Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt (KHH) — a design firm specializing in structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building-envelope systems — recently added four people to its staff. STEVE DARCANGELO joins as a senior engineer with more than 20 years of experience in civil design. He graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

MATTHEW LEACH has come aboard as a landscape architect. He brings seven years of experience in stormwater design and construction administration. Leach received a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from SUNY ESF, with a minor in sustainable construction.

MICHELLE KIVISTO has joined KHH as administrative and marketing assistant. She has more than 10 years of experience working in administration and customer service. Kivisto graduated with a degree in business administration from Le Moyne College.

ETHAN GLADE has joined KHH as an AutoCAD drafting intern for the summer. In the fall he will return to the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus, where he studies virtual design and construction. 

TAMMY NATOLI, a long-time employee and registered nurse, has been promoted by Loretto to director of marketing and intake at PACE CNY. In her new leadership role, Natoli will play an integral part in promoting PACE CNY programs and services by developing, maintaining, and implementing existing and new marketing plans that align with Loretto’s business initiatives. Natoli will report to the executive director at PACE CNY. An employee of PACE CNY since 2001, Natoli has spent the past 21 years working at the organization as a registered nurse intake coordinator, a role that also supports the sales and marketing department. Before joining Loretto, Natoli worked as a registered nurse at POMCO and at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. In her new role, Natoli will collaborate closely with the VP of marketing to develop and execute new marketing efforts that meet all government regulatory guidelines while supporting Loretto’s overall business goals and initiatives. In addition, Natoli will maintain regular contact with established markets and identify new opportunities. She will also supervise, educate, develop, and direct all intake specialists and admissions representatives to maximize potential in reaching their personal and enrollment goals of PACE CNY. As a director, Natoli will also help support the career development and growth of other PACE CNY employees. Natoli is a graduate of the St. Joseph’s College of Nursing and worked as a charge nurse on a cardiac telemetry unit and then an endoscopy unit at the hospital.

Ichor Life Sciences, a pre-clinical contract-research organization offering services in discovery through pharmacology, announces the hiring of CHRISTOPHER SCHILLO as its new vivarium director to expand the company’s ophthalmology capabilities and capacity. Schillo is responsible for overseeing all operations within the vivarium, which includes managing staff, animal husbandry, and research operations as well as acting as Ichor’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) chair, a requirement for all vivariums that house USDA species. Prior to joining Ichor, Schillo served as the director of preclinical operations for Ora, Inc., a provider of eye research for pharmaceutical companies, where he oversaw pre-clinical operations and provided expertise in ocular drug development. At Ichor, Schillo will augment Ichor’s current offerings, including ophthalmology, oncology, geriatrics, and more.

Northland Communications, a Central New York–based telecommunications provider, has named a new VP of sales and customer relations to its leadership team. JIM FIRENZE brings nearly 30 years of experience with him to his new role and specializes in customer service, account management, and client relations. Firenze and his team will focus on enhancing Northland’s sales and customer-service experience to create quality connections between Northland Communications and its customers. He will work to align the customer relations, sales development, and account departments to balance consultation and implementation, empowering Firenze and his team to recommend strategic unified-communication opportunities and solutions. Firenze is looking forward to accommodating both current and new Northland customers to provide them with the business communication solutions that they need to succeed.