KEVIN DIDIO, CPA, has joined Dannible & McKee, LLP as senior audit manager. He brings more than nine years of accounting, assurance, and consulting experience. Didio has worked with a wide range of companies and concentrates in manufacturing, transportation, consumer and retail, and state and local governments. He also has extensive experience working with clients, providing services to both private and publicly held domestic and foreign companies. Prior to joining Dannible, Didio served as account manager at Oneida Nation Enterprises, where he provided corporate accounting and external reporting. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, a public accounting and professional-services firm, where he received multiple promotions throughout his tenure. In his position at Dannible & McKee, Didio will be responsible for the planning and management of multiple engagement teams through the performance of audits, reviews, and compilations for the firm’s clients. He is a 2011 graduate of Ithaca College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a 2012 graduate of Syracuse University with a master’s degree in professional accounting. 

VALERIE ANGUILLI was recently appointed nursing instructor in the School of Health Sciences at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). She spent 13 years in the nursing field before transitioning to education. Anguilli began as a critical-care nurse in 2005 at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital and then worked as a nurse-care manager at St. Elizabeth’s Homecare and a Start of Care Oasis Nurse at St. Joseph’s Homecare. Anguilli began teaching in 2011 as an adjunct clinical educator at Utica College, a position she has maintained. From 2017-2020, she served as a clinical educator at Acacia Home Care Company, and in 2020, she moved to hold several different positions: pandemic educator at Quality Training Solution Corporation, master instructor at BOCES, and adjunct clinical educator at MVCC. Anguilli holds a master’s degree in nursing education from Purdue University, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Kaplan University, and an associate degree in Nursing from MVCC.

SAMANTHA BARNES has been named student-support advisor at MVCC. She will provide students with a single point-of-contact to create a pathway for student success from pre-boarding to completion, working with a team to provide academic, career, financial, and related support to a group of students over the course of their MVCC education. She was most recently assistant registrar at Hartwick College. Barnes also has served as academic advisor at SUNY Morrisville, admissions counselor at Le Moyne College, and assistant director of admissions at Cazenovia College. Barnes holds a master’s degree in higher-education administration and a post-baccalaureate certificate in higher education leadership from Le Moyne College and a bachelor’s degree in human services with a minor in psychology from Cazenovia College.

KRISTA COLUCCI has been appointed assistant to the Office of Human Resources at MVCC. She will provide administrative and office support and will work on a variety of office administrative functions, including those of a timely, sensitive, and confidential nature, and other functions including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits. Colucci served most recently as the HR onboarding coordinator for the Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse corporate office. She also worked as a bookkeeper at Home Depot, a caregiver/personal assistant in a private household, a client-service coordinator at Banfield Pet Hospital in Georgia, and a PetsHotel manager and training manager, also in Georgia. Colucci holds a bachelor’s degree in business communications from Florida State University.

ASHLEIGH FRANK has been hired as secretary to the president at MVCC. She will independently perform complex clerical operations and relieve the president of the college of administrative detail. Frank was previously the assistant to the director of ENL and special education in the Utica City School District for seven years, and before that was the owner and operator of Fiesta MexiCali Food Truck for five years. Frank holds an associate degree in food service administration – restaurant management from MVCC.

TERESA LAKE has been appointed Job Corps Scholars counselor at MVCC. She will provide youth of diverse backgrounds from the high-needs population of the city of Utica with rigorous academic instruction, occupational-skills training, and viable pathways to college and careers. Prior to joining MVCC, Lake worked as a social-work assistant 3 at the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, a case worker for adult-protective services/child-protective services at the Montgomery County Department of Social Services, and as an apartment counselor for the Mental Health Association of Fulton and Montgomery Counties. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The College of St. Rose and an associate degree in psychology from MVCC.

VINCENT PETRONIO has been hired as director of hospitality programs at MVCC. He will be responsible for the management of the hospitality programs and the daily operations that support and implement the programs’ objectives. Petronio most recently was an owner and executive chef at Motus, and a chef de cuisine at The Tailor and the Cook. He holds a bachelor’s degree in culinary-arts management from the Culinary Institute of America.

MICHAEL JENNINGS has joined Brackens Financial Solutions Network as a business-development associate for financial planning. He is a lifelong resident of Syracuse and has worked in the financial industry since 2019. As a graduate of Syracuse University, Jennings earned his bachelor’s degree in anthropology and forensic science. With a desire to experience new things and a sense of wanting to help as many others as possible, he found his way into the role of a financial advisor. After starting his career with another firm, Jennings decided to join Vicki Brackens and her financial network. A passion for meeting new people and connecting with others has put Jennings into many positions within the community he calls home. He is a volunteer of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York in the young professionals’ “Red Shoe Society” group. Jennings is also a champion of downtown Syracuse residents. In conjunction with the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, he aims to welcome, inform, and connect with other residents in the neighborhood. 

OBINNA (OBI) EBOH has been named the new supply-chain manager at Finger Lakes Health. Eboh is responsible for managing direct reports in purchasing, order entry, inventory control, logistics and courier operations, and customer service. He reviews purchase requisitions and orders to ensure adherence to contractual obligations while meeting customer standards, securing low-cost suppliers, and maintaining vendor relations, and much more. Prior to joining Finger Lakes Health, Eboh served as dean at Remnant Bible College in Horseheads. He also brings valuable background knowledge from his previous commercial operations, forecasting and engineering roles at Corning Incorporated and Kennedy Valve. Eboh has an MBA degree from SUNY Oswego and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University.