PAUL HANNA has joined St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute’s Oneida campus. Hanna is a medical cardiologist. In this position, he will diagnose and treat heart-specific conditions. Hanna earned his Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College in Valhalla. and completed his residency in internal medicine at New York University Medical Center (Bellevue Hospital). Following residency, Hanna completed a fellowship in cardiology at Penn State University College of Medicine. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Hanna worked at a Westchester Medical Center affiliate in Poughkeepsie as a cardiologist. 

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has added four new employees to its Syracuse office. ALICIA AIELLO joins as an account executive. She previously worked in the medical field as a billing specialist for four years. JEREMY CALI joins as a staff attorney. Prior to BHG, he spent 12 years at the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. BHG’s subsidiary company, Capital Collections Management, also hired two employees. ANGELA TERRY joins as a collections specialist. She previously worked in the hospitality, customer service, and collections industries. SHANNON ADAMS joins as an administrative assistant. She previously worked in the customer service industry.

NICKY ADAMS has been named the new head coach of the Syracuse University women’s soccer team, replacing Phil Wheddon, who resigned after coaching his 11th season last fall. Adams comes to Syracuse from Rice University, where she coached Rice to an 87-55-23 overall record and a 57-25-11 mark in Conference USA games. Rice received NCAA Tournament invitations in 2014 and 2017. Adams was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year following both seasons. Adams first joined the Rice coaching staff as an assistant in 2003 and then was promoted to associate head coach in 2006. She was appointed interim head coach for the final 13 games of 2010 and was named permanent head coach after that season. Adams was a soccer star during her college days at Texas A&M University from 1997-2001. She earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. 

CoveyCS, a software consulting and development firm, has promoted GARETT BEGNOCHE to software developer from assistant developer. He joined CoveyCS as an intern in January 2018 and was hired full time after graduating from Mohawk Valley Community College with a degree in computer science. CoveyCS has also promoted

RYAN NUDO to software developer from assistant developer. He joined CoveyCS two years ago as an intern from Mohawk Valley Community College while working on a degree in computer science. Nudo started out at CoveyCS writing tests for already existing software. He rapidly moved into bug fixing, implementing features, and learning new technologies for smaller client projects.