Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired SUZANNE STEWART as a controller in its Syracuse office. She has more than 20 years of administrative experience, including human-resources management, payroll, and executive administration. Stewart received a bachelor’s degree in communication applications from SUNY Brockport.

Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing-communications firm, has hired KEVIN EARLEY, of Syracuse, as a web developer. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Earley worked as a web developer at QMP Enterprises Inc. in Phoenix, New York. He also gained experience as a web developer and senior implementation specialist at Dupli Envelope & Graphics. Earley has an associate degree in graphic design from Onondaga Community College.

Tompkins Community Bank has promoted DEBORAH HOOVER to small business lending manager. Hoover has worked in the financial industry for 25 years, beginning her career as a teller and holding various positions in customer service and branch management. Most recently, she managed the company’s main office branch in downtown Ithaca. In her new role, Hoover is responsible for the management of all aspects of small-business administration, overseeing and growing the small-business loan portfolio for Central New York, underwriting and approving small-business loans within the established lending limits, and developing programs designed to increase deposit and loan volumes. Hoover is a graduate of Dryden Central Schools and holds a degree in business administration with a concentration in management from Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). Founded in 1836, Tompkins Community Bank serves the Central, Western, and Hudson Valley regions of New York and the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH MCMANUS has been named first VP, chief technology officer at Pathfinder Bank. He will oversee all bank-wide technology investments, assure technology is used productively, securely, and within policy, and supervise computer-systems analysts and computer-support technicians. Prior to joining Pathfinder Bank in 2008 as computer operations manager, McManus worked at Oswego County National Bank as senior network technician, along with PCC Information Services as senior information systems architect. McManus holds a bachelor’s in information and computer science from SUNY Oswego.

TIFFANY BARRETT has been promoted to assistant VP, technology project manager at Pathfinder Bank. In her new role, Barrett will manage Pathfinder Bank’s technology project portfolio, define project responsibilities and roles, monitor progress and develop and maintain analysis routines to support the management of technology channels and resources. Prior to joining Pathfinder Bank in 2018 as technology business analyst, Barrett worked at Little Lukes as an accountant. She was data coordinator for Coordinated Care Services, Inc., manager of management information for Travelers Insurance Agency and business analyst for Public Consulting Group. Barrett holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology and a bachelor’s in business administration from Northeastern University.

AUBRI MOSIER has joined Welliver — a provider of comprehensive construction services in New York state and Northern Pennsylvania — as project manager. Mosier is a highly organized construction-management professional with experience working on capital improvement projects for K-12 school districts across the Southern Tier. In her role at Welliver, she will leverage her passion to get out in the field, collaborate with colleagues, establish and build client relationships, and manage projects from conceptual design to a completed functional building. Experienced in project management and onsite field management, Mosier’s hands-on style is to assess the situation, address the issue, and recommend the best course of action. Previously, Mosier was an intern in Welliver’s preconstruction department, where she worked as an estimator, analyzed designs and cost estimates, as well as inspected and monitored project specifications. She most recently worked as assistant project manager for a regional construction firm, where she specialized in the K-12 market sector and sharpened her construction-management skills. Mosier is a graduate of Alfred State College.

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) has added KAREEM HAMAD, M.D., and MATTHEW MCKAY, M.D., to its hospitalist team. These providers care for patients admitted to the hospital, collaborating amongst other departments during patient admissions, post-surgical care, and swing-bed patients.

Dr. Hamad has been providing care to patients in Central New York since 2010. He brings experience in inpatient management, integrative medicine, wound care, minor surgeries, and rapid response/code management. Hamad studied medicine at the Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt, where he received his bachelors of internal medicine and general surgery. After that, he studied general surgery and etymology at Trafford Hospital in Manchester, United Kingdom. He received his boards in family medicine in 2013 and fellowship of anti-aging and regenerative medicine in 2016. McKay comes to Community Memorial Hospital after an extensive career as a local physician.

Graduating from St. George’s University School of Medicine and completing his family medicine residency at Mountainside Hospital, McKay was a private practice primary care provider with a local group and has served as a hospitalist in a neighboring facility since 2018 as well. As an Oneida native, McKay has served as the president and VP of a medical staff group as well the chairperson of the Department of Internal Medicine. 

Nascentia Health welcomed four new staff members to its Syracuse office. JP FRIED is a pediatric RN case manager who assesses, plans, and implements in-home care for pediatric and maternal patients. He previously was a charge nurse at Golisano Children’s Hospital. He is a graduate of Morrisville State College’s nursing program and is a registered nurse and certified pediatric specialty nurse.

RACHEL NEILSON is a care manager in Nascentia’s managed long-term care plan, collaborating with members to develop care plans that address their specific medical needs. She previously worked with Hospicare of Cortland and Tompkins Counties as a primary nurse/care manager. She is a graduate of Onondaga Community College and is a registered nurse.

LESLEY WHITE joined the team as an LPN clinical coordinator, scheduling nursing visits for home-care patients. She has experience as a nurse with Crouse Medical Practice. White is a graduate of OCM BOCES and is completing a degree with Onondaga Community College to become a registered nurse.

LAUREN HEALY is a care coordinator supervisor, helping oversee the team that coordinates care for members. She previously worked for Pass & Seymour in customer support. She has a bachelor’s degree in health-care management from Western Governor’s University. 

LAUREN SISTO has been named the new clinical educator at Finger Lakes Health. Sisto will be responsible for working with nursing leadership to create an environment that supports the delivery of safe, high quality compassionate care for patients and families. She will conduct periodic educational needs assessments and coordinate education and professional-development programs. This includes planning, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of competency validation, continuing education, professional development, and leadership development. Prior to her new role, Sisto was an ICU nurse at Geneva General Hospital. She was also previously a burn ICU nurse and medical surgical nurse at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. In addition to her position at Geneva General Hospital, Sisto is an adjunct clinical instructor at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua. Sisto earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from SUNY Delhi. She received her associate degree in nursing from Cayuga Community College in Auburn. She will be graduating in December with her master’s in nursing education from SUNY Delhi.

TYLER KELLY is the new housekeeping manager at Finger Lakes Health. In this position, he oversees housekeeping operations across all of the health system’s campuses and facilities. Most recently, Kelly was the operations manager for Crothall Healthcare at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. There, he oversaw the environmental-service team and its duties on a daily basis. Kelly is proficient in the proper usage of Surfacide’s UVC Helios disinfection system and trained staff to operate Surfacide’s system in a safe and appropriate manner. He was a part of a patient-experience action team where the cleanliness score rose from below national average, to exceeding the median. Kelly earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.