People on the Move

LESTER S. BURT, CPA has been promoted to principal in the Audit & Accounting Department at Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC. He has more than 14 years of experience in public accounting. His areas of practice include family-owned businesses, consulting, construction contracting, manufacturing, and retirement plans. Burt received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from

W. JACK PLANTS II, chief financial officer and treasurer of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, has been promoted to executive VP. Plants joined the banking company in 2019 as senior VP and corporate treasurer. He was promoted to chief financial officer in February 2021, assuming expanded leadership of the

MEHMET KARLIYIL, MD has joined the pediatric department of Slocum-Dickson Medical Group. Dr. Karliyil specializes in pediatrics for patients 18 years and younger. He is proficient in treating all pediatric conditions and has extensive experience in acute illnesses and injuries. He performs suturing, abscess drainages, and treats acute dislocations with a special talent for approaching

Oswego Health has recently promoted long-time employee, JEN BAKER to oversee talent acquisition. An experienced human-resources specialist, Baker started at Oswego Health in 1999 and for the past 23 years has held various positions at the hospital and at The Manor, including CNA, CNA manager, director of activities, nurse recruitment & retention specialist, benefits manager,

SHERRIE VASSALLO has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as VP of operations, where she will focus on operational and strategic planning and efficiency for the health-care system. Vassallo, based at the St. Elizabeth Campus at 2209 Genesee St. in Utica, began her career at Rome Medical Group. She worked in pediatric-cardiac surgery at

NICOLE L. MORETT has joined Bousquet Holstein PLLC as the law firm’s marketing coordinator. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, she worked at Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on the nonprofit’s marketing team as a writer and content creator. Originally from the Thousand Islands, Morett graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in