Community Bank has hired Jamison Flora as senior vice president, business banking sales manager.
He will lead a team of business banking relationship managers in cultivating and expanding financial service relationships with businesses, according to the bank.
Flora is a 20 year-veteran of business banking. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University at Albany, and serves as a board member for Capital District Youth for Christ and Christian Business Men’s Connection.
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Brown Brothers Automotive, an automotive sales and repair shop in Hudson Falls, has hired Brody Hayes to assist the company with the growth of its sales and service department.
Hayes was born and raised in Queensbury. He’s been in the automotive industry for eight years and has worked in every aspect of the business.
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Tully Rinckey PLLC announced the addition of Jillian Groshans, Esq, to the firm’s Albany, office as an associate.
Groshans focuses primarily on criminal law and family and matrimonial law.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Ms. Groshans handled cases relating to family offense petitions, orders of protections, child custody and support, separation agreements, divorce and more. She previously served as an associate at a law firm in Albany where she handled litigation and motion practices in criminal, civil, estate, administrative and election law matters.
Groshans is a member of the New York Bar Association. She attended Albany Law School where she obtained her degree and worked at the Family Violence Litigation and Domestic Violence Prosecution Hybrid clinics at the Justice Center. She also has a bachelor’s in philosophy and English from SUNY Albany.
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Capital CFO+ has announced a series of new hires.
Cara Maryanopolis, director of marketing and brand design. As an experienced marketing communications and brand design specialist, she helps businesses elevate their brands through holistic design and mindful strategy. She brings more than 15 years of professional marketing, communications and public relations experience to the table, including work with top financial and retail brands.
Prior to joining the Capital CFO+ team, Maryanopolis owned her own brand design and marketing business, helping both new and established businesses elevate their brands and achieve growth.
Lisa Koveleskie was brought on as part of the administration team.
Early on, she was an office manager where she was responsible for daily office operations, including payroll, accounts receivable and payable. She then explored an opportunity working as a medical management coordinator where she assisted customers in a busy call center, reviewed insurance information, and approved medical procedures.
After having her children, she transitioned back to the professional world, working as an administrative assistant to the owner and CEO of a small international business, utilizing her skills in Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Holley Helser is a sales tax specialist. She has six years of bookkeeping experience and three years of sales tax experience.
Most recently, she worked on a state and local tax team within a public accounting firm in Ohio, specializing in sales tax. She also spent three years at a law firm working with clients as a paralegal and bookkeeper.
Nelson Darling was hired as a CFO. He was the assistant controller for over 13 years with an Albany based self-clearing broker dealer, C.L. King & Associates with an affiliated investment advisory firm, Paradigm Capital Management, with over $2 billion in assets under management. He went on to become the controller of a small Albany personal injury law firm, Dreyer Boyajian.
From there, Nelson was a controller/consultant for Shade Tree Advisors that handled all aspects of financial reporting and management for high-net-worth clients, assisting with getting the company up and running and transitioning to new financial software and getting timely financials to clients and standardizing the financial reporting process allowing the company to take on more clients. He continued as the controller for a construction company and finally as the director of finance for TRG Property Management which is an Albany-based commercial real estate management company.
Terry Delong is also a CFO. With over 40 years of experience as a CPA and CMA, Delong analyzes and evaluates company needs and develops short-term and long-term strategies for growth and stability. He has performed accounting for a wide range of industries, including insurance, manufacturing, wholesale and retail consumer goods, hospitality, marinas, and professional employer organizations.
Delong has led the accounting and finance departments for several start-up companies, and he has provided them with the financial leadership to grow into top companies in their industries He ran his own CPA firm in Lake George for over 15 years.
Another CFO hire is Karl Cote. He is an experienced business professional helping organizations to achieve a wide variety of goals and fulfill their missions.
Most recently, he served as the chief financial officer at Liberty ARC, a nonprofit with a $60 million budget, where he led all aspects of financial services including strategic planning, financial statement preparation and analysis, and cost report and tax return preparation.
He served as the executive director of the Northeast Health Foundation for 17 years, where he led team members, strategic planning, and action plans to raise over $66 million during his tenure. In addition,Cote served as a financial leader within St. Peters Health Partners where he held various positions including director of finance, controller, and accounting manager, where he spearheaded many system implementations and led the consolidation of multiple finance offices. Prior to his time in private industry, he worked as a CPA for five years for the regional firm of Urbach, Kahn & Werlin, (now UHY). Karl received his BBA in Accounting from Siena College.
He is a Certified Fund Raising Professional (CFRE), as well as a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Chris Williams is a sales tax specialist. He has 10-plus years of sales tax experience ranging from retail, manufacturing, and telecommunications, with his most recent experience coming from working with a news broadcasting company. He has a business administration degree with a concentration in accounting and enjoys working with new clients and cultivating relationships.