ITHACA — Ithaca College announced that its board of trustees recently elected Kimberly Zeoli to a four-year term on the board. 

Zeoli, a 1989 Ithaca College School of Business graduate, is a partner in the national risk and financial advisory practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, based in Boston. She is the leader of Deloitte’s New England industry program and health-care practice. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2000, Zeoli had been with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in upstate New York in its Syracuse and Buffalo offices, the college said in a news release.

As a consultant, Zeoli has more than two decades of experience serving health-care and health-tech companies headquartered in the U.S., Germany, and Netherlands. She advises clients on a wide range of business-management topics and has specialized experience in the areas of corporate governance, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance, per Ithaca College. Zeoli is a certified public accountant licensed in New York and Massachusetts. She has authored a chapter on responsibilities for audit committee members and executives in the guidebook “Answering the Call: Understanding the Duties, Risks, and Rewards of Corporate Governance.” 

Since 2015, Zeoli has served as a member of Ithaca College’s School of Business advisory council and a volunteer for career service-related activities. “She has also demonstrated her commitment to Ithaca College and its students through annual speaking and networking engagements at the school,” the release stated. Zeoli tries to visit campus at least twice per year to speak on panels and in classes, and she mentors students and young alumni on and off campus throughout the year to offer them career advice and assistance.

Zeoli this year joined the boards of directors of MVP Health Care Inc. and MVP Health Plan Inc., both headquartered in Schenectady, New York. She currently resides in Massachusetts in Needham, and part-time on Nantucket, with her husband Bill Zeoli and daughter Sabrina.

Founded in 1892, Ithaca College currently has about 6,500 students.

SYRACUSE — CNY SHRM, the Syracuse–based chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management, announced that it recently elected and installed a new executive board.

Louise Hand is the new board president, replacing Amanda Cooper, president since 2017. Hand is the HR account manager at Saab Sensis and has more than 25 years of human-resources experience. She has an MBA from Syracuse University.

Iolanda Cooper is the new board VP. She has 19 years of human-resources experience, specializing in talent management. Cooper is a Wegmans employee representative and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Le Moyne College.

Jay Jerose continues in the role of CNY SHRM treasurer, a position he has held for the past two years. He is a manager at The Bonadio Group and member of its small business advisory team. A graduate of the University at Buffalo, Jerose, a CPA, has been with Bonadio since 2011. 

James Branche is the new CNY SHRM secretary. He has 12 years of human-resources experience and is currently human-resources manager at United Radio. He is a member of Vera House board of directors, P-TECH steering committee, and MACNY apprenticeship steering committee.