Business people / Hires, Promotions & Honors
Tronconi Segarra and Associates, a Williamsville-based certified public accounting and business-consulting firm, named Joseph M. Falbo Jr. a partner. Falbo, formerly a partner at Swiantek and Falbo, specializes in cross-border taxation. He is a graduate of Niagara University. The firm will maintain his office at 345 Third St. in Niagara Falls as its second location.
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The Binational Tourism Alliance named Duncan Ross, owner of Arrowhead Spring Vineyards in Lockport, president. Other officers: First vice president, James T. Sandoro, president and founder, Buffalo Transportation/ Pierce Arrow Museum; second vice president, Paul Mountain, executive vice president, Niagara Air Bus; treasurer, Jim Smyton, partner, Phillips Lytle and secretary, Luke Rich, president, Rich Results. Directors: Michele Bosc, Chateau des Charmes Winery; Dianne Giliforte, Fashion Outlets of Niagara; David Martineau, Niagara Falls Review; William Munson II, Buffalo Bills; Adrian Nitsopolous, Heart of Niagara Hotels; Kerry Painter, Niagara Convention and Civic Center; Cynthia Romanyk, Holiday Inn Fort Erie/Niagara Convention Centre; Mark Thomas, State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Ken Weir, Niagara Grape and Wine Festival; Patrick Whalen, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus; Jim Williams, Niagara Parks Commission and Howard Zremsky, Taurus Capital/Niagara’s Finest Inns.
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The Buffalo Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors elected John C. Moshides president for 2008-2009. Other officers: Immediate past president, Jeredith M. Nolan; president-elect, Brian T. Casey; vice president, Lynn M. Kuligowski and secretary/ treasurer, Jeffrey M. Fritzke.
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Flanigen Eye Care, an Amherst ophthalmology practice in Amherst, was recently opened at 1835 Maple Road by Dr. Diane T. Flanigen, a board certified ophthalmologist. Dr. Flanigen earned her medical degree at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Science and completed an internal medicine internship at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital and specialty training in ophthalmology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She has practiced in Western New York for more than 15 years.
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Millennium Automotive Services, a Williamsville-based provider of inventory financing for used automobile dealers and a subsidiary of Millennium Funding, named Patrick
M. Calpin managing director. Previously, Calpin was with Fiserv Lending Solutions/ RSA for 14 years.
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Dopkins and Company, certified public accountants and consultants, promoted Gregory
J. Urban to director and Marlene M. Gorski, Pamela A. Geib and Jill E. Colombo to manager. Urban joined the agency in 2003 after working at a Big 4 tax and accounting agency. He earned a bachelor’s in accounting and master’s degree in taxation from Canisius College. Gorski joined the firm in 1988 after graduating from Canisius College and serving two years with another public accounting agency. Geib, a University at Buffalo graduate, joined the agency in 1995. Colombo, who joined the agency 2000 after serving two years at a local agency, graduated from Geneseo State College with a bachelor’s in accounting.
First Niagara named James A. Rahill vice president, relationship manager. Rahill joined the bank in April as a commercial loan relationship manager and has more than 25 years of banking experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Canisius College and graduated from the University at Buffalo Advanced Commercial Lending and Analysis Program.
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Tops Friendly Markets promoted Jim Di-Martino to senior manager of regulatory and environmental services from manger. DiMartino, who has been with the company for 28 years, received food science and technology certification from Buffalo State College, and also received an achievement honor from Cornell University food industry studies.
