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In the narrow window of the year during which Rochesterians get to enjoy warm weather, places to socialize that make use of the outdoors are in high demand. For those fleeting summer months, having outdoor spaces to offer customers can ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. As I reflect on my life, both personally and professionally, I can instantly recall the women who have played a key role in my development and ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. As a leader in a woman-owned organization, Jessica Savage knows the importance of encouraging women in their careers and developing their confidence and leadership skills. So ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. Jacqueline Phipps Polito, a partner at Littler Mendelson PC, was inspired to become a lawyer by the attorney who helped her family after they were involved ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. The road to employment independence is rarely straight and almost always includes plenty of forks and roundabouts. Especially in a male-dominated industry. You can’t ask your ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. What does it mean to be a woman in the financial world? There is, of course, a lasting stigma of a “boys club,” a sense that ...

This article was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. LaShay Harris has had a desire to give back since she was a teenager studying cosmetology. “I had two hair stylist mentors. These two women poured ...

This list was featured in RBJ’s Path to Excellence magazine published June 22, 2018. Geraldine Biddle Moore | Friendly Home Friendly Home announced the election of Geraldine Biddle Moore as chairperson of its board of directors. Moore, a Pittsford resident, ...

CHERYL NELAN President, CMIT Solutions LinkedIn.com/in/Nelan Facebook.com/cmitrochester Twitter.com/cmitmonroe With so many of us traveling during the spring and summer months, our mobile devices are must haves to keep in touch and pass the time. It’s crucial that while traveling, we’re ...

In school districts across New York State these days, many parents and students face a complicated choice: to take, or refuse to take, the state-mandated standardized testing that’s been adopted in recent years. The test refusal movement, or “opt-out,” gained ...

Just how safe are our schools? In light of recent mass school shootings and the energized activism that propelled Parkland, Florida school children onto national stages to demand action, school communities everywhere are once again asking that question. After the ...

There are deep roots at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, or CMAC for short. It’s a venue that, from its home near Canandaigua, has not just grown but thrived through recessions and regional economic shifts. The venue has ...

When one environmentally sensitive artist was considering playing at Constellation Performing Arts Center a couple of years ago, he wanted to be clear about environmental practices at the venue first. “To even put in an offer, we had to respond ...

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Things you don’t see too often: A solar eclipse, a winning lottery ticket, an all-female leadership team. At Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, or CMAC, you are guaranteed to find the latter. CMAC is led by president Ginny Clark, ...

This summer, when bands such as ZZ Top, Keith Urban and Dave Matthews Band take the stage at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center they can do so knowing that their concerts will in one form or another give ...