OSWEGO — The senior leadership team at Oswego Health will soon include Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, Jr. He is set to begin work as the organization’s VP of public affairs & system development on Monday, Sept. 19. Barlow is part of the group assembled by Michael Backus, Oswego Health COO who will become president and […]
OSWEGO — The senior leadership team at Oswego Health will soon include Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, Jr.
He is set to begin work as the organization’s VP of public affairs & system development on Monday, Sept. 19.
Barlow is part of the group assembled by Michael Backus, Oswego Health COO who will become president and CEO of Oswego Health in 2023. Backus identified those within the health system that he feels will “take the organization to the next level,” according to an Oswego Health news release.
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Backus has promoted both Eric Campbell and Dr. Duane Tull to roles as executive VP. Tull will serve as EVP of medicine and chief medical officer, while Campbell will be EVP of finance & CFO.
Backus has also promoted Kathryn Pagliaroli, a registered nurse (RN), and Jamie Leszczynski to senior VP roles. In addition, Barry Ryle, Kim Dec, Theresa Fitzgibbons, RN, and David Ruel will become VPs of Oswego Health. Marq Brown, the current VP of human resources will add the role of chief people officer to his title. The group also includes Valerie Favata, RN, who will become VP & administrator of Oswego Health Home Care.
“To me, a strong leadership team needs to be representative not only of the patients we see but the community we serve,” Backus said. “I believe wholeheartedly that this team will be the strongest the organization has ever had and I look forward to continued growth and improved access to local high-quality health care.”
Backus will replace current president and CEO Michael Harlovic, who is retiring at the end of the year.
About Barlow
Barlow’s term as mayor of Oswego, a position he holds part-time, will conclude in December 2023.
Oswego Health believes the experience Barlow brings in public service to the newly created position of VP of public affairs & system development will be “advantageous” from a legislative-advocacy standpoint for the nonprofit health-care system.
Additionally, Barlow will play a “vital role” in the health system’s progression and will provide oversight with strategic planning. He’ll also have input on matters pertaining to construction and facilities management, renovations, and “expansion of opportunities and services.”
In his spare time, Barlow co-owns and operates Barlow’s Concessions, a family-run, food-concession business open at fairs, festivals, and sporting events throughout New York and Arizona.
He graduated from Oswego High School in 2008 and attended college at Arizona State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in environmental-technology management in 2012.
