People on the Move

NICHOLAS CARR has joined LaBella Associates, D.P.C. as a junior bridge engineer for the firm’s transportation division and will be working from LaBella’s Syracuse office. He was recently a student at Clarkson University and specializes in bridge design.   

Barton & Loguidice, (B&L) has added two employees to its Syracuse office. MARGARET CARPENTER has joined B&L’s asset management group as an asset management consultant. She received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. SANDRA DICOSTA has joined the firm’s Syracuse office as a corporate administrator. She received

M. Griffith Investment Services has hired AMANDA J. PADUANO as an executive assistant. She previously studied business management at Utica College and gained experience at the Bank of America, AFSN Data Corp., and ACS. The firm has hired SARA M. CUTRIGHT as an administrative assistant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from SUNY

CRISTY KING has been named the director of crisis and development services at Oswego County Opportunities (OCO). She joined OCO in 2000 as the Services to Aid Families SAF House manager and was named SAF Services coordinator in 2009. Most recently, King served as the intervention services coordinator. Under her supervision, OCO’s SAF program expanded

The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, has promoted YANIRA SOSA to assistant director of residential services. She attended Keuka College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in social work. Sosa came to The Arc in 2012 by way of a yearlong internship at The Arc’s CollegeWorks program in Rome. She was later hired at The Arc as

ALEX ECKARD has joined Metis Consulting Group as a software-application support specialist. A recent management information systems graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, he will be responsible for triaging and maintaining clients’ enterprise application and support needs.                     

JAMIE JACOBS has joined the management team at Riger Marketing Communications, becoming a new partner at the agency. She will acquire equity in the company over the next five years. Jacobs’ career at Riger began as a student intern in 2005. Since then, she has held a variety of positions including account assistant, copywriter, and