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RAY STANDISH, P.E. has joined Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) in the firm’s transportation practice area as managing engineer in B&L’s Binghamton office. A resident of Vestal, Standish has more than 40 years of experience with public and private engineering projects and is a former engineer for the City of Binghamton. Over his career, he […]
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RAY STANDISH, P.E. has joined Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) in the firm’s transportation practice area as managing engineer in B&L’s Binghamton office. A resident of Vestal, Standish has more than 40 years of experience with public and private engineering projects and is a former engineer for the City of Binghamton. Over his career, he has worked for consultants as well as municipalities, providing engineering and construction-project oversight on federal and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) projects. Standish attended Broome Community College and Michigan Technological University.

JODI WALLIS, an OB-GYN, has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health. In her new role, Dr. Wallis joins a team of qualified physicians to provide a high quality of women’s care to our community. Dr. Wallis is a board-certified physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Wallis held clinical, teaching,
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JODI WALLIS, an OB-GYN, has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health. In her new role, Dr. Wallis joins a team of qualified physicians to provide a high quality of women’s care to our community. Dr. Wallis is a board-certified physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Wallis held clinical, teaching, and administrative positions at Upstate University Medical Hospital. In addition to providing general pregnancy care and OB-GYN services, Dr. Wallis supervised educational programs for medical students and assisted with the resident-training program. Before moving to Central New York, Dr. Wallis worked as a physician faculty member at Hackensack University Medical Center, a research and teaching hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey. While there, Dr. Wallis provided clinical patient services such as prenatal care and gynecology while also assisted with the resident-training program. Dr. Wallis earned her doctor of osteopathy degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida and her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Dr. Wallis completed her residency at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Wallis is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). She is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Health Primary Care Center.

BUSHRA AHMAD, an emergency medicine physician, has joined the medical staffs of Geneva General Hospital in Geneva and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan. The hospitals are part of Finger Lakes Health, a 635-bed, multi-institutional health system that says it provides a full range of acute and long-term care health services to residents
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BUSHRA AHMAD, an emergency medicine physician, has joined the medical staffs of Geneva General Hospital in Geneva and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan. The hospitals are part of Finger Lakes Health, a 635-bed, multi-institutional health system that says it provides a full range of acute and long-term care health services to residents of the Finger Lakes region. Dr. Ahmad attended medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and completed her emergency medicine residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

SHAWNA CRAIGMILE has been appointed chief growth officer at Helio Health, Inc., which operates facilities in Syracuse, Rochester, Utica, and Binghamton. Its mission is to promote recovery from the effects of substance use and mental-health disorders and other health issues. She will work with Helio Health’s executive-leadership team to create and execute the organization’s strategic
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SHAWNA CRAIGMILE has been appointed chief growth officer at Helio Health, Inc., which operates facilities in Syracuse, Rochester, Utica, and Binghamton. Its mission is to promote recovery from the effects of substance use and mental-health disorders and other health issues. She will work with Helio Health’s executive-leadership team to create and execute the organization’s strategic plan across new business development, mergers and acquisitions, and existing business expansion. Craigmile is well known in the upstate New York community for her leadership in New York State health-care initiatives such as the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program and Health Homes. She brings with her years of experience collaborating with organizations across Upstate, including activities such as the Steering Committee for Onondaga County Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan, Onondaga County Drug Task Force, Central New York Care Collaborative Board of Directors, and the Rural Health Network of Oswego County Advisory Committee. Craigmile earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at SUNY Oswego and her master’s degree in social work at Syracuse University.

Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital renovates two therapy rooms into Starlight Spaces
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse has completed renovation work on two therapy rooms that the organization hopes will “will help bring

People news: Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt hires Twyman as senior engineer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt recently announced it has hired Paul Twyman as a senior engineer. He has more than 20

MVCAA recognizes 55 years of service with luncheon, awards
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA) on Aug. 2 honored community members during a luncheon recognizing the nonprofit’s 55 years of service. MVCAA describes itself as “the frontline resource for people living in poverty in Oneida and Herkimer Counties, providing direct services and support for education, employment and family support services.”
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UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA) on Aug. 2 honored community members during a luncheon recognizing the nonprofit’s 55 years of service.
MVCAA describes itself as “the frontline resource for people living in poverty in Oneida and Herkimer Counties, providing direct services and support for education, employment and family support services.” The organization, which operates at 9882 River Road in Marcy, says it also offers Head Start services in Madison County.
MVCAA recognized its 55-year anniversary with the presentation of the 2020-21 Community Champion Awards at a luncheon held Aug. 2, the agency’s incorporation date. The luncheon, titled “Growing with Resiliency,” was held at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro.
The 2020-21 Community Champion Award winners included Kelly Walters, Treva Wood, Community Activist; Venice Ervin, Community Ambassador; Edward and Otha Jackson, Community Visionary; Daniel and Jaime Mendez, Community Builder; Jeremy and Amy Aceto, Community Builder; Tekia Williams, Community Achiever; and Shi’Ayla Watson, Community Achiever.
Originally known as Oneida County Community Action, the anti-poverty agency offered Head Start, Early Head Start, weatherization, foster grandparent, and youth services to families in Oneida County.
Over the years, MVCAA expanded its reach to include all of Oneida and Herkimer Counties, while “continuing to focus on bringing hope and dignity to all families.”
MVCAA also has offices in Rome, Utica, and Ilion.

Lt. Gov. Hochul says she and Cuomo aren’t close; she’s ready to lead New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she thinks it’s “very clear” that she and Gov. Andrew Cuomo “have not been close,

New York City firm to merge with the Bonadio Group
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ganer + Ganer, a New York City–based accounting firm, plans to merge its operations with the Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm

People news: Unity House of Cayuga County hires Phelps
AUBURN, N.Y. — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. announced that Nyka Phelps has recently joined the agency as the new director of the PROSperity
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