People on the Move

JIMMY OLIVER has been appointed by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner to be the Syracuse Police Department’s first director of community engagement. Oliver, who has been deputy commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs since June 2018, will join the department in a civilian role responsible for developing, coordinating, and

CHRISTOPHER HOULE has been named director of pharmacy at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). He previously was a clinical pharmacy coordinator for MVHS, where he oversaw the development of clinical pharmacy services, led the team of clinical pharmacists, and provided supervisory oversight to operational staff. He also previously held the position of consultant pharmacist

The Central New York Community Foundation has hired a new accountant. KYMBERLE BENDERSKI recently joined the organization. She is responsible for day-to-day accounting activities and assists with the Community Foundation’s financial reporting. Benderski received her accounting degree from SUNY Brockport. 

EBONI BRITT has joined the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Syracuse University as executive director of strategic communications. She became a permanent member of the team after completing a special assignment earlier this year with the office in which she served as the project manager, assisting in the organization of listening and dialogue sessions,

S.E.E.D. Planning Group has hired JEFF CHASE as a wealth manager in its Syracuse office. He will be working with financial-planning clients, as well as providing financial education and guidance to 401(k) participants in S.E.E.D.’s SUITE(k) division. He has more than eight years of experience as a financial planner.

ANNELIESE R. ALIASSO has joined Hancock Estabrook, LLP as an associate. She will practice in the firm’s litigation and startup & emerging business practices and will focus her practice on commercial litigation. Additionally, Aliasso assists women and minority-owned businesses with the preparation of various diversity-certification applications, including the New York State MWBE Program, Department of

Vera House, Inc. has announced that RANDI BREGMAN and ANGELA DOUGLAS are serving as co-executive directors effective Dec. 1. Bregman was appointed executive director of Vera House in 2001 and has been with the agency since 1990. During her first 11 years at Vera House, she served as the coordinator of the Syracuse Area Domestic