Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

JEFFREY DAVID CHRISTENSON, D.O. has joined Finger Lakes Health. He is caring for patients at Soldiers and Sailors Health Center in Penn Yan. He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Christenson completed his residency in family medicine at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, Syracuse, and attended medical school at New York Institute of […]
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
JEFFREY DAVID CHRISTENSON, D.O. has joined Finger Lakes Health. He is caring for patients at Soldiers and Sailors Health Center in Penn Yan. He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Christenson completed his residency in family medicine at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, Syracuse, and attended medical school at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City.

Primary Urgent Care has appointed JULEEN QANDAH, D.O. as its new medical director. She will provide medical direction and administration to Primary Urgent Care’s clinics in Utica and Herkimer. Qandah is a board-certified emergency physician and brings years of clinical and medical experience to Primary Urgent Care. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
Primary Urgent Care has appointed JULEEN QANDAH, D.O. as its new medical director. She will provide medical direction and administration to Primary Urgent Care’s clinics in Utica and Herkimer. Qandah is a board-certified emergency physician and brings years of clinical and medical experience to Primary Urgent Care. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, and her bachelor’s degree in biology, from Siena College. Prior to joining Primary Urgent care, Qandah was affiliated with MVHS Medical Group as the medical director for Faxton Urgent Care in Utica.

Slocum-Dickson Medical Group announced that ROXANE HANDAL-OREFICE, M.D. has joined the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department. She cares for women of all ages with an emphasis on maternal-fetal medicine. Handal-Orefice is fluent in four languages — English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole. She has a great deal of experience caring for women of all ethnic and
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
Slocum-Dickson Medical Group announced that ROXANE HANDAL-OREFICE, M.D. has joined the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department. She cares for women of all ages with an emphasis on maternal-fetal medicine. Handal-Orefice is fluent in four languages — English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole. She has a great deal of experience caring for women of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Before joining Slocum-Dickson, Handal-Orefice attended Columbia University for a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University Medical Center. She earned her medical degree and a master’s degree of public health from Boston University School of Medicine and her bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
Firley, Moran, Freer & Essa, CPA. P.C.
Five new employees recently joined Firley, Moran, Freer & Essa, CPA. P.C.: BRITTANY JONES, staff accountant, holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from SUNY Oswego; BRAYDEN KNIGHT, staff accountant and previous intern, has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from St. John Fisher; MARK PURCELL, staff accountant, holds a bachelor’s
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
Five new employees recently joined Firley, Moran, Freer & Essa, CPA. P.C.: BRITTANY JONES, staff accountant, holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from SUNY Oswego; BRAYDEN KNIGHT, staff accountant and previous intern, has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from St. John Fisher; MARK PURCELL, staff accountant, holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Geneseo and a graduate degree from Le Moyne College; BROOKE SHATTUCK, staff accountant, has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Brockport; and KAITLYN MCNEIL, marketing and communications coordinator, previously was a digital-marketing specialist at Liftech in East Syracuse.
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC has promoted six employees. In the auditing and accounting department. ALYSSA HANSEN has been promoted to audit & accounting senior associate. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA, with an accounting concentration, from Alfred University. Hansen is working to complete the certification process to earn her
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC has promoted six employees. In the auditing and accounting department.
ALYSSA HANSEN has been promoted to audit & accounting senior associate. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA, with an accounting concentration, from Alfred University. Hansen is working to complete the certification process to earn her designation as a CPA.
NICK MARINELLI has also been promoted to audit & accounting senior associate. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Oswego and is working to complete the certification process to earn his designation as a CPA.
In the tax department, BRITTANY BECKER and KATIE RIVERS have been appointed senior associates. Becker received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SUNY Potsdam and an MBA in professional accountancy from Utica College. She holds a CPA designation. Rivers is a CPA and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in accounting from Siena College.
GREG SMITH and AMIE VANDERPOOL have been named tax senior managers. Smith, a CPA, graduated from SUNY Oswego with a bachelor’s degree and an MBA. He is treasurer of the New York Family Business Center at the Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College. Smith is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor and leads the Custom Accounting Solutions (CAS) department at the firm. Vanderpool, a CPA, graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She is chair of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession Program.

The Bonadio Group’s Syracuse office recently promoted the following in-charge accountants to the role of senior accountant: KATHY NGUYEN and ALEXANDER FLEMMING, commercial team; KRISTEN FOTI, government, compliance, and labor team; and BROOKE REILLEY, SBA team. The accounting firm also recently hired the following people at its Syracuse office as assistant accountants: MICHAEL CHETNEY, SBA
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
The Bonadio Group’s Syracuse office recently promoted the following in-charge accountants to the role of senior accountant: KATHY NGUYEN and ALEXANDER FLEMMING, commercial team; KRISTEN FOTI, government, compliance, and labor team; and BROOKE REILLEY, SBA team. The accounting firm also recently hired the following people at its Syracuse office as assistant accountants: MICHAEL CHETNEY, SBA team, is a graduate of SUNY Oswego and holds a bachelor’s degree; ALLIE WILLIAMS, health care and tax-exempt team, earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport; RYAN ORK, commercial team, received a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego; UMAIR NAWAZ, government, compliance, and labor team is a graduate of SUNY Oswego, where earned both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA.

New York to no longer require quarantines for fully vaccinated, following new CDC guidance
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Thursday announced that it will adopt the CDC’s new guidance, relaxing the quarantine requirements on people who have

Owego awarded federal funding for flood-damaged road, culvert repairs
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Town of Owego will use more than $1 million in federal funding to repair roads and culverts damaged from severe flooding

People news: Carrols names Landaw general counsel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) announced that it has appointed Jared L. Landaw as the company’s VP and general counsel, effective

Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce selects new executive director
UTICA, N.Y. —The board of directors of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce has appointed Kari Puleo as its new executive director. She will be
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.