{"id":54354,"date":"2024-06-24T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T22:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=54354"},"modified":"2024-06-24T18:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T22:25:51","slug":"genesee-orleans-uconnectcare-hires-erik-winarski-to-succeed-ryan-as-chief-fiscal-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/genesee-orleans-uconnectcare-hires-erik-winarski-to-succeed-ryan-as-chief-fiscal-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/UConnectCare hires Erik Winarski to succeed Ryan as chief fiscal officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) has hired Erik Winarski, a longtime educator and accountant, as its chief fiscal officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winarski, a Rochester native and Canandaigua resident, assumed the role in March. He succeeds JoAnn Ryan, who has held the position for 37 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Winarski earned a PhD in Education and an MBA in Accounting. He became an associate with two separate accounting firms, specializing in public (tax) accounting and internal audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he will earn a Certificate of Advanced Study in School District Business Leadership through SUNY Brockport in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winarski said that the executive position with UConnectCare gives him the opportunity to apply his knowledge of accounting in the nonprofit sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am excited to work with a capable and dedicated staff at UConnectCare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looks forward to bringing his experience and expertise to advance the mission of UConnectCare, and will be overseeing a staff of four in the Finance Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winarski and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters who are in grade school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UConnectCare has served residents of Western New York for almost five decades. Founded in 1975, UConnectCare started with a focus on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder in Genesee County, and has grown and expanded to include Orleans County, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release: UConnectCare (formerly Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) has hired Erik Winarski, a longtime educator and accountant, as its chief fiscal officer. Winarski, a Rochester native and Canandaigua resident, assumed the role in March. He succeeds JoAnn Ryan, who has held the position for 37 years. Winarski \u2026<\/p>\n

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