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Jim Reed has had more than 25 years of working at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to prepare for his current role as president and CEO; and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Mark Whitford’s goal as the new managing director of the Rochester office of Barclay Damon LLP is to maintain the success of his predecessor.

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“There is an incredible need for our services and an inability to meet that demand because of workforce challenges,” Cristalli says, adding she gets frustrated when she sees youth waitlisted for needed services for an extended period.

“We might not get back to what we used to be, and we don’t have to,” Continenza says. “We will get to where we’re supposed to be and continue to grow.”

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Ryan oversees all operations at the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA) and is also responsible for leading the organization’s Foundation and Center for Education.

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Galin Brooks, a 38-year-old native New Yorker, has taken the reins of the Rochester Downtown Development Corp., replacing Heidi Zimmer-Meyer.

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Jerry Warner has had a lot to celebrate of late, including his promotion to president of CooperVision in February.

“The hope during my tenure is to return attorneys to that mission of being leaders, and not just leaders of their careers, or leaders of their law firms,” said McFadden, a partner at Pullano & Farrow PLLC.

When Elizabeth Thorley moved to the Rochester area in the late 1980s and was looking to start a career as a financial advisor, people told her

When Peggy Hill was in high school and contemplating her future, she thought nursing would be perfect for her. The idea of helping others was very appealing.

If he hadn’t become a lawyer, Peter J. Pullano says he could just as easily have wound up as a college professor. Now 60, and with 36 years of experience under his belt, Pullano has no regrets about choosing the ...

When Suzanne Turchetti was offered a job as the senior executive assistant to the CEO at HCR Home Care more than two decades ago, she didn’t have to think twice. “I jumped in with two feet and didn’t look back,” ...

Thomas F. Knab is the new managing partner at Underberg & Kessler LLP, replacing Anna E. Lynch, who held the post since 2004.

Going from a career as a professional golfer to a career in banking may be an unusual transition for some, but Phil Muscato believes there are many similarities between the two professions. Both, for example, require the ability to perform ...

Regardless of the procedure, a hospital setting can always create a little apprehension, which is why, when Kathy Betlem was admitted for hip replacement surgery last February, the medical team wanted to make her as comfortable as possible. So they ...