Three longtime community leaders have joined the Glens Falls Hospital Foundation board of trustees.
Dr. Jordan Blackwood, Terry Celadon, RN, and Michael Mihaly, AFIM, are the new members.
Blackwood is a board-certified cardiovascular disease specialist at Glens Falls Hospital’s Adirondack Cardiology in Queensbury. He has overseen the congestive heart failure clinic, while also serving as director of cardiovascular rehabilitation. He previously served at Danbury (Connecticut) Hospital and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. He earned his undergraduate and medical training at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine, respectively.
Celadon, of Queensbury, assistant director at the Joyce Stock Snuggery, is an area native who has had a decades-long relationship with Glens Falls Hospital. She began her career as a graduate nurse and over nearly 20 years, advanced to staff and leadership roles at what would later be known as the Joyce Stock Snuggery.
Mihaly, is vice president/investment department manager for Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Co. He is also president of North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. He brings two decades of experience in the investment industry to the board, as well as several years of community volunteering, through the Wellspring DVRC in Saratoga Springs and the Children’s Museum in Saratoga Springs.
Also new in 2020 is the appointment of Katherine Herlihy Schwenker as the chair of the board of trustees, Andrew Brodie as vice chair, and Marc Monahan as secretary.
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced May 8. that SUNY Empire State College President Jim Malatras will chair the state’s new Reimagine Education Advisory Council to assist schools and colleges in adopting technological innovations to reopen safely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SUNY Empire Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Meg Benke will also serve on the council as an expert in higher education, particularly online and distance learning.
The 19 members of the task force will consider how to utilize technology to provide more opportunities to students, how schools can share educational resources, how technology can reduce inequities, and better meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Malatras has served on the state’s COVID-19 Task Force for the past two months.
Benke is a leader in adult learning and emerging technologies, and previously served as SUNY Empire’s dean of the Center for Distance Learning from 1995 through a period of high growth and experimentation in online learning programs. SUNY Empire State College led the country in the development of fully online degree programs, with the first online courses launched in 1995, and in the provision of comprehensive virtual student services.
She was inducted into the International Distance Learning Hall of Fame for her contributions to adult and online learning, and was recognized as the Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning by an individual in the Online Learning Consortium (OCL) in 2007. She also served as president of OCL’s board of directors for six years. She also serves as a member of the state Regents Advisory Council.
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Morgan Stanley announced that Kathleen Grasmeder, managing director, portfolio management director, financial advisor in the firm’s Glens Falls and Oneonta Wealth Management offices, has been named to Forbes Magazine’s list of Top Women Wealth Advisors for 2020, listed on forbes.com.
The “Top Women Wealth Advisors” is a select group of individuals who have a minimum of seven years of industry experience. The ranking, developed by Forbes’ partner SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors and weighing factors like revenue trends, AUM, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews.
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Tully Rinckey PLLC announced that Michael P. Murray has joined the firm as chief marketing officer.
He will be responsible for building and implementing innovative marketing and public relations strategies that support the firm’s growth plan, and support the attorneys across the firm’s practice areas and industry specializations.
Murray brings over 20 years of professional services marketing experience. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, he served as the director of marketing for Whiteman Osterman & Hanna. He also served as marketing manager for BST & Co., CPAs. He has also previously served as assistant zone marketing manager for State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. in Ballston Spa. His background includes advertising, direct marketing, web site development, social media and email marketing, business development, proposals, collateral, press releases, and database management.
Murray earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the College of Saint Rose, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Seton Hall University. He is a member of the Legal Marketing Association, and a current board member and director of the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany Foundation. He previously served as a board member for the American Marketing Association Capital Region Chapter.