JAMES PIERSON has joined MVHS as director of environmental services for Crothall. He brings many years of operational experience in the support services industry in leading housekeeping department operations. Pierson was most recently manager of environmental and transport services at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American Intercontinental University in Chicago, and is a certified health-care environmental-services professional.

ANTHONY J. DOUGHER has joined MVHS as director of environmental services at the St. Elizabeth Campus for Crothall. He has many years of operational experience in the support-services industry in leading housekeeping department operations. Dougher most recently served as environmental-services operations manager at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. He earned an associate degree in specialized business from the Art and Fashion Institute in Philadelphia.

BRIANNA FLANAGAN has joined MVHS as director for patient transportation for Crothall. She will have direct operations oversight of the patient transport and the service response center departments within MVHS. Flanagan brings many years of operational experience in the patient transport industry. She was most recently the unit director of patient transport at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. Flanagan received a bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University.

Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. (GKG) of New Hartford has expanded its professional team and appointed JAMIE NOBLE as executive assistant. She will support the firm’s president and chief of staff. Additionally, the role includes project management and general office management responsibilities. Prior to joining GKG, Noble held various positions in the professional and service industries. She is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business studies in organizational leadership.

KELLY BAILEY recently joined the Business Journal News Network (BJNN) as a brand & marketing specialist. In this role, she works with new and existing clients on their marketing plans, making product recommendations and creating campaigns that increase their business-to-business sales. Bailey previously worked as an account manager with iHeart Media. She holds a degree in fashion merchandising from Cazenovia College and relocated to Syracuse from the Finger Lakes in 2016.

JACKIE MONAHAN recently joined BJNN as audience development and sales representative. In this role, she builds and maintains new and existing business relationships. Monahan’s past experience includes 28 years at Kodak as a national accounts’ corporate trainer. Her other prior positions included serving as a district sales manager at Avon’s corporate office. Monahan earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from the Rochester Institute of Technology.