JESSICA ESSARY has joined Cazenovia College’s Social and Behavioral Sciences division as an associate professor and serves as the Education Program director for inclusive early childhood education and inclusive elementary education. She holds a doctoral degree from the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining Cazenovia, Essary was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi, where she continues as an adjunct professor, instructing as part of that school’s online distance- learning program.

STEVEN HOPKINS was hired by Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor and will serve as the program director for criminal justice and homeland security studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division. He has more than 44 years of experience as a public servant in local, state, and federal criminal-justice organizations. Hopkins holds two master’s degrees, one in public administration and one in criminal justice.

TAMARA DEMEREE joins Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor in sport management. She is a sports industry practitioner with more than 30 years of experience working in both the for-profit and not-for-profit industries. Demeree served on the advisory board of the sport management program at SUNY Cortland. She holds a master’s degree in business management from Syracuse University.

CHAD JACONSKI was hired by Cazenovia College as a visiting instructor in chemistry and physics under the Humanities and Natural Sciences division. He has spent his career in higher education teaching biology, chemistry, and physics classes. Jaconski holds a bachelor’s degree in plant science from Cornell University and a master’s degree in teaching from SUNY Empire State.

CHERIE POLAND joins Cazenovia as a visiting instructor in mathematics. She previously was a teacher at Proctor High School in Utica, and lived in Changzhou, China. Poland holds a master’s degree in secondary education with a concentration in mathematics from Utica College. 

JIM WATSON, president and CEO of Schuyler Hospital, recently announced his plans to retire in February 2020.

REBECCA GOULD, chief financial officer, has been appointed as the hospital’s next president by the Cayuga Health System board of directors. As part of the transition plan, Gould stepped into the role of chief operating officer on Oct. 14, and will assume the role of president in February.

Watson was hired as president and CEO of Schuyler Hospital in February 2016, after serving decades in hospital leadership roles in New York state. Watson’s other experience includes serving as president of Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital for 19 years, two years as CEO of Massena Memorial Hospital, and nine years as assistant executive director of Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville. He received his MBA in health-systems administration from Union College in Schenectady, graduating in 1983 as well as his bachelor’s degree, majoring in biology, from Hamilton College in 1978. Watson also served on the HANYS board of directors (2012-2014) and as the president of the Rochester Regional Healthcare Association (2011-2015). Gould has worked at Schuyler Hospital since 2000, starting as a medical-billing representative and working her way up to her most recent role of chief financial officer and executive director of finance. She has a master’s degree in business administration and an advanced certificate in project management from SUNY Empire State College.

DR. KENNETH HALL, a board-certified general surgeon, has joined Rome Medical Practice Surgical Specialists at the new, second location it has opened at Griffiss Business & Technology Park. Dr. Hall will perform a broad range of surgical procedures at Rome Memorial Hospital, including minimally invasive hernia repairs, cholecystectomies, anti-reflux procedures, and placement of gastric pacemakers to treat gastroparesis. Hall earned his medical degree at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., in 2005. He completed his general-surgery internship and residency at SUNY Stony Brook Medical Center. He has also completed numerous specialized certifications.

JANET MOON has joined Bousquet Holstein PLLC as senior counsel in the firm’s immigration practice group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of family-based green card and visa applications, removing conditions, citizenship and naturalization; transitioning from a student-exchange visitor status to employment; and employment-based petitions and visas, as well as complex admissibility or denial issues. Moon previously ran her own immigration practice, Moon Law Office, LLC, taking over the practice of veteran immigration attorney Diane Chappell-Daly. Moon attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, before moving to the Syracuse area, where she attended Syracuse University College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. 

LINDA MICCIO has joined Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) as QualiSight Call Center supervisor. This role puts her at the head of coordinating and supervising all daily operations of the QualiSight Call Center — focusing on staff oversight and project management, ensuring that productivity and quality goals are met. She brings extensive experience in call-center operations, having worked in the industry for more than 20 years. Most recently, Miccio was the call-center supervisor for the National Safety Council for seven years. 

Sutton Real Estate Company recently hired STEPHEN SALESKI, who has joined the brokerage team as a real-estate salesperson. He has been in the real estate industry for 13 years, working in sales in both the commercial and residential areas. Saleski is a former CPA and has worked as both a controller and CFO for many local Syracuse firms. Most recently, he was in real estate sales for Berkshire Hathaway CNY Realty. Saleski graduated from Niagara University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. 

SRC, Inc. has promoted MATT DOWNEY, STEVE DUNING, and KEVIN UNGER to leadership positions within the new Electronic Warfare and Services division.

Downey has been promoted to assistant VP of strategy and technology. He has worked at SRC for 24 years, most recently as director of technology. Downey has more than 33 years of experience in information systems and is highly experienced in all phases of the software lifecycle and the development of the organizational software process. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Connecticut and earned his master’s degree in engineering management from Syracuse University. Duning has been promoted to assistant VP of operations. He has worked at SRC for 21 years, most recently serving as assistant VP, mission intelligence engineering.

Duning has more than 30 years of experience in engineering management, program management, and engineering analysis, concentrating in electronic warfare, foreign threat system analysis, threat signals, and all-source scientific and technical analysis in support of the intelligence community. Duning received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton. Unger has been promoted to assistant VP of the Electronic Warfare & Signals Intelligence Solutions business unit. He has worked at SRC for 23 years, most recently as assistant VP, business development. Unger received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his master’s degree in engineering management from Syracuse University.

DAVE BESSEY has been promoted to VP, corporate business development at SRC, and TRINA LAWRENCE has been promoted to director, business development for Navy systems and services.

Bessey has worked at SRC for 14 years, most recently serving as assistant VP for counter-UAS business development. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from SUNY Binghamton and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Syracuse University.

Lawrence will be responsible for supporting new and existing business with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in her new role. She has worked at SRC for two years and most recently worked as director, counter-UAS business development. Lawrence earned her master’s degree in business administration from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and her bachelor’s degree in business and management from the University of Maryland, College Park. Lawrence also studied aeronautical science and pilot training at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.