary and Maddie Symington, Peggy Boucher, Barbara Bruning, Ted Boucher ...

Rochester School for the Deaf announces that superintendent Antony McLetchie has appointed prekindergarten teacher Karen Windhorn to director of early childhood programs. Windhorn has been an RSD employee for nearly three years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in American Sign ...

Barton & Loguidice announces the return of Hanna Quigley for her third internship in the sustainable planning and design group. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The information ...

The National Federation of Independent Business announces that Gregory Biryla has been named state director of the New York office. Biryla previously worked as executive director of Unshackle Upstate. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by ...

Magellan Inc. announces that Linda Marcucci has been named Listing Agent of the Month for June. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal accepts high-resolution color, digital photos with press releases. Send digital ...

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announces that partner Brian Feldman has been honored with a 2018 Rising Star award from the New York Law Journal. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business ...

The Arc of Monroe announces that president and CEO Barbara Wale has been honored with the Marc N. Brandt Exceptional Leadership Award by The Arc of New York. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester ...

Genesee Regional Bank announces the following new hires: Ashley DiPaola as mortgage assistant; Jeannette Brower as mortgage loan originator; Brian Kurtenbach as mortgage processor; Rebecca Redmond as human resources specialist; Nicole Packer as banking officer, product manager; Peter Berkes as ...