Tompkins Financial Corporation, parent of Tompkins Trust Company, has promoted AMANDA CATONE to assistant branch manager. Catone, who has six years of experience in the financial industry, will be responsible for overseeing daily branch operations, providing sales leadership and guidance, as well as monitoring service and sales-quality levels. Additionally, she will mentor, coach, and develop staff to achieve goals. Catone joined Tompkins Trust in 2014. She is a graduate of Lansing High School and Canisius College.

Tompkins Financial has hired AURELIA MENSH as human resources business partner. She previously worked at Naval Nuclear Laboratory and will be responsible for aligning the HR objectives of Tompkins Financial with employees and management in Tompkins affiliates. Additionally, Mensh will formulate partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to Tompkins affiliates management and employees. She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a juris doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law. 

Access Federal Credit Union has promoted DAVID B. HEBURN to assistant VP. He joined the credit union in 2009 as branch supervisor of the Rome office. Heburn has been in banking since the early 1980s, working both at Oneida National Bank and HSBC. Under Heburn’s supervision, the Rome branch has had continued growth and success, Access said.

The WISE Women’s Business Center recently announced two new hires.

LATOYA COLLINS is the program coordinator of COVID-19 for the WISE Women’s Business Center. She has a strong background in business leadership, service, education, and entrepreneurship. Collins received the Finger Lakes Community College Distinguished Service award and is energized by building client relationships and providing efficient and memorable assistance to others. She plans to obtain her Lean Six Sigma certifications as well as potentially obtaining a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship.

KIM DRYDEN has come aboard as a program manager. She recently moved back to Central New York. Her background is in media production and operations, and she’s held leadership roles in diverse organizations, including an education-technology startup in Silicon Valley and a nonprofit focused on voter turnout. Dryden is managing WISE’s programs related to COVID-19, allowing the center to do even more to support Central New York’s women business owners as they navigate this pandemic. She enjoys the behind-the-scenes work of developing programs, managing the grant, and generally making sure the trains run on time, but is most looking forward to connecting with and learning from local entrepreneurs.

BILL FLETCHER has been promoted by IPD Engineering. He has launched a new department of laser scanning & BIM coordination services at IPD, which is a sister company of VIP Structures. Fletcher has been in the engineering industry since 2012, working as a BIM coordinator and design technology specialist before joining IPD as design technology manager in 2016. During his years at IPD, Fletcher has created unique relationships, providing positive experiences to those in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, the firm contends.

Oswego Health recently promoted LEROY VALENTINE, RN to director of the emergency department. He has been a licensed registered nurse since 2015 and began his career at Oswego Health in 2017, working on the night shift in the emergency department. Upon graduation from nursing school, Valentine worked at Upstate Medical University.

Oswego Health has also recently promoted two licensed registered nurses to significant leadership positions RYAN FRENCH, RN has been named director of the intensive-care unit (ICU). She started her career at Oswego Health as a newly licensed registered nurse in the medical-surgical unit in 2010. Within one year, French transitioned to the ICU. By 2017, she was promoted to senior RN in the ambulatory surgical unit, until recently where she has been promoted to oversee the entire ICU as its director.

JODY WOOD, RN was recently promoted to director of surgical services in addition to add to her other recently increased responsibilities. Wood joined Oswego Health in 2005 as a business services coordinator. In 2009 she earned her associate degree in nursing from Cayuga Community College and became a licensed registered nurse. Once licensed, she worked in the medical-surgical unit until 2011, when she moved into an RN role in the surgical-services unit. In 2018, she was promoted to RN educator/staff development on the surgical-services unit. In February 2020, Wood was again promoted to the director of the operating room and most recently was given the additional responsibilities of overseeing the post-anesthesia care, ambulatory surgery, and pre-admission testing units, in addition to the operating room. She was then promoted once again to director of surgical services. Wood is currently taking part in the RN tuition assistance program as she finishes her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Empire State College.

Finger Lakes Health has added SIXTO R. MEDINA, M.D. to its roster of providers. He will be caring for patients at Clyde Family Health Center in Clyde and Seneca Family Health Center in Waterloo. Medina is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Hospital Universitario Ramon Ruiz Arnau in Puerto Rico and earned his medical degree from Xavier University School of Medicine in Aruba. 

Reagan Companies has added BILL VIRKER, JR. to its staff. He joins the firm as the sales manager for the commercial lines and employee benefits team. Virker has a bachelor’s degree in education from St. John Fisher College and his MBA from American International. He brings with him more than 15 years of experience in both the health insurance and financial-services fields.