Business News: Holland Patent Central School District announces superintendent of schools

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Cheryl Venettozzi
Cheryl Venettozzi

The Holland Patent Central School District Board of Education has appointed Cheryl Venettozzi as the district’s new superintendent of schools.

Venettozzi is currently the assistant superintendent for the district, a position she has held since 2013. She will tentatively begin duties as superintendent for the Holland Patent Central School District on Dec. 1.

Venettozzi earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics/Psychology from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree and certificate of advanced study in counseling psychology from the University at Albany. She went on to receive her doctorate in education administration from The Sage Colleges.

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• Herkimer County Community College has appointed Denise Cavanaugh, of Whitesboro, to the position of part-time academic coach in the Academic Support Center. In this role, Cavanaugh will provide individual and group support to academically at-risk students in an effort to increase academic success and persistence. Cavanaugh most recently served as executive director for Catholic Charities of Oneida and Madison Counties. She has a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College and a master’s degree in counselor education from SUNY Oneonta. She is currently pursuing an EdD in executive leadership from St. John Fisher College.

• The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. Because it is a CoC-accredited cancer center, MVHS takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a complex group of diseases that requires consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary partnership results in improved patient care.

• Empowered Pathways is seeking participants for a virtual Job Interview Skills Training that will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The training includes preparation for phone, zoom, and in-person interviews, strategies for answering commonly asked questions, and how to follow up after the interview. The training is virtual, but accommodations can be made for those who need them. For more information, contact Amanda Fiore at info@empoweredpathwayscny.org or at 315-724-1718 ext. 104. The mission of Empowered Pathways is to help people create self-directed solutions and move forward with their lives through education, advocacy, and empowerment.

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