People on the Move

The Gifford Foundation has named LORI TAPE its new office coordinator. She has worked in the nonprofit arena since 2000, including on urban renewal projects and various programming for “at-risk” youth and young adults. Tape currently works with issues that affect youth and women through various church and community organizations. She attended Norfolk State University,

D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP announced a number of promotions and new hires. LANA PALMER was promoted to manager. She is a CPA and a graduate of SUNY Brockport. Palmer has been with the firm since 2010. She is an experienced tax accountant specializing in corporate and individual taxation. JOY GIOVANNONE has been promoted to manager.

Fust Charles Chambers LLP has hired TIMOTHY STITT, health-care consultant, as its newest CPA and member of the firm’s health-care consulting department. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Syracuse University.   

SWBR has hired ROB PETRIE as senior architectural designer and YANG SONG as architectural designer in its Syracuse office. Petrie has specialized in colleges and universities, municipal, and retail project types for nearly 15 years. Most recently, he practiced architectural and graphic design and illustrations as a sole proprietor for clients nationally. Locally, he helped

ANN MARIE WARNER has joined AP as a placement coordinator for AP Professionals’ Syracuse office. She has more than 25 years of experience. Warner is leveraging her experience and relationships in the Syracuse market while building upon the company’s roots in the Buffalo and Rochester regions. CATERINA D’AGOSTINO has joined AP as office coordinator for

St. Joseph’s Health has named JOSEPH W. SPINALE, D.O. chief medical officer (CMO). He brings a wealth of experience in business and medicine to the role of CMO. Spinale comes to St. Joseph’s from Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he was senior VP for medical affairs and chief medical officer. He was employed

CATHY OLAH has been named director of respiratory care at the Mohawk Valley Health System. In this position, she is overseeing respiratory services for the system, including the Sleep Disorders Center. She has been with the organization since 1989, serving as a respiratory therapist, consult therapist, and day-charge therapist. Since 2015, she has served as

Barclay Damon has recently added HODA RIFAI-BASHJAWISH as an associate attorney in its Syracuse office. She represents clients in district and federal circuit courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Rifai-Bashjawish has a dual technical background in biomechanical engineering and physics and works on clients’ complex intellectual

The Syracuse Crunch minor-league hockey club has hired MATTHEW THOMPSON as an account executive. He will work with local businesses and organizations to develop relationships through business pack sales and sponsorships. Thompson graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 2017 after previously attending Mohawk Valley Community College.