BOB ROMAGNOLI was recently named president of Abscope. Being in the environmental industry for more than 30 years, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm. Prior to joining Abscope, Romagnoli was managing director and senior engineer at TIG Environmental, a consulting firm headquartered in New Jersey. Before that, he served as a senior VP at Arcadis for many years, leading its sediment remediation practice. Romagnoli holds a civil engineering degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from Cornell University. 

KERSTIN DRISCOLL has joined S.E.E.D Planning Group as director of SUITE(k). As retirement plan navigator, she will lead S.E.E.D.’s business retirement plan team. She comes to S.E.E.D. with more than 30 years of industry experience, a bachelor’s degree in pre-law, and a business minor from Penn State. Driscoll has experience in most aspects of ERISA. Most recently, she was managing director for Fidelity Investments. 

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) recently hired KEVIN SABINE and JEFF THOMSON at its Syracuse office. Sabine has joined as an account executive. He previously worked at Cintas First Aid and Safety. Thomson has joined BHG as a financial analyst. He previously worked as a business analyst for the U.S. Postal Service.

Barclay Damon announced that KALEIGH MORRISON and IVAN ZAJICEK have become associates in the law firm, in its Syracuse office, after being admitted to the New York State Bar. They were formerly law clerks.

Morrison is a member of the branding, trademarks, and copyrights practice area, where she primarily focuses on identifying, searching, and preparing applications for both domestic and international trademark protection. She graduated from New York Law School and served as an intern at Ladas & Parry, LLP; Epstein Drangel, LLP; CBS Sports; and Shutterstock, Inc.

Zajicek is a member of Barclay Damon’s regulatory and environmental practice areas, where he advises on the effects of regulatory and environmental requirements imposed on the firm’s energy clients. He graduated from Vermont Law School and served as a summer associate at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, extern at the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to Judge Peter Hall, and intern at the New York State Attorney General Environmental Protection Bureau.

Bond, Schoeneck & King has elected BETHANY A. CENTRONE from the firm’s Syracuse office as a member (partner) of the firm. Centrone is co-chair of the firm’s school districts practice and concentrates her practice in school and labor and employment law. Prior to joining Bond, she served as chief of human capital initiatives for a large city school district and chief labor negotiator. She has also served as labor and employment counsel for a large city school district. 

Massage Envy of Rochester / Syracuse has hired GRACE NZINGA, TRENTON SPARKS, and BRENDA TIFFANY as licensed massage therapists in the Fayetteville location, and CAITLYN KLEINSCHMIDT has joined Massage Envy as esthetician in the Fayetteville site. 

AMY BAKER has joined Sutton Real Estate Company, a commercial real estate firm, as a property accountant. She began her career in the real-estate field as a paralegal in 2001. In 2011, Baker switched to an affordable housing cash management and accounting position. She holds certifications in TCS and TCSA for tax credit property alliance. 

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) has appointed HAMID SALIM to succeed Paula Hartley as the Owego general manager. Salim, VP, is also responsible for the advanced product solutions market segment, which provides products and capabilities for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval ships. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.