Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. announced the promotion of Danielle A. Pelletier to branch manager of the Troy office.
The bank also announced the promotion of Whitney Burger to vice president, municipal banking relationship manager.
Pelletier joined the bank in 2015 as a teller and was promoted to assistant branch manager in 2022.
Pelletier is responsible for cultivating business relationships, managing and coaching staff and providing banking services to Rensselaer County communities. She brings more than 10 years of banking experience to the position, eight of which have been spent with Saratoga National Bank.
She is active in her community, serving as a tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County. She is a Stillwater native.
Burger is responsible for maintaining, growing and servicing the company’s municipal portfolio and deepening relationships with longtime customers.
She joined the bank in 2018 and will continue to work closely with branch staff and business partners to offer a variety of products and services to enhance the customer experience.
The Whitehall native attended Ithaca College, where she received her bachelor’s degree in communications.
Burger currently lives in South Glens Falls and is an active member in her community. She serves as board president of the Warren Washington Homeless Youth Coalition/DBA WAIT House.
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Robert Roemer has been named vice president of information technology at Ballston Spa National Bank.
He will be responsible for leading and managing the bank’s information technology strategy including core, network, application, and telecommunication services.
Bringing 25 years in leadership and technology experience from a local federal credit union, Roemer most recently worked as a senior vice president of systems delivery.
He graduated from Sage Junior College of Albany with a degree in computer information systems. Active in the community, Roemer is a trustee and wish grantor for Make-A-Wish NENY.
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UHY Advisors, Inc. recently announced that Eric Scaringe, CPA, has joined UHY’s Tax Services group.
He brings a broad spectrum of tax services experience spanning the federal, individual, international, state and local, as well as commercial and non-profit spaces.
Prior to joining UHY, Scaringe held a leadership position consulting with an international accounting firm. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a licensed CPA in the state of New York. Scaringe holds a B.S. in accounting from Siena College.
He specializes in the financial services, technology, cryptocurrency, retail, and asset management industries, including those of Fortune 50 companies.
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Roohan Realty announced that Jordan Golisano-VanNeil has joined the team as a marketing assistant.
She will be creating and sharing content on social media as well as writing blog posts.
Jordan was born and raised in Rochester, and graduated from Siena College in 2023 with a degree in marketing/communications.
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Dale Dan, Ed.D. has been hired as the chief diversity officer at SUNY Empire State. She will also hold the title of visiting professor of business.
Dan has extensive experience leading diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on college campuses, including DEI-driven curricular development and online teaching and learning. Dan is also a certified mediator with a background in conflict resolution.
Audeliz Matías, Ph.D., had served as the college’s interim chief diversity officer since July 2021. Upon Dan’s arrival, Matías will take on her new role of senior advisor to the provost.
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BST & Co. CPAs, LLP announced the appointment of Alyssa Salerno as a marketing strategist.
Salerno specializes in digital marketing, website design, social media, content creation and photography. Since 2017, she has assisted a wide range of clients with rebranding strategies, campaign development, research projects and more.
As marketing strategist, Salerno will be responsible for developing marketing and communications tactics in support of BST’s corporate and strategic growth initiatives. She will assist in writing and designing marketing materials, organizing events and creating website and social media content.
Salerno will also support the firm’s CMO for Hire division, which offers outsourced marketing services to businesses, startups and nonprofit organizations. CMO for Hire assists business leaders with creation and execution of marketing strategies to support growth, sustainability and succession by identifying gaps and opportunities.
Salerno earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta.
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Angela Beddoe, Jahkeen Hoke, Dwayne Killings and Angelique Powell have been named board members of the Saratoga Springs-based Business for Good.
The group’s board has unanimously elected the new members.
Beddoe is editor-in-chief of HerLife. Hoke is Business for Good CEO. Killings is the head coach of men’s basketball at UAlbany. Powell is director of community animation for The Blake Annex.
They join five current board members, including co-founders Ed and Lisa Mitzen, expanding the board to nine people.
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Julie & Co. Realty announces that Francis “Frank” A. Steinbach Jr. is the newest member of its brokerage in Saratoga Springs.
He is a state-licensed real estate salesperson with an associates degree from Schenectady County Community College with a background with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
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Tyler Poitras has been named the new senior sales manager at the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (LGRCVB).
Poitras, a graduate of Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island, began his hospitality career in 2015 at Walt Disney World, Florida, supervising multiple Food & Beverage locations including Hollywood Studios and Wilderness Lodge. He joined the Team at Disney’s Pop Century Resort working as concierge and operations support, eventually shifting to Front Desk Supervisor.
Poitras will prospect and generate new business relationships to achieve booked business and overnight room goals, and secure future bookings that will meet rate and occupancy goals of the destination partners throughout the Lake George Area.
In 2021, Poitras returned to the area, working in the finance sector for Trustco Bank as senior universal banker and eventually transitioning to a business banker. He led multiple branches to grow business in Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties. He then joined KeyBank to enter a training course and complete his exam to become a financial advisor.
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Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. announced the recent promotions of Wendy Lanzone to senior vice president, customer experience and director of deposit and loan services and Daniel Segrell to senior vice president, director of consumer lending.
Lanzone is responsible for promoting digital strategy and operational efficiency, while collaborating with other business units and leaders at the bank to identify opportunity areas to improve and promote the customer experience.
She has nearly 35 years of experience, with extensive management, electronic and deposit services practice.
Lanzone has been with Glens Falls National Bank for 13 years, starting as assistant vice president and manager of the electronic banking department. Most recently, she was vice president, director of deposit and loan services.
Lanzone lives in Stillwater and is an active member in her community, serving on the Tri-County United Way Allocations Committee.
He is responsible for working with Consumer Lending teams and collaborating with other departments throughout the bank in support of continued loan growth, efficient operations and enhancing the customer experience.
Segrell joined the bank in 1990. Throughout his tenure with the bank, he has held various credit and lending positions, and was most recently senior vice president and director of indirect lending.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in international business from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Active in the community, he serves on the board of directors of Liberty House Foundation, Tri-County Literacy Center and the Family Service Association of Glens Falls. He lives in Queensbury.