GREG JARVIS has joined Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC as a tax manager in the Syracuse office. He has more than eight years of public-accounting experience at Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C., where he was a tax manager and spent six of those years providing tax-accounting services. Jarvis received his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2011 and his master’s degree in accounting in 2012 — both from Syracuse University. He is a CPA. Jarvis brings a broad range of industry experience, including client-service experience in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and retail, and professional and business services industries.

SHENEÉ BLETSON has joined Pinckney Hugo Group as an accounting assistant. She previously worked as an accounting manager and staff accountant at a construction and retail firm in the Seattle, Washington area. Bletson also gained experience in accounting at other organizations in that region. She has an associate degree in business administration from Colorado Technical University and is a U.S. Air Force veteran. 

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced AUDRIANA ORTEGA has joined the Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) team as a new full-time counselor. She will provide free, professional, one-on-one financial counseling and coaching to residents receiving assistance through the Onondaga County’s Department of Social Services – Economic Security (DSS-ES). The new position was made possible by grant funding from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and will be administered by Home HeadQuarters, the nonprofit partner of the Syracuse FEC. Ortega holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University with a major in business management and a minor in child and family-policy studies. As a bilingual financial educator, she most recently worked as a financial-relationship specialist at ACMG Federal Credit Union, analyzing account-lending prospects. In her previous role as district leader at National Benefit Life Insurance Company, Ortega managed insurance products while informing low-income families about policy-protection options. 

JASON DENICOLA has joined Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as Clark North nurse manager at MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC). In this role, he will provide supervision and oversight of the 40-bed subacute rehabilitation unit. Most recently, Denicola was a weekend-day supervisor at MVHS RNC. He also previously held the positions of clinical nurse manager at Charles T. Sitrin Healthcare Center in New Hartford, and associate clinical rehab director at Masonic Care Community of New York in Utica. Denicola earned his associate degree in applied science with a concentration in nursing from Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica. He is located at the Center for Rehabilitation and Continuing-Care Services on the St. Luke’s Campus.

TYANNA W. BERGERON, a state-licensed nurse practitioner and registered nurse, has joined the Center for Wound Healing at Oswego Health. She will see patients at the center, which offers treatments such hyperbaric-oxygen therapy, negative-pressure therapies, bioengineered tissues, and biosynthetics to reintroduce the body’s innate ability to heal. Bergeron previously was a family practice nurse practitioner for Oswego Health Primecare Fulton. There, she saw patients ages 12 and older and assisted with the management of chronic diseases, mental health disorders, prescribed medications and treatments as well as conducted physical exams and health screenings and when needed, referred patients to medical specialists. Also, Bergeron has extensive experience working for other health-care systems around the country including at the Face and Body Center in Flowood, Mississippi; St. Dominic’s Hospital Emergency Department in Jackson, Mississippi; and Valley Children’s Clinic in Renton, Washington. Bergeron is a licensed New York nurse practitioner and registered nurse. She earned her master’s degree in nursing from Gonzaga University in 2018 through the family nurse practitioner program.

JENNIFER COLEMAN, a human-resources professional, has joined the Oswego Health health-care system. She is a certified human-resources leader with more than nine years of progressive experience. Before accepting this position at Oswego Health, Coleman was the director of employee engagement for EarQ in Syracuse. As a member of the firm’s executive leadership team, she oversaw all aspects of human resources including staff development, organizational development, performance management, and employee engagement.

JAMES J. MODERA has joined the physical-therapy team at Finger Lakes Health’s Rehabilitation Services at Garnsey Outpatient Rehabilitation. He will be treating patients with conditions including orthopaedic and neck/back injuries and will be practicing in the newly expanded sports and orthopaedic gym at Garnsey. Modera created the sports-care programs at local high schools and provided workplace-injury consulting throughout the region. With more than 33 years experience in private practice, he brings an expertise in orthopedics, sports-injury care, and neck/back care. In addition to these specialties, he has significant experience in ergonomic evaluations, work-site trainings, and providing athletic-injury assessment on the sidelines and in the office. Modera earned his doctor of physical therapy degree at Utica College and his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University at Buffalo.

DR. MARK A. NELSON has joined Allen Eye Associates in Oneida. He attended Utica College, and earned a degree in biology with minors in both chemistry and gerontology. Nelson then moved on to complete the Accelerated Scholar’s Program at Salus University (previously the Pennsylvania College of Optometry). His training included clinical rotations in general private practice, specialty contact lenses, and low vision at Will’s Eye Hospital, and surgical co-management of ocular diseases at Einstein Hospital. After graduation, he returned to Central New York and worked for several years in private practice in Utica.

STEPHANIE KACZOR has joined Westfall Law PLLC as an associate attorney, focusing on complex litigation and family-law matters. She holds a juris doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law. Kaczor previously served as an associate at the law firm of Roach, Brown, McCarthy & Gruber, P.C. in Buffalo, according to her LinkedIn profile. She represented physicians, hospitals, and medical institutions in medical-malpractice litigation.

ADAM T. DURHAM has joined Westfall Law as an associate attorney, focusing on family and corporate immigration law. He holds a juris doctorate from Boston College Law School. Durham previously served as an associate at Tully Rinckey PLLC, in its Syracuse office, according to his LinkedIn profile. There, Durham assisted in family and corporate immigration issues.

The United Way of Greater Oswego County recently hired KATE DAVIS PITSLEY as its director of resource development. She has had a variety of work experiences, largely in the not-for-profit setting with more than 20 years in fund development. Davis Pitsley most recently served as director of administration and development at Arc of Oswego/Oswego Industries. She also served as business-development director and executive director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the ALS Association, respectively. Davis Pitsley is active in Zonta Club of Oswego and is an avid volunteer for a number of local organizations, including MDA, the American Heart Association, and the annual Zonta Witch’s Ball.