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Cardiologist DAVID BASS, DO, has joined Oswego Health’s medical team. Board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, Bass earned his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, he completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the Nassau University Medical Center. Bass has extensive cardiovascular experience throughout New York state, including

DAN ELLIOTT has been hired by Lawley Insurance as an employee-benefits sales consultant. He is an experienced adviser with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance and benefits industry. Elliott’s specialties include self-funded health-plan architecture, medical stop-loss structuring and negotiation, and advanced health-care delivery research and validation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia

CHRIS IVEN has been named the new director of philanthropy at Elmcrest Children’s Center. He previously has served as executive director of the East Area Family YMCA and director of fund development for the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego. For more than a decade, Iven was a newspaper reporter and editor in Syracuse and New

DAVID MARIANO has joined AccessCNY as the agency’s new advocacy coordinator. He will be working from the newly named Sally Johnston Advocacy Center and will primarily focus on building new community coalitions. Mariano will help lead the agency’s advocacy efforts in Syracuse and in Albany. He brings a wide array of experience, most notably with

JESSE HARASTA has been promoted from assistant to associate professor status at Cazenovia College. Harasta, Ph.D., began his career at the college as an adjunct instructor in 2013. He served as a term instructor and Summer Experience program instructor in 2014. In 2016, Harasta was hired as an assistant professor of social sciences and as