HOLT Architects has hired seven new employees for its health care, higher education, and housing design teams. BRIGITTE ROTKER, a project designer, joins HOLT with more than 15 years of international design and project-management experience from her practice in Venezuela, Switzerland, and Spain. Previously a junior partner at a firm in Barcelona, she holds a master’s degree of architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC. LACEY BOLTON, a project manager and designer, has 12 years of health-care experience. Her portfolio includes numerous hospital and medical university projects throughout New York. Bolton holds a bachelor’s degree of architecture from the Syracuse University School of Architecture. JUSTIN HICKS, a project designer, has more than 10 years of international design experience from his tenure at firms in Chicago and Washington, D.C. He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies. CAROL HONG, an interior architect and project manager, has 15 years of housing and commercial-design experience. She has spent her career working in New York City, San Francisco, and Shanghai, and holds a master’s degree in infrastructure planning, a master’s degree of architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a BFA in interior design from the New York School of Interior Design. CHARLOTTE GUYON, project designer, brings eight years of international experience, most recently from Paris, France. Her focus includes housing, education, and commercial work. Guyon holds a master’s degree in architecture from the Brittany National School of Architecture in Rennes, France. MONICA GNYP joins HOLT as a project designer with more than 10 years of experience with educational, municipal, and historic projects. Her work encompasses projects in the local Central New York market, as well as urban jobs completed while working in Boston, Massachusetts. ABBEY WOODS, an architect, joins from Colorado where she has spent the past four years working in housing, higher education, and hospitality. She earned a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Oregon and a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from the University of Colorado.

Loretto recently hired DIANE ZENI DEFERRANTE, M.D., as the medical director of skilled nursing for all three skilled-nursing facilities — Loretto Health & Rehabilitation, The Commons on St. Anthony, and The Nottingham RHCF. She comes to Loretto from Crouse Hospital where she specialized in palliative care. Deferrante held previous positions at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Hospicare and Southern California Permanente Medical Group, among others. She received her doctor-of-medicine degree from Tufts University, and also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, San Diego.

PATRICIA VAIL DELLONTE has been hired as director of development for marketing and the Foundation at Loretto. She has more than 30 years of experience in government affairs and comes to Loretto after working as the district director for the Office of U.S. Representative John Katko. Dellonte held previous positions at the Office of U.S. Representative Richard Hanna, Welch Allyn, U.S. House of Representatives, and the White House, among other government offices. She holds a bachelor’s degree in science in organizational management from Keuka College.

DANIEL MORPHET has been hired as the administrator at The Commons on St. Anthony in Auburn. He has more than 20 years of experience working in health care as an administrator, VP, and a consulting administrator. Morphet comes to Loretto after working as an administrator at the Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. He has held previous positions at LeRoy Village Green, Eastside Nursing Home, The Greens of LeRoy Independent Living, and Crest Manor Living and Rehabilitation Center. Morphet holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and health care administration from Alfred University, as well as being a New York State-licensed, nursing-home administrator. 

SCOTT R. PROUDFOOT has joined the Perry & Carroll, Inc. Insurance Agency as CFO and secretary/treasurer. He previously spent 22 years with Streeter Associates, Inc., a general contracting/construction management company. Proudfoot is a licensed certified public accountant and a licensed property & casualty broker in New York state. 

Massage Envy of Rochester / Syracuse has recently hired SAVANNAH GIBBS as a wellness consultant in its Clay location. 

Medical Management Resources, Inc. (MMRI) has promoted MATTHEW FULLER to information-systems manager. He has been with MMRI for 21 years. MMRI also promoted KIMBERLY LIDDYCOAT to multi-specialty department manager. She been with the company since 2015. MMRI also recently promoted the following employees: CHASITY MELNICK, NICOLE POLCARO (multi-specialty department), NISA KING, CARRIE LANPHERE, and KRISTA SPADARO (radiology department) rose to group leaders from reimbursement specialists in their respective departments. 

Hezel Associates, LLC, has promoted TASHERA BOLDS, Ph.D. to the position of research associate. She is a past Syracuse University STEM fellow, primarily focusing on educational and career pathways for under-represented populations. Most recently, she investigated high school students’ STEM career development. Currently, Bolds also serves as an adjunct instructor at Syracuse University. She holds a Ph.D. in instructional design, development, and evaluation from Syracuse University.

SUZANNE STEWART has been hired as operations manager. She has experience in human resources, payroll, accounting, leadership, and various areas of administration. Previously employed as a business manager at Morehouse, LLC, and human resources business partner at Strathmore Products in Syracuse, Stewart earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from SUNY Brockport.