Seneca County names new personnel officer

After a six-month search, Seneca County has a new personnel officer.

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors appointed Christopher Wagner of Seneca Falls to the fill the vacancy, following through on the recommendation made by the board’s Human Resources and Government Operations Committee. The vote was unanimous.

Wagner, a native of Florida, succeeds Kathy Corona, who retired at the end of February. His salary will be $77,670, and his term will run until Dec. 31, 2022.

The 31-year-old served in the Marine Corps from June 2008 to May 2010, working as a field radio operator. He worked as a claims representative for Liberty Mutual Insurance in Lake Mary, Fla., from May 2010 to January 2011; in human resources for Apopka, Fla.-based Tech Distributed from January 2011 to August 2014; and was human resources/operations manager for Orlando Upper Cervical in Orlando, Fla. from August 2014 to October 2016.

He received an undergraduate degree in psychology, with honors, from the University of Central Florida in 2014, and a master’s degree in business administration, with honors, from Florida International University in 2015.