People on the Move

BCA Architects & Engineers has appointed THOMAS J. CATALDO, BRYAN T. COWELL, ANDREW T. GARLOCK, MICHAEL J. MITCHELL, and JOHN A. SOKOL as associates of the firm. Cataldo graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1988. He has been with BCA since 2009. He came to BCA with 20 years […]

Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, D.P.C. has promoted THOMAS R. ELLERSON to party chief/senior engineering technician within the Shumaker Survey Division. He has more than four years of experience providing survey/mapping services as a field survey instrument operator and CADD/mapping technician at Shumaker.   

TAMMI KING, director of staff development /infection control, has joined the staff at Valley Health Services (VHS). In her role, King is responsible for implementing, tracking, and overseeing nursing and non-nursing educational instruction, infection control maintenance/prevention, and employee health.   

Christ the King Retreat and Conference Center has hired CHRISTINE L. LAURI as the new Retreat and Conference Center manager. She replaces Marianne Carbone, who has retired after 20 years of service. Lauri previously worked for Syracuse University as assistant to the associate VP. Her previous nonprofit experience involves working for the Girls Scouts of

Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired SUSANA BRUTSKY as an associate in its New Hartford office. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and an associate degree in business administration from Mohawk Valley Community College.   

Cazenovia College has appointed LOU MARCOCCIA, the former executive VP and chief financial officer of Syracuse University, to the Jill Hebl St. Clair ‘62 Endowed Chair in Accounting and Finance. He recently retired from Syracuse University after 40 years of leadership roles in the university’s financial administration. Marcoccia began his career with SU in 1975

JASON P. THORPE has joined John P. Stopen Engineering, LLP as a geotechnical engineer. He has more than 10 years experience performing subsurface investigations and solving complex geotechnical problems. Prior to joining the firm, Thorpe served as geotechnical engineer of record for several mining, arctic, environmental and municipal earthwork projects. He has a master’s degree

Bankers Healthcare Group has hired RONALD VACCARO as a credit card account executive. Previously, he worked as a business development representative at Simple Admit Patient Engagement Solutions presenting software solutions to health-care facilities. Vaccaro is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in business management & leadership.  

KATHY SANDS-KAFFENBERGER has joined Marathon Financial Advisors as financial consultant. She has more than 30 years of experience in financial planning, working with business owners, individuals and their families. Sands-Kaffenberger is a graduate of the American College.   

NBT Wealth Management recently announced that DOUGLAS COGGINS, retirement plan services manager, has been promoted to senior VP. He has more than 25 years of financial-services experience. Before joining NBT, Coggins was assistant VP and director of compliance and government reporting for CitiStreet Retirement Services in Quincy, Massachusetts. He has a bachelor’s degree in business