Nascentia Health announced that it has promoted three of its Syracuse office staff members to new roles.

JENNIFER ALLEN has been elevated to VP of patient services, overseeing the organization’s certified home health agency and licensed home-care services agency, which provide skills nursing and therapies and home health-aide services to thousands of patients across a six-county region. She has expertise in quality assurance, public health, and telehealth programs, and focuses on improving patient outcomes and reducing rehospitalizations. She has been with Nascentia Health for three years. Allen is a registered nurse with more than 25 years of experience in health care. She received her doctorate in nursing practice, public health nurse leader (DNP-PHNL) from the University of Massachusetts.

JO MILLER is now VP of customer experience and outreach, overseeing Nascentia’s call center, customer-service team, outreach staff, and licensed agents. She has more than 30 years of experience with customer service and sales and 10 years of experience in the health care industry. She is a licensed insurance agent and a founder of Resources and Advocacy for the Aging and Disabled (RAAD), a nonprofit with chapters statewide that focuses on improving access to social services for adults. Miller has been with Nascentia since 2020. She is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College.

DINO DURACAK has been promoted to director of quality assurance, performance improvement, and telehealth for Nascentia Health’s certified home health agency. He ensures that its clinicians provide the best care to patients, including using telehealth technology to better monitor patient health in between clinician visits. Duracak is a licensed physical therapist with nearly 10 years of experience with hands-on patient care. He received a doctorate and bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Utica University. Nascentia Health is one of Central New York’s largest home health-care agencies, offering in-home skilled nursing and therapies and home health aides. 

Indium Corporation announced that ROBERT ATWOOD has joined the company as senior manager of corporate quality. In this role, Atwood leads the global oversight and integrity of quality for Indium Corp. He supports the development and maintenance of quality assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures, and controls, ensuring that the performance and quality of products conform to established internal and external standards. Atwood also maintains and develops the corporate Quality Management System (QMS) and serves as the lead for any global International Organization for Standard (ISO) or International Automotive Task Force (IATF) audits. Atwood brings more than 16 years of experience to his new role, having served in quality manager roles for the semiconductor, power and propulsion, and aerospace industries. Most recently, he worked for Ametek Advanced Motion Solutions, a global manufacturer of motors and motion systems. Atwood holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA degree from Southern New Hampshire University, and a master’s degree in fine arts from Southern New Hampshire University. He is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Indium Corp. is a materials refiner, smelter, manufacturer, and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal-management markets.

Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company recently announced the addition of two sales agents in its Watertown office. TIMOTHY GARNER, a graduate of West Point, served in Afghanistan as a platoon leader and later served at Fort Drum as an executive officer until April 2022 when he left the military. While at Fort Drum, Garner received his real-estate license and has two years of successful real-estate experience. His focus will be exclusively commercial real estate and he will serve the Oswego County and Northern New York markets.

KENNETH COURTS is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he wrestled and became an NCAA national tournament all-American. After graduation, Courts was recruited by Cornell as its head wrestling coach and was an Olympic hopeful. He relocated to Watertown in 2019 and started the Grainhouse Courts Training Wrestling club. Courts will focus exclusively on commercial real estate, and he will serve the Oswego County and Northern New York markets.