{"id":13652,"date":"2013-09-12T15:15:41","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T19:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2013\/09\/personnel-briefs-sept-13.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T13:54:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:54:18","slug":"personnel-briefs-sept-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2013\/09\/personnel-briefs-sept-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pbrief-bwroblewski.jpg\"
\nBen Wroblewski<\/strong>, who has worked for
\nmore than a year as a
\nfield investigator for
\nAlliance Worldwide
\nInvestigative Group,
\nInc. (AWIG), recently
\nexpanded his position
\nto a business development
\nrole handling
\nthe Western New York
\narea.<\/p>\n

Wroblewski will
\nidentify potential prospects and partners
\nthat could benefit from AWIG’s suite of investigative
\nrisk mitigation services. These
\ninclude employment background investigations;
\nworkers’ compensation\/insurance
\nfraud investigations; process service\/legal
\nsupport; and property\/casualty claims service.<\/p>\n

He will also continue to provide field
\ninvestigation services, supporting AWIG’s
\nmission to assist attorneys, adjustors and
\nSIU personnel to combat insurance fraud.
\nWroblewski was previously employed
\nin the security and investigative services
\nindustry as a security guard and also has
\nmany years of experience working in sales
\nand management. He received an associate’s
\ndegree in liberal arts from Niagara
\nCounty Community College.<\/p>\n

\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

Fingerpaint Marketing hired Erin
\nArmstrong<\/strong> as a member of its account
\nservice team and Pam Volzone<\/b> as a
\nmember of its medical strategy team.\n<\/div>\n

Armstrong brings
\nnearly 15 years of
\nsales and account
\nmanagement experience.\n<\/div>\n
\n\"P
\nPrior to joining
\nFingerpaint, she was
\na sales representative
\nfor Lilly USA’s Cardiovascular
\nHealth Specialty
\nDivision, where
\nshe was responsible
\nfor marketing and sales of prescription
\nmedications for cardiologists and general
\npractitioners.<\/p>\n

Armstrong also served in a number of
\naccount service roles at Palio Communications,
\nmost recently as account director
\nresponsible for managing large consumer
\nbrands and clients including Beech-Nut,
\nSaratoga Casino and Raceway, Saratoga Hospital, MetaboLife and Weil. She also
\nhas experience in the pharmaceutical sector,
\nhaving worked on brand launches and
\nmarketing strategy for GlaxoSmithKline
\nand Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.<\/p>\n

Armstrong is a graduate of Syracuse
\nUniversity School of Management, where
\nshe earned bachelor’s degrees in marketing
\nand in managerial law and public policy.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\"pbrief-pvolzone.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Volzone is a medical
\nwriter, instructional
\ndesigner and
\nhealth educator with
\nmore than 30 years of
\nexperience in medical
\ncommunications,
\npharmaceutical\/medical
\nsales and health
\neducation.<\/p>\n

Her clients have
\nincluded pharmaceutical and health care
\ngiants AXIOM, ClearPoint, MediMedia Managed
\nMarkets and Supernova, AstraZeneca,
\nBristol Myers Squibb, Vertex, Shire Human
\nGenetic Therapies and Wyeth.
\nVolzone also served as director of clinical
\nservices at MediMedia Educational
\nGroup, where she authored materials for
\nOrtho Biotech and Abbott. In addition, she
\nheld senior marketing and management
\npositions with Cygnus, Meridian Health
\nSystems, Bayer Pharmaceuticals and HIP
\nof New Jersey.<\/p>\n

She earned a bachelor’s degree in dietetics
\nfrom the University of Delaware and a
\nmaster’s degree in distance education from
\nthe University of Maryland.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

\"pbrief-rmendez.jpg\"
\nRick Mendez<\/strong>,
\na Saratoga Springs
\ncertified health coach
\nwith Take Shape For
\nLife (TSFL), a comprehensive weight
\nmanagement and
\nhealth care business,
\nrecently received his
\nhealth coach certification
\nthrough a
\nspecialized program
\ndeveloped by the MacDonald Center for
\nObesity Prevention and Education (COPE).<\/p>\n

COPE is a division of Villanova University’s
\nCollege of Nursing. In order to obtain
\nthe certification, candidates must complete a full-day course covering a wide range of
\nhealth related topics and pass a written
\nexam.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Subject areas of study included discovering
\noptimal health, tools for creating
\na healthy lifestyle, habits of reaching and
\nmaintaining a healthy weight, active living,
\nhabits of healthy sleep, and daily choices to
\nobtain optimal health.\n<\/div>\n
\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

Ron Wildermuth<\/strong> of Wilton, assistant
\nvice president and corporate development
\nofficer at Saratoga National Bank and Trust
\nCo., recently completed the Pennsylvania
\nBankers Association Advanced School of
\nBanking.<\/p>\n

He was able to participate in the Pennsylvania
\nprogram through a reciprocity
\nagreement with the New York Bankers
\nAssociation. He graduated with highest
\nhonors and earned the Philip O. Benham,
\nJr. Award, given to one student for outstanding
\nacademic achievement and leadership
\nqualities.<\/p>\n

The Advanced School of Banking consists
\nof college-level course work on strategic
\nplanning, measuring bank performance,
\nsales, marketing, leadership and financial
\nmanagement. The three-year program
\nincludes lectures, case studies and peer
\npresentations, as well as small group and
\nindependent study.<\/p>\n

Wildermuth has 12 years of experience
\nin the banking industry.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

The Ballston Spa matrimonial and
\nfamily law firm Donnellan, Knussman
\n& Kraigenow, PLLC announced that
\nKatherine Mastaitis<\/strong> was named the
\nfirm’s supervising
\nlitigation attorney.<\/p>\n

\"PShe is an experienced
\nlitigator who defends
\nclients in family and
\nmatrimonial matters.
\nMastaitis litigates
\ncases throughout the
\nCapital Region.<\/p>\n

She is a member of
\nthe Saratoga County Bar Association. She
\nis a graduate of City university School of
\nLaw with an undergraduate degree from
\nSyracuse university beginning her career
\nwith Children’s Services, Legal Division in
\nthe Bronx.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

She continued her work serving
\nthe citizens of New York with Legal Aid representing
\nfamilies in Warren County Family
\nCourt before joining Donnellan, Knussman
\n& Kraigenow.\n<\/div>\n
\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

John Marcantonio<\/strong>, membership
\ndirector, of the Saratoga County Chamber
\nof Commerce, recently completed his third
\nyear at Institute for Organization Management,\n<\/div>\n

\"JMarcantonio-Vc.jpg\"<\/p>\n

a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at Loyola Marymount university
\nin Los Angeles.\n<\/div>\n
\nInstitute for Organization
\nManagement is
\nthe professional development
\nprogram of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
\nFoundation.\n<\/div>\n
The Institute’s curriculum
\nconsists of four
\nweek-long sessions at
\nfive different university locations throughout
\nthe country. Through a combination of
\nrequired courses and electives in areas such
\nas leadership, advocacy, marketing, finance,
\nand membership, participants enhance their
\norganizational management skills.<\/p>\n

Graduates of Institute receive the IOM
\nrecognition, signifying completion of 96
\nhours of course instruction in nonprofit
\nmanagement. In addition, participants can
\nearn credit hours toward the certified chamber
\nexecutive (CCE) or certified association
\nexecutive (CAE) certifications. Nearly 1,000
\nindividuals attend Institute annually.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
* * *\n<\/div>\n

Saratoga Hospital recently hired
\nShannon Ethier <\/strong>as emergency preparedness
\nand life safety coordinator.<\/p>\n

Ethier previously served as the regional
\nresource center program manager for
\nAlbany Medical Center, where she coordinated
\nregional preparedness and response
\nactivities for Capital Region hospitals.<\/p>\n

Ethier has also worked as a public health
\nplanner for the Albany County Health Department
\nand as an emergency preparedness
\ncoordinator for Community Health Care Associates
\nof NY. She has a bachelor’s degree
\nin political science from SNNy Brockport,
\nas well as a master’s degree in social welfare
\nfrom the university of Albany.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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