Mannix Marketing announced the addition of Cameron Cardinale to Mannix Marketing as a social media intern for GlensFalls.com.
Cardinale was hired as a social media intern in June, working closely with Liz Sutton, the social media manager at Mannix Marketing.
He drives traffic to local businesses through Instagram and is starting the first Glens Falls TikTok and Reel channels. His goal is to market fun things to do in the Glens Falls region to the next generation.
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Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. announced the appointment of Mark Wolfenden as director of internal audit and senior vice president.
He will be responsible for managing the Internal Audit Department functions and staff while overseeing the associated risk and quality control issues. He performs the same duties for Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. and Upstate Agency, which are part of the Arrow Family of Companies.
Wolfenden will participate in the company’s strategic planning and refinement of tactical goals and objectives. He will report independently to the Board Audit Committee on risk and audit issues and to the chief risk officer on internal and administrative issues.
Wolfenden has more than 30 years of internal audit experience, most recently with Iron Mountain, an enterprise information management company in Boston and previously, with State Street, a financial services and bank holding company in Boston.
He received a master of arts in economics from the University of New Hampshire and a bachelor of science in business administration (summa cum laude) from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
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Mannix Marketing announced the addition of Pam Fisher as Glens Falls contributing editor and marketing consultant.
Her work will focus on helping businesses thrive through digital marketing strategies, not only to reach the Glens Falls region, but also to grow their visibility beyond the local market.
Over the past decade, Sara Mannix, CEO of Mannix Marketing, and Fisher have worked together in various capacities, including serving as board directors for the Adirondack Theatre Festival. Fisher also worked closely with Mannix Marketing during her time at the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Cost Control Associates in Queensbury announced that Liz Beaty has joined the company as an analyst.
Prior to joining Cost Control Associates, Beaty worked at Aeon Nexus Corp. as a business analyst and sold real estate in Florida.
She received her bachelor of science in management information systems from the University of Central Florida and is a Microsoft certified professional
She resides in Queensbury.
The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that ballots were cast in July and the newly elected leaders to the ARCC Women’s Business Council for the 2020-2021 year were announced.
They are: Stefanie DiLallo Bitter, principal, Bartlett Pontiff Stewart & Rhodes PC, chair; Wendy Little Waldron, founder WaldronWorks, co-chair; Sabrina Houser, founder Capital CFO, membership and metrics lead; Leslie Kendall, founder, Kendall & Associates, mentorship and education lead; Karen Candida-Lombardo, founder Put Another Way LLC, communications chair; Sherry Finkel Murphy, CFP, ChFC, RICP, The Atrium Financial Group Glens Falls, past chair and advisor.
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KeyBank has hired Erica Choi as its senior vice president and senior banker in commercial banking for the Capital Region.
Choi is responsible for business development, portfolio management and acting as trusted adviser for commercial banking clients in the Capital Region and Northeast.
Choi previously worked for Bank of America in Albany as a middle market relationship manager. She has also worked for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Albany, as a senior brand manager for Beech-Nut Brand in Amsterdam, and as a senior associate brand manager for Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois.
Choi earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and chemistry from the U.S. Military Academy and served in the Army from 2000 to 2005 as a counterterrorism officer, company executive officer and engineer battalion intelligence officer.