Barton & Loguidice (B&L) has added two employees to its Syracuse office. ZACHARY COMSTOCK has joined the Facilities Group as a senior architect. He received his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from SUNY-ESF. Comstock is a registered landscape architect in New York state. WALTER GROSVENOR, JR. has joined the Solid Waste Group as a CAD technician. He received his associate degree in mechanical technology from Cayuga Community College. 

Oswego County OB-GYN, P.C. and Oswego Health has hired obstetrician/gynecologist AYESHA L. TURNER, M.D. A native of Brooklyn, she completed her medical training through a seven-year program that combined the required education for both her undergraduate and medical degrees. Turner attended the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education in New York City and took part in clinical rotations at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She most recently completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University at Buffalo.

Indium Corporation has promoted JIM MCCOY and JEFF RIVET. McCoy has been named talent acquisition supervisor, responsible for enhancing recruiting efforts and will also manage Indium’s internship program.

McCoy joined Indium in 2014 as a talent acquisition coordinator, and has made many contributions, including having led the company’s first job fairs in 2015 and 2017. He has developed close working relationships within the community, and has helped create and lead Indium’s summer college internship program. McCoy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western New England College, and is working on his MBA from SUNY Poly.

Rivet has been promoted to supervisor, information systems. He is responsible for managing the help desk team and overseeing all hardware and applications and support activities. Rivet joined Indium in 2012 and has propelled multiple technological advancements, including improvements that allow for more efficient expansion capabilities and security features. He previously served as group leader – network administrator, leading the help desk, telecommunications, and networking teams. Rivet attended Mohawk Valley Community College for mechanical engineering and is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Skills for Success Program.

Indium also announced that long-time employee LEO DEVINE has accepted the position of business analyst. He joined the company in 2000 and has served in a number of roles with the company, including global communications manager, product line manager, global accounts specialist and most recently Northeast regional sales manager. In addition to his position at Indium, Devine is a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force, having served for more than 23 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication arts and computer science from Marist College in Poughkeepsie and is also a graduate of the Defense Information Officer School and received his navigator aeronautical rating.

Currier Plastics has appointed RAYMOND MCKEE as director of manufacturing to fill the position vacated by STEVE FEASTER, who announced earlier this year his plan to retire. McKee was selected from a long list of candidates and it was the mutual ideology along with his experience in the plastics industry that ultimately earned him the position. He holds a bachelor’s degree in plastics engineering technology from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He previously held the position of production manager where he was directly responsible for efficiency, quality, safety and maintenance of the facility where he worked. McKee has also held positions as a production system coordinator and lean coordinator. Currier has added DANIEL DEROLLER to the new product development team as project manager. He was chosen for the position because of the relationship he established and maintained as a sales & project engineer at a key vendor for Currier Plastics that designed and built both domestic and offshore tooling for the last five years. With more than 20 years of experience in the plastics industry, DeRoller will join Currier as a seasoned program manager.

The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) recently announced new hires and promotions. KELLY SMITH is the new CABVI base supply center manager at the Newport Naval Station in Rhode Island. FELIX MENDEZ is the new contact center manager. His educational background is in business management. DAVID HOLBERT, who started as an IT technician, is now the IT manger. He has been with CABVI for two years. Holbert holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information sciences from ECPI University. He is an Army veteran and skilled computer scientist. KIM SCERBO, now the children’s service supervisor, has been employed by the agency for 11 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Utica College with a major in psychology and a minor in early childhood education also holds a master’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland. In addition, Scerbo earned her teacher of the blind and visually impaired certification from Dominican College and holds a NYS professional certification in early childhood education and literacy education. BETSY HARVEY-MINUTTI was recently promoted to senior manager of rehabilitation clinical services. She has been with CABVI for 20 years. Harvey-Minutti was originally hired as a case manager and has consistently shown care and dedication to the job but, more importantly, to the people CABVI serves. She graduated from SUNY Brockport with a bachelor’s degree in social work and received her vision rehab therapist training through Lighthouse in New York City.