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Nascentia Health recently welcomed three new employees to its Syracuse headquarters. DANNI THORN is an RN case manager, providing in-home skilled nursing care for clients throughout Central New York. She previously worked as a home health aide with Nascentia for more than four years. Thorn graduated with a nursing degree from Mohawk Valley Community College […]

GARY GAIT was recently named the new men’s lacrosse coach at Syracuse University. Widely considered to be the greatest player in lacrosse history, Gait becomes just the fifth head coach for the 107th year of Syracuse men’s lacrosse, replacing Hall of Fame head coach John Desko, who announced his retirement. Gait took the job after
COOPER GILLOGLY has been promoted to director of ticket retention & operations by the Syracuse Crunch. Gillogly, 28, joined the Crunch in 2018 as an account executive after working in the athletic fundraising department at the University of Cincinnati and group sales and service at the Cincinnati Museum Center. He most recently held the title

Maxwell School’s Abbott reappointed to NYSERDA board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, an environmental expert at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has recently been reappointed to the NYSERDA board of directors, the organization announced. She has served on the NYSERDA board since 2014. Abbott is professor of sustainability science and policy and director of environment, sustainability, and

Area insurance agents named to Big I New York leadership posts
Insurance-producer trade organization Big I New York recently elected new leadership. Ronald M. Brunell, a Long Island insurance executive, was elected chair of the board for the 2021-22 term. Nicholas C. Masterpole, of Masterpole-Murphy Agency in Syracuse, was elected to a one-year term as vice-chair and secretary-treasurer. Big I New York members also elected and re-elected

New system controller begins work for St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE — Corinne English began working as director of financial services and system controller for St. Joseph’s Health on June 1. In this role, English is overseeing and managing the finance department and is instrumental in all aspects of the St. Joseph’s Health accounting and financial-reporting cycle, the health system said in a release. English

People news: Dannible’s Conners earns CPA license
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP recently announced that Sean R. Conners has successfully passed the exam and completed the requirements to earn a license as a certified public accountant (CPA) in New York state. Conners started with Dannible & McKee in October 2016 as an intern in the firm’s tax department and was hired

ANGELA KREZMER has been appointed senior VP and chief financial officer (CFO) of Generations Bank. She joins Generations from Prosper Bank in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, where she was the CFO. Before that, Krezmer was CFO at Fairport Savings Bank, near Rochester. She has worked in the banking industry since 2008. In her new position at Generations

MATT TOMAZIN has recently been promoted to treasurer and senior VP at Tompkins Financial Corporation. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating officer of Tompkins Financial. Tomazin joined Tompkins in 2019 and has 14 years of total experience in the financial industry. He will be responsible for managing bank liquidity, interest rate and capital

SERAF DE SMEDT has been named president of Duvel USA — the parent company of Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown. De Smedt has served as the chief finance and administration officer for Duvel Moortgat since December 2013. Duvel Moortgat is a fourth-generation, family-owned craft brewery based in Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium. The company owns and operates 10 breweries
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