Poughkeepsie law firm adds counsel - Ralph A. Beisner of Hyde Park has joined McCabe & Mack as counsel.

Prior to joining McCabe & Mack, Beisner was a New York state Supreme Court justice in the Ninth Judicial District.

Beisner is also designated a judicial hearing officer for the New York state Unified Court System.

He will concentrate in the areas of mediation and arbitration.

Visit www.mccm.com for information about McCabe & Mack.

Marketing firm names director of social media - DragonSearch, with offices in New York City and Kingston, has named Claudia Corrigan D'Arcy of Kingston the director of social media, a newly created position.

D'Arcy will lead the creation, management and oversight of international social media campaigns for various clients, including the American Museum of Natural History, Loehmann's, Giftsin24.com, Wine on the Way, 5thAvenue Digital and Charles Fazzino.

D'Arcy was formerly a SEO technician and blog consultant with the Kingston-based firm.

D'Arcy will help DragonSearch's clients take advantage of social-networking sites.

Visit www.dragonsearchmarketing.com for more information about DragonSearch.
AWARDS

Chamber foundation presents 4 scholarships - Four high school seniors were awarded the Norman and Rita Nussbickel Memorial Scholarship by The Chamber Foundation Inc., which is affiliated with the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce.

Awards, including $2,000, were given June 10 by Wayne Nussbickel, president and CEO of N&S Supply, to Maura Danehey, John Jay High School; Jessica Indyk, Arlington High School; Emily Rokitowski, Roy C. Ketcham High School; and Aileen Coughlin, Beacon High School.

These students were selected based on their achievement in academics, sportsmanship and community involvement.

Speaking at the chamber dinner at which the college scholarships were given was Donna Beegle, president of Communications Across Barriers, whose theme was education as a ticket out of poverty.

[poughkeepsiejournal]