EBONI BRITT has joined the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Syracuse University as executive director of strategic communications. She became a permanent member of the team after completing a special assignment earlier this year with the office in which she served as the project manager, assisting in the organization of listening and dialogue sessions, the Campus Climate Pulse Survey, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion audit as commissioned by the Board of Trustees’ Special Committee on Climate, Diversity, and Inclusion. Prior to her current role, Britt oversaw a strategy team in the Division of Marketing and Communications and had previously worked in the university’s Office of Human Resources. Britt has worked in marketing at a variety of organizations in the region, including Mower, Kodak, and POMCO. She earned a master’s degree in public relations from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at SU.

MELANIE DOMANICO has joined the Office of Diversity and Inclusion as equal opportunity and accommodations specialist. A vocational rehabilitation counselor, Domanico has more than 20 years of experience assisting individuals with disabilities with securing and maintaining gainful employment. She joined Syracuse University in 2017 in the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services. In her role as the equal opportunity and accommodations specialist, she coordinates accommodations for faculty and staff, and partners with the ADA coordinator to improve campus accessibility. Prior to joining SU, Domanico worked in both public and private-sector vocational rehabilitation since 2000. Her experience includes facilitating accommodations and development of return-to-work programs for many employers in the areas of short-term disability, long-term disability, and workers’ compensation. Domanico earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling from Hofstra University.

EBONY KING has come aboard as diversity and inclusion specialist, and also serves as the Posse program liaison. King previously served as the senior director of diversity and inclusion at Buena Vista University. She has more than 14 years of experience in student affairs in various roles in multicultural engagement, international student services, student activities, student organizations, Greek life, and diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives. King is a Syracuse University alumna with an undergraduate degree in social work from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and a master’s degree in higher-education administration from the School of Education.

LASHAN LOVELACE has joined the Office of Diversity and Inclusion as director. He previously served as director of the center for diversity and inclusion at Radford University. During his time at Radford, Lovelace served in multiple capacities within the academic and student affairs divisions. He has more than 10 years of student affairs, higher-education management, and diversity, equity, inclusive, and accessibility experience.

MALLORY MITCHELL has joined as program coordinator for the Posse program. She transitioned from the same role as Posse program coordinator from the Office of Community Engagement. Syracuse University partners with the Posse Foundation to admit high-school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential from Miami. Mitchell engages with Posse Miami scholars, mentors, and staff to facilitate the various programs for scholars throughout the year. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from the SU College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education and performs in a string quartet. After several years teaching music in a public school, she attended Northeastern University to earn a master’s degree in education in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in 2011.

WILLIAM MYHILL has come aboard as interim director and ADA/503/504 coordinator. He is a disability-rights advocate, administrator, teacher, trainer, researcher, and writer who has worked in the fields of education and law for, with, and among the disability community for 30 years. He joined the university in 2005 and served as director of legal research and writing for the Burton Blatt Institute until 2018, at which time he was appointed the university’s interim director and ADA/503/504 coordinator. In this role, Myhill provides disability leadership, guidance, and consultation to remove and prevent the barriers in the community that impede persons with disabilities from full participation in the fabric of university life. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in special education from the University of Texas, and a juris doctorate from the University of Iowa.

S.E.E.D. Planning Group has hired JEFF CHASE as a wealth manager in its Syracuse office. He will be working with financial-planning clients, as well as providing financial education and guidance to 401(k) participants in S.E.E.D.’s SUITE(k) division. He has more than eight years of experience as a financial planner.

ANNELIESE R. ALIASSO has joined Hancock Estabrook, LLP as an associate. She will practice in the firm’s litigation and startup & emerging business practices and will focus her practice on commercial litigation. Additionally, Aliasso assists women and minority-owned businesses with the preparation of various diversity-certification applications, including the New York State MWBE Program, Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, the City of Syracuse MWBE program, and the Port Authority of the State of New York and New Jersey MWBE program. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cazenovia College and earned her juris doctorate from Albany Law School of Union University.

Vera House, Inc. has announced that RANDI BREGMAN and ANGELA DOUGLAS are serving as co-executive directors effective Dec. 1.

Bregman was appointed executive director of Vera House in 2001 and has been with the agency since 1990. During her first 11 years at Vera House, she served as the coordinator of the Syracuse Area Domestic Violence Coalition. Over the last 19 years, she has overseen the everyday work at Vera House and is responsible for administration and financial management, supervision of staff, fundraising and fund development, community education and professional training and program development for the agency.

Douglas left her role as executive director of Mercy Works to join Vera House as associate director in the fall of 2017. She had also served as the executive director and founder of Visions for Change, another local human-service agency. Douglas came to Vera House having served on several nonprofit boards and with extensive experience as a consultant on leadership, conflict resolution, and board development. Bregman and Douglas will formally share leadership of Vera House in partnership with other executive leaders. Both will be actively engaged with the board of directors and foundation board of trustees, and will play key roles in budgeting, program development, and fund development.