On the Record / June 5, 2008
Hires/Promotions/ Honors
First Niagara Financial Group named Lisa Tatar client account representative in its Buffalo Traditional Commercial Lines Division. Tatar, who brings ten years of insurance experience, most recently was with Brown and Brown.
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Tompkins Financial Corp. named Michael Pettinella marketing communications officer at its Batavia Financial Center at 90 Main St. Pettinella will provide marketing and public relations support for the three banks that are part of TFC—The Bank of Castile, Tompkins Trust Company and Mahopac National Bank.
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Fidelis Care, a nonprofit health plan, named JoAnn Kelsch director of medical management. Kelsch recently completed a 22-year career with the U. S. Air Force Nurse Corps as a lieutenant colonel. Also, the company promoted Linda Babiak to claims review analyst, Christine Heitman to distribution center team lead, and Jennifer Lane to senior human resources information systems specialist. Also, the company promoted Tina Metlak to credentialing supervisor, Molly Randle to senior business analyst and Kathleen McConnell to director of claims administrative processes.
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The Charter School for Applied Technologies board of trustees re-elected Karen Kelley, Summit Health Care Solutions, and David Quackenbush, Quackenbush Co., to one-year terms. Kelly and Quackenbush have served on the board since the schools founding in 2001.
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The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance named David S. Bowman recipient of a 2008 National LTCi sales achievement award. Bowman was recognized among the top 100 long term care insurance specialists in the country. He established his own independent financial practice in 2004.
Company items
ElderWood Senior Care celebrates its 30th anniversary. ElderWood operates 10 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, five assisted living residences and two independent living communities in western and central New York. ElderWood cares for more than 3,500 residents and patients each year and employs more than 2,900 staff members.
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e3communications, a public relations and public affairs agency with offices in Buffalo and Albany, was retained to provide public relations services for Hero/Beech-Nut to assist the company in promoting its new 550,000 square foot corporate headquarters and manufacturing and processing facility in the Town of Florida in Orange County, N. Y. Hero/Beech- Nut, a subsidiary of Hero Group of Lenzburg, Switzerland, offers a variety of more than 150 baby foods formulated to supplement a baby’s diet.
Patents
Title: “Traffic barrier” No.: D569,992 Inventors: Christensen, Marc E. (Salt Lake City, Utah); Lipniarski, David
J. (North Tonawanda) Assignee: Off the Wall Products (Salt Lake City, Utah) Date issued: May 27, 2008
