Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired DEBRA STRUTZ as an administrative assistant in its Syracuse office. She joins the firm with 19 years of previous administrative office experience. Strutz received a degree in administrative assistant and secretarial science from Central City Business Institute. She is also a notary public in Onondaga County.

Cayuga Lake National Bank in Union Springs announced it has hired SCOTT BABCOCK as senior VP of credit administration. Babcock’s mission is to foster customer relationships, build a strong lending team, and become any new borrower’s immediate choice for banking and financial assistance. Babcock grew up in Moravia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University in Binghamton. He then attended the Advanced School of Banking through the Pennsylvania Bankers Association.

The Summit Federal Credit Union has hired ERIC MORGAN as a mortgage loan originator. A Syracuse native, Morgan has been a mortgage loan officer for the past decade. He most recently worked at Seneca Savings as a mortgage loan originator since 2015. Before that, Morgan worked in a similar role at Alliance/NBT Bank. 

The Hayner Hoyt Corporation has promoted CALEB CRAMER to project manager of the firm’s building services division. He has been with the company since 2014, when he graduated from SUNY ESF with a construction management degree. AARON DEVEREAUX has been promoted to assistant project manager. He joined Hayner Hoyt in 2017 as a project engineer and has since gained experience working on many notable projects, including Benton Hall at Colgate University and the new Redhouse Arts Center. THOMAS JAMES has joined Hayner Hoyt as an estimator. Bringing more than 30 years of construction and estimating experience, he most recently worked as an estimator at Bette & Cring and Black Horse Group in New York City. EVAN RUMBLE joins Hayner Hoyt as an assistant project superintendent after running his own successful commercial and residential construction company for four years. He majored in HVAC systems with a minor in plumbing and electrical at SUNY College of Technology at Alfred State. After a successful internship experience at Hayner Hoyt, JAKE BRATEK joins the company as a project engineer. He recently graduated with a construction management degree from Utica College. ALEX MCGILL joins Hayner Hoyt as a project engineer. He is a recent graduate of SUNY ESF’s sustainable construction management and engineering program. Previously an intern at LeChase Construction, McGill is also a certified ACI concrete field testing technician. DEMETRIUS PETTWAY also joins Hayner Hoyt as a project engineer. A recent graduate of Utica College’s construction management program, he previously interned with The Pike Company.

Delta Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, DPC has added the following staff members to its Endwell office.

CHENOA HAILEY has joined the office as an engineer with Delta Precast. She is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Hailey works on a wide range of projects and is responsible for structural design and detailing of precast concrete and various other materials.

TIMOTHY MILLER has rejoined the firm as a senior landscape architect. He is a 1991 graduate of SUNY ESF, has more than 25 years of experience in landscape architecture and site design, and has been a registered landscape architect since 1998. Miller’s responsibilities include undertaking and overseeing production of conceptual plans through detailed site design and contract documents.

MACKENZIE RYAN has joined as an assistant engineer with Delta Precast. She graduated from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology and previously interned with Delta Precast. Ryan is responsible for the structural design and detailing of precast concrete and other materials.

PETER BEYLO has joined as a senior project manager in Delta’s Facilities Group. He brings extensive experience from the private sector to Delta and has a broad range of responsibilities that include business development, project management, design management, and bid and construction support.

JOCELYN WHITTEMORE has joined Delta as a project engineer in the Facilities Group. She is a graduate of the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. She brings 18 years of mechanical design experience to Delta, where she is responsible for project design in the areas of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection, as well as energy modeling and revit design.

HCR Home Care has added new employees to its Onondaga County operations. JORDAN FALLON and TERRANCE WALKER have been hired as home health aides.

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has added six new employees to its Syracuse team. MATTHEW STORIE joins as a junior account manager. He previously worked at both StubHub and AmeriCU Credit Union. JOSHUA BROOKS was hired as an account executive. Prior to BHG, he was an operations manager at Verizon, overseeing three locations. JACOB MILEA was hired as an account executive. He previously worked at General Electric and Bristol-Myers Squibb as a biochemist and Apple as a business expert. SANDY RANDALL joins as a credit analyst I. She previously was a home equity underwriter at Berkshire Bank. ZAK HOURIGAN joins BHG as an account executive. He previously worked in sales at Romano Mazda. ALISSA LUCAS has come aboard as a junior funding coordinator. She previously worked at Berkshire Bank for three years.

GABRIELLE FIGUEROA has joined Barclay Damon as an associate. She will work from the firm’s Syracuse office. Figueroa is a member of the firm’s regulatory and commercial litigation practice areas and energy team. She also has experience overseeing and responding to investigations initiated by state regulatory agencies and routinely drafts public comments and regulatory filings. Figueroa previously worked as an associate at Bevan, Mosca & Giuditta, P.C.

Oswego Industries Inc., a Fulton–based nonprofit agency that supports adults with developmental disabilities, has added six new employees. REBEKKAH FRISCH, marketing & communications associate; NOEL VAN WORMER, direct support professional; LEXIE SMITH, direct support professional; JACOB LITZ, custodial; TOREY MAEWEATHER, custodial; and DEBORAH OSGOOD, direct support professional, have joined the organization.

SCOTT SOUVA has been promoted to VP, advanced research accounts manager at AIS, a Rome–based cybersecurity company. He previously held positions at AIS as project manager, program manager, operations manager and most recently as the director of corporate development. Souva has 35 years of experience working in cybersecurity, information technology, and operations. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, a master’s degree in computer information systems from the University of Phoenix, and a master’s degree in aerospace science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.