People on the Move

Oswego Health has recently promoted long-time employee, JEN BAKER to oversee talent acquisition. An experienced human-resources specialist, Baker started at Oswego Health in 1999 and for the past 23 years has held various positions at the hospital and at The Manor, including CNA, CNA manager, director of activities, nurse recruitment & retention specialist, benefits manager, […]

SHERRIE VASSALLO has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as VP of operations, where she will focus on operational and strategic planning and efficiency for the health-care system. Vassallo, based at the St. Elizabeth Campus at 2209 Genesee St. in Utica, began her career at Rome Medical Group. She worked in pediatric-cardiac surgery at

NICOLE L. MORETT has joined Bousquet Holstein PLLC as the law firm’s marketing coordinator. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, she worked at Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on the nonprofit’s marketing team as a writer and content creator. Originally from the Thousand Islands, Morett graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP has named KEEGAN COUGHLIN and NICHOLAS CORTESE as partners in the law firm, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Coughlin, who grew up in Johnson City, joined the firm as an associate in 2016. Prior to that, he worked as a law clerk at Binghamton City Court while attending law school and as

CONOR ROCKHILL has been promoted to economic-development specialist at the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, after having served as an economic-development coordinator. He will focus on real estate and market-trends analysis and reporting, interface with commercial prospects, and expand upon the organization’s grants management and business support. Rockhill started his career providing research, data analysis, and

VIRGIE TOWNSEND has been appointed director of public relations at Strategic Communications, a Syracuse–based public-relations agency that Crystal DeStefano has owned since 2014. Townsend has more than a decade of experience as a communications professional in agencies, nonprofits, and businesses. Most recently, she led her own strategic marketing and communications consulting practice, focusing on the