Oswego Health announces new board leadership

OSWEGO — The Oswego Health board of directors recently unanimously voted on changes to the health system’s board leadership. Victoria L. Furlong was named board chair, Pete Cullinan will serve as vice chair, and Ron Tascarella has been appointed as board secretary. All three will serve two-year board terms through June 30, 2026.

As SUNY Oswego’s chief financial officer, Furlong oversees facilities services, human resources and payroll, University Police, finance and budget, student accounts, purchasing, and internal control. Appointed in September 2021, Furlong is a member of the president’s cabinet and is the first woman to serve as SUNY Oswego’s VP for administration and finance. She began her career at SUNY Oswego over 25 years ago and has had progressive leadership experiences across campus. Furlong serves on a variety of SUNY-wide committees supporting the university system at large, as well as the Oswego County Micron Strategy Steering Committee.

Cullinan is a native and lifelong resident of Oswego and a retiree of Exelon. Before his retirement at the end of 2021, he worked in the emergency planning field with a focus on nuclear-plant emergency planning since 1990, first with Oswego County and most recently with Exelon at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. In addition to Oswego Health, he has been involved with the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, Operation Oswego County, and the Town of Minetto Zoning Board of Appeals. In addition to serving as vice chair of the Oswego Health board, Cullinan also is a member of the Oswego Health Foundation board.

As the EVP and chief banking officer of Pathfinder Bank, Tascarella has more than 45 years of experience in banking, working alongside small businesses and individuals throughout Central New York. His specialization is in the areas of commercial lending, credit administration, and sales. In addition to serving as secretary of the Oswego Health board of directors, Tascarella is also president of the Red House board of directors, treasurer of the Gifford Foundation, and board member for the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. As a nonprofit health-care system established in 1881, Oswego Health is Oswego County’s largest private employer. More than 1,300 employees spread throughout its 18 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 132-bed community Oswego Hospital; a 32-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral-health service locations; The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled-nursing facility; and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community.