Kerri D. Howell has been appointed director of communications and media relations for the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. She brings Whitman extensive experience in strategic communications, most recently as the director of public relations and marketing for St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Howell has also worked in management roles in public relations for various large companies and nonprofit organizations, including Lockheed Martin Corp. She holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo, and a master’s degree in communications management from Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she has served as an adjunct professor in the public relations department since 2004

Heather McCoy has joined Steve Chirello Advertising as an administrative assistant and graphic designer. She previously worked as an advertising consultant for both print and digital media in Oswego County. McCoy was also an Internet sales and marketing manager for two Syracuse–based auto dealers and an office manager for a computer software and service company.