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\"p
\nThe Chamber of
\nSouthern Saratoga
\nCounty hired
\nSandy McAlonie<\/strong>
\nas its membership
\nconsultant.<\/p>\n

McAlonie retired
\nafter a 36-year career
\nin banking. She will
\nbe reaching out to
\nthe region’s business
\ncommunity to recruit members and strengthen
\nrelationships to ensure members maximize the
\nvalue of their association with the chamber.<\/p>\n

She is the president of the Twin Bridges Rotary
\nClub and is a Rotary District 7190 Foundation
\ncommittee member. McAlonie also serves as
\na board member of the Ronald McDonald
\nHouse Charities of the Capital Region. She also
\nvolunteers at the Ronald McDonald Family
\nRoom at Albany Medical Center.<\/p>\n

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

Towne, Ryan & Partners PC announced
\nthat principals Claudia A. Ryan<\/strong>, Susan F.
\nBartkowski<\/strong> and James T. Towne Jr<\/strong>. were
\nselected to the 2015 New York Super Lawyers
\nlist as top attorneys in Upstate New York.<\/p>\n

Towne (business litigation) has appeared
\nannually on the Upstate New York Super Lawyers
\nlist since 2007. Ryan (employment and labor)
\nand Bartkowski (franchise and dealership) have
\nappeared annually on the list since 2010.<\/p>\n

In addition to appearing on lists for their
\nrespective practice areas, Ryan was also named
\nto the list of the “Top 25” Women Upstate New
\nYork Super Lawyers for the sixth consecutive
\nyear and Towne appeared on the “Top 25”
\nHudson Valley Lawyers list for the second
\nconsecutive year.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nHerzog Law Firm
\nP.C. announced
\nthe hiring of a new
\nattorney Katherine
\nHentnik<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hentnik joined the
\nHerzog Law Firm as
\nan of counsel attorney
\nin August. She is the
\nlead attorney of the
\nfirm’s Real Estate
\nDepartment for residential real estate, which
\nincludes buyer, seller and lender representation.
\nShe has over 13 years of experience in real
\nestate.<\/p>\n

Hentnik received her J.D. from Albany Law
\nSchool and her B.S. in social welfare from
\nSUNY Albany.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nPrimeLink
\nannounced the hiring
\nof Erik Amaliksen <\/strong>as
\nits director of internet
\nservices.<\/p>\n

Amaliksen
\nbrings 20 years of
\ndiverse experience
\nto the company
\nincluding systems
\nadministration, project
\nmanagement, and IT operations to the well known
\ntelecommunications company.<\/p>\n

He was most recently the technical project
\nmanager for the Vermont Telecommunication
\nAuthority. Previously, Amaliksen held the
\nposition of network engineering manager for
\nthe state of Vermont. He attended the business
\nmanagement program at Salem State University,
\nis a U.S. Army veteran, and is a graduate of the
\nUniversity of Vermont.<\/p>\n

In the role of director of internet services,
\nAmaliksen will be responsible for managing
\nthe day-to-day operation of the technical
\nteam responsible for the provisioning and
\nmaintenance of internet service, as well as the
\noversight of the internal network infrastructure,
\nincluding tracking work orders, network
\nmonitoring, and hardware upgrades.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nAlbany based
\naccounting and
\nadvisory firm Teal,
\nBecker & Chiaramonte,
\nCPAs , P. C . (TBC)
\nhas announced the
\npromotion of audit
\nmanager Kelly Fedden<\/strong>,
\nCPA to partner. Fedden
\njoined the Firm in 1997.<\/p>\n

Fedden, a graduate
\nof Siena College with a Bachelor of Business
\nAdministration in Accounting, has supervised
\nall phases of audits ranging from not-for-profit
\nentities and commercial entities to
\nemployee benefit plans. She is also experienced
\nin providing tax services for corporations,
\npartnerships, and not-for-profits.<\/p>\n

In her new role she will be directly responsible
\nfor client account management. Additionally,
\nshe will continue to sit on the internal Employee
\nBenefit Plan Audit Committee which meets
\nmonthly to stay abreast of changes within the
\nindustry.<\/p>\n

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

1st National Bank of Scotia announces the
\naddition of Genevieve M.J. Caputo<\/strong> of Clifton
\nPark as assistant vice president.<\/p>\n

Caputo is currently assigned to the Saratoga
\nOffice and will assist in its daily management.
\nShe brings 16 years of banking experience,
\nwith areas of expertise in banking operations,
\nteam building and sales management. She was
\nformerly an area sales and service manager with
\nSunmark Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n

In her past experience she has worked in
\nboth rural and urban communities .
\nCaputo is active within the Clifton Park
\nsports community. She has previously served as
\ntreasurer for both the Valley Stream Chamber of
\nCommerce and Nassau County Young Kiwanis
\nProfessional Club.<\/p>\n

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

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC was recognized
\nwith 10 attorneys from its Albany office selected
\nby their peers for inclusion in ‘The Best Lawyers
\nin America 2016.’<\/p>\n

The following were selected for inclusion:
\nJohn M. Bagyi<\/strong>, Gregory J. Champion<\/strong>,
\nNicholas J. D’Ambrosio Jr<\/strong>., Robert H. Feller<\/strong>,
\nHermes Fernandez<\/strong>, Amelia M. Klein<\/strong>, John A. Miller<\/strong>, William E. Reynolds<\/strong>, Carolyn Shearer<\/strong> and Arthur J. Siegel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

D’Ambrosio and Siegel were also named the
\n2016 Best Lawyers in America’s “Lawyer of the
\nYear” for their respective practice areas.
\nOnly one lawyer in any practice area in a city
\nis honored as the Lawyer of the Year.<\/p>\n

D’Ambrosio was named for labor law\/
\nmanagement and Siegel named for product
\nliability litigation\/defendants.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nClifton Park &
\nHalfmoon Emergency
\nCorps. (CPHM EMS)
\nannounced personal
\nadditions and
\npromotions as follows:<\/p>\n

Leah Ferrone<\/strong>
\nrecently joined the
\nCPHM team as the
\ndirector of community
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n

In her new
\nrole she will manage CPHM’s public relations,
\nmarketing and community partnerships.<\/p>\n

She was previously the outreach coordinator
\nat Saratoga Center for the Family, prior to
\nthat she developed her
\nmarketing career and
\nexperience with both
\nPalio and Fingerpaint.
\n\"p<\/p>\n

Kevin Robert<\/strong> was
\nappointed as clinical
\nquality manager.<\/p>\n

He
\nis responsible for
\nthe assessment and monitoring of clinical quality.<\/p>\n

Robert’s 20-year paramedic career covers
\nnearly 13 years in critical care flight with LifeNet
\nof NY as a critical care paramedic and certified
\nflight paramedic. He is also chairman of the
\nRegional EMS Council.<\/p>\n

\"p<\/p>\n

Cathie Stevens<\/strong>
\nwas promoted to
\ndirector of clinical
\nservices.<\/p>\n

She brings a
\nmyriad of clinical and
\npractical experience
\nto this position where
\nshe will monitor and
\nmanage CPHM clinical
\nprotocol compliance
\nand procedures.<\/p>\n

Stevens holds multiple undergraduate degrees
\nin as well as a Master of Science in nursing degree
\nand licensure as an advanced practice registered
\nnurse; nurse practitioner.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nSaratoga National
\nBank and Trust Co.
\nhired Allison Holland<\/strong>
\nas vice president and
\nregional manager of its
\nbranch network.<\/p>\n

She assumes the role
\nfrom Belinda Cross
\nKucharski, who was
\nappointed regional
\nsales manager.<\/p>\n

Holland will oversee branch operations and
\nstaff. She comes to Saratoga National with over
\n25 years of banking experience, having served
\nmost recently as vice president and financial
\ncenter manager at Bank of America.<\/p>\n

She has an associate’s
\ndegree in business
\nadministration
\nfrom Hudson
\nValley Community
\nCollege. Active in the
\ncommunity, she has
\nbeen a volunteer for the
\nStillwater Community
\nCenter, Saratoga
\nSalvation Army and
\nShelters of Saratoga.<\/p>\n

\"p
\nCross Kucharski <\/strong>will lead the bank’s overall
\nbusiness development efforts. She joined
\nSaratoga National in 2013 as a vice president
\nand branch manager and has over 25 years of
\nbanking experience in the Capital Region and
\nNorth Country.<\/p>\n

Cross Kucharski holds an associate’s degree
\nin business administration from Clinton
\nCommunity College.<\/p>\n

She is active in the
\ncommunity as a member of the CAPTAIN
\nYouth and Family Services’ executive board,
\nthe Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s Education and Business Committee, vice
\npresident of the Chamber’s Angels board and a
\nmember of the Chamber’s Ambassador program.<\/p>\n

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

Cassandra Hope <\/strong>and David Wilber<\/strong> have
\nbecome the newest additions to the ever growing
\nworkforce at Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte, CPAs,
\nP.C., one of the Capital Region’s largest CPA firms.
\nThe announcement was made by James Drislane,
\nthe Firm’s managing partner.<\/p>\n

Hope and Wilber both earned their respective
\nBachelor of Science in Accounting degrees from
\nSiena College. Hope graduated in May of 2015
\nwith her Masters of Accounting degree from
\nSiena as well.<\/p>\n

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

Attorney Edward V. Wilcenski<\/strong> was named to
\nthe New York Super Lawyers list as one of the top
\nElder Law Attorneys in New York state for 2015.<\/p>\n

Super Lawyers selects no more than 5 percent
\nof the lawyers in the state for this designation.
\nThis is the fifth year Wilcenski received this
\nhonor.<\/p>\n

Attorneys Tara Ann Pleat<\/strong> and Michael
\nD. Dezik<\/strong> were named to the New York Super
\nLawyers Rising Star list as two of the top Elder
\nLaw attorneys in New York state under the age
\nof 40 for the year 2015. Super Lawyers selects
\nno more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in New
\nYork State for this designation. This is the third
\nconsecutive year that Pleat has received the
\nhonor and the second consecutive year for Dezik.<\/p>\n

Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business,
\nis a rating service of outstanding attorneys for
\nmore than 70 practice areas who have received a
\nhigh degree of peer recognition and professional
\nachievement.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nBallston Spa
\nNational Bank recently
\nwelcomed the arrival of
\ntwo student interns at
\nits corporate offices in
\nBallston Spa.<\/p>\n

Lyndsy Hatfield<\/strong>
\nof Moravia will be
\ninterning with the
\ncredit department. A
\nsenior at The College
\nof Saint Rose, she plans to graduate in May
\nwith a bachelor’s degree in financial planning.<\/p>\n

She is looking to take the certified financial
\nplanner certification examination. Hatfield will
\nspend her time at BSNB completing financial
\nstatement analyses, performing vendor analyses,
\npreparing annual reviews, and participating in loan requests and joint customer site visits.<\/p>\n

\"p
\nMarjorie Duffel<\/strong>
\nof Kings Park will be
\ninterning with the
\nmarketing department.<\/p>\n

Going into her senior
\nyear at SUNY Albany,
\nDuffel plans to graduate
\nin May with a bachelor’s
\ndegree in business
\nadministration with
\nconcentrations in
\nmarketing and management. She plans to prepare
\nfor the GMAT to obtain her MBA.<\/p>\n

Duffel will
\ncomplete market research, draft social media and
\nwebsite content, create digital signage and assist
\nwith BSNB events, sponsorships and promotions.<\/p>\n

The year-round paid internship program has
\nbeen active at BSNB since 2013. Positions are open
\nto undergraduate students entering their junior or
\nsenior year, and are pursuing degrees in marketing,
\nbusiness or finance.<\/p>\n

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

Fingerpaint, a marketing agency based in
\nSaratoga Springs, added MacKenzie Jones <\/strong>to its
\nnew business team. Jones will be based in the
\nagency’s Saratoga Springs office.<\/p>\n

Jones, a former Fingerpaint intern and recent
\ngraduate of George Mason University, works across
\nall agency disciplines as she strategically targets new
\nbusiness opportunities where Fingerpaint has the
\nability to lend expertise from a creative, branding,
\nPR or social media standpoint.<\/p>\n

Jones played lacrosse at George Mason
\nUniversity, where she earned a bachelor’s degree
\nin marketing.<\/p>\n

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

State Sen. Hugh T. Farley<\/strong> of Schenectady,
\nwho represents portions of Saratoga and Warren
\ncounties, vice president pro tempore of the state
\nSenate, received the W. Paul White Regional
\nLeadership Award during the 55th Council of State
\nGovernments Eastern Regional Conference (CSG\/
\nERC) annual meeting and Regional Policy Forum
\nheld in Wilmington, Del., August 16-19.<\/p>\n

The meeting is the largest meeting of state
\ngovernment officials in the Northeast.<\/p>\n

The W. Paul White Regional Leadership Award
\nis CSG\/ERC’s most prestigious award and is given
\nannually to a legislator who it deems has made
\noutstanding and lasting contributions to public
\nservice in his state as well as to the Council of State
\nGovernments and its Eastern Regional Conference.<\/p>\n

In addition to recognizing his contributions
\nto CSG\/ERC, White noted Farley’s long record of
\nservice to the 49th Senatorial District. Farley was
\nfirst elected to the Senate in 1976 and has been
\nre-elected subsequently every two years. He is the
\nlongest serving member of the State Senate.<\/p>\n

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

\"p
\nTeal, Becker &
\nChiaramonte, CPAs,
\nP.C. (TBC), one of the
\nlargest accounting
\nand advisory firms in
\nthe Capital Region,
\nannounced the hiring
\nof Tim Spadaro<\/strong> as
\na Senior Valuation
\nAnalyst.<\/p>\n

Spadaro is
\na licensed Certified
\nPublic Accountant with both a Masters and
\nBachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley
\nUniversity. He has experience in business
\nvaluations and is working towards attaining the
\nChartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential, as
\nhe has passed Levels I and II of the CFA exam.<\/p>\n

Spadaro’s work experience includes valuation
\nroles as a Valuation Analyst at a hedge fund and
\nprivate equity investment firm in Greenwich, CT,
\nas well as working in the Alternative Investments
\nFunds division at a Big Four accounting firm in
\nNew York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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