STEPHANIE BUSH was appointed recruitment and employment specialist in the Human Resources Department at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). She will be responsible for the coordination and implementation of human-resources processes and procedures. Bush also will prepare, maintain, and distribute confidential reports including those used for college and human-resources budget, labor matters, and negotiations. Bush […]
STEPHANIE BUSH was appointed recruitment and employment specialist in the Human Resources Department at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). She will be responsible for the coordination and implementation of human-resources processes and procedures. Bush also will prepare, maintain, and distribute confidential reports including those used for college and human-resources budget, labor matters, and negotiations. Bush joins MVCC with a breadth of human-resources experience, previously serving in such positions at Express Employment Professionals, Carbone Auto Group, Robert Half International, and Manpower, Inc. She also previously worked as a sales consultant at Ralston Supply Center, Inc. and as restaurant supervisor at Embassy Suites in Syracuse. Bush holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality and food service management from Syracuse University.
CHRISTOPHER HANRAHAN was appointed to the grant-funded position of associate business advisor in the Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center (MV SBDC) at MVCC. He will support business advisors who help a variety of small businesses and entrepreneurs engaged in starting, managing, growing, or purchasing a business. He also will manage the MV SBDC’s social-media strategy and activities, and assist the director in coordinating seminars, workshops, and webinars on topics of interest to the business community. Hanrahan is joining the SBDC after working as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble since 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and an associate degree in civil engineering from MVCC.
SUSAN O’MEARA was appointed by MVCC to the grant-funded position of Job Corps Scholars counselor and will provide youth of diverse backgrounds from the high-needs population of Utica with academic instruction, occupational-skills training, and viable pathways to college and careers. O’Meara worked at MVCC as a part-time CSTEP advisor from 2017 to 2019. Prior to joining MVCC, she worked as a case worker for the Oneida County Department of Social Services and held various positions with several higher-education institutions, including Cambridge Education Group/ONCAMPUS SUNY, PrattMWP, Raritan Valley Community College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and Utica College. O’Meara additionally served as a school social worker/caseworker at Catholic Charities — Rome Safe Schools Program. O’Meara holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Utica College.