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LORI A. BEIRMAN has been promoted to director of audit quality at Dannible & McKee, LLP. Beirman joined Dannible & McKee’s affiliate company, DM Systems, Inc., in 1999, where she installed accounting software and offered training and bookkeeping services to clients. In 2001, she transitioned to work in the firm’s audit department, and in 2007, […]
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LORI A. BEIRMAN has been promoted to director of audit quality at Dannible & McKee, LLP. Beirman joined Dannible & McKee’s affiliate company, DM Systems, Inc., in 1999, where she installed accounting software and offered training and bookkeeping services to clients. In 2001, she transitioned to work in the firm’s audit department, and in 2007, she began performing quality control procedures while specializing in data analytics and fraud. Beirman earned her associate degree in business administration from Onondaga Community College in 1995 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Le Moyne College in 1999.
KAITLYN L. MARIANO, CPA, has been promoted to senior tax manager at Dannible & McKee. Mariano joined the firm in 2012 and oversees tax engagements for various clientele, with a focus on contractors, manufacturers, multi-state taxation and high-net-worth individuals. She graduated from Le Moyne College in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA. Mariano is based in the Syracuse office.
TIMOTHY L. CORAPI, CPA, has been promoted to audit manager. Corapi joined the firm as an intern in 2017 and became a full-time audit staff accountant in 2019. He plans and manages multiple engagement teams through the completion of audits, reviews, compilations, and other attest services. He also assists with recruiting audit interns for the firm’s internship program. Corapi graduated from Le Moyne College, earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2018 and an MBA in 2019.
RYAN R. DELAO, CPA, has been promoted to audit manager at Dannible & McKee. Delao joined the firm in 2020 as a full-time staff accountant and was promoted to audit senior in 2021. He supervises engagement teams through the completion of audits, reviews, compilations, and employee-benefit plan audits. Delao graduated from Le Moyne College, earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s in information systems in 2019.
ERIN E. HEINDL has been promoted to audit senior. Heindl joined Dannible & McKee in 2021 as an audit staff accountant and performs audits, reviews, compilations, and employee-benefit plan audits for various clients. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the SUNY Empire State in 2021.
SAMUEL T. WALSH has been promoted to tax senior. Walsh joined Dannible & McKee as an intern in 2018 and became a full-time tax staff accountant in 2020. He is responsible for preparing individual, trust, partnership, S corporation, and C corporation tax returns. He also conducts tax closings and year-end tax planning for clients. Walsh graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2019 and a master’s in taxation in 2020.
ALYSSA Z. JENSEN has been promoted to accounting & advisory services senior at Dannible & McKee. She joined the firm in 2020 and is responsible for executing monthly bank and investment reconciliations, tracking fixed assets, preparing monthly financial statements according to GAAP, inventory tracking, and assisting clients with QuickBooks questions and procedures. She graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 2014. She is also a QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor.

MARK E. VADNEY, a board-certified anesthesiologist, has joined Oswego Health to provide care in the Surgery Center at Oswego Hospital. In addition, Dr. Vadney will serve as chief of anesthesia. Vadney has experience developing regional anesthesia programs including at the University of Rochester / FF Thompson Hospital, Guthrie Corning Hospital, Canton Potsdam Hospital Samaritan Medical
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MARK E. VADNEY, a board-certified anesthesiologist, has joined Oswego Health to provide care in the Surgery Center at Oswego Hospital. In addition, Dr. Vadney will serve as chief of anesthesia. Vadney has experience developing regional anesthesia programs including at the University of Rochester / FF Thompson Hospital, Guthrie Corning Hospital, Canton Potsdam Hospital Samaritan Medical Center, and Upstate University Hospital. Vadney originally attended college to major in mass communications / theatre arts and earned his bachelor’s degree from Castleton State College in Vermont in 1988. In 1994, he pursued his master’s degree in drama from the University of Arkansas. This degree advanced his career in the arts and he found himself exploring the country, immersed in several large productions. While working as a production stage manager in California, Vadney had the opportunity to take an EMS course to assist in his responsibilities. That’s when his passion for medicine emerged and he decided to go back to school to study anesthesiology and in 2006 earned his medical degree from the University of New England College of Medicine in Maine.
STEVEN GILBERT has joined Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s staff as producer/videographer for the Syracuse University women’s basketball program. Gilbert spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Long Island University (LIU). Gilbert was the co-defensive coordinator for the Sharks and focused on the team’s post development, scouting, and recruiting.
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STEVEN GILBERT has joined Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s staff as producer/videographer for the Syracuse University women’s basketball program. Gilbert spent the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Long Island University (LIU). Gilbert was the co-defensive coordinator for the Sharks and focused on the team’s post development, scouting, and recruiting. Prior to LIU, Gilbert spent a season at Northwest Florida State College. Gilbert began his coaching career on the AAU circuit coaching for Showtime Hoops, known as 1 Family, where he coached the 12U and 17U teams. Before entering collegiate coaching, Gilbert was a high-school coach for four years, leading teams from Florida and New Mexico to the state tournament. Gilbert’s first college coaching gig was at Neosho County Community College (NCCC), where he was the lead assistant responsible for recruiting, scouting, skill development and defense. Following NCCC, he served as the head coach at Colorado Northwestern Community College. A former basketball student athlete at Webber International, Gilbert earned his bachelor’s degree in biological science from Florida State University in 2013 and his master’s degree in secondary education from Grand Canyon University in 2017.

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