Business people on the move

Rochester Business Journal Staff//October 27, 2006//

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Richard Cassano has joined Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. as warehouse supervisor. Cassano most recently served as operational assistant store manager at the Home Depot.
Allendale Columbia School announces the following faculty appointments: Mary Anne Evans, chemistry teacher, upper school; Meg Joseph, first-grade teacher, lower school; Katherine Ragusa, world history teacher, upper school; and Felicia Wray, Spanish teacher, middle and upper schools.
The law firm of Harris Beach PLLC announces that Frank Pavia has joined the firm as a member. Pavia will practice in the environmental, public finance and economic development, business and commercial litigation and commercial real estate practices groups. He focuses his practice on all aspects of environmental law and also practices general corporate law with an emphasis on intellectual property, entity formation, employment matters and acquisitions.
Ecovation Inc. announces the appointment of Peter Draveck as controller and vice president of finance, and the hiring of Brian Wells as mechanical designer and Donald Song as project engineer. Draveck brings 17 years of accounting experience to the position and most recently served as vice president of finance and controller for Choice One Communications Inc. Wells most recently served as an engineer at Architecture, Engineering, and Land Surveying Northeast PLLC. Song brings more than 13 years of project engineering experience in civil and environmental engineering to the role.
Premium Mortgage Corp. announces the addition of Kristi Dellaria to its mortgage financing team. Dellaria brings more than 10 years of financing background to the role and will coordinate and oversee the firm’s client’s home mortgage financing and refinancing.
Richard Pitifer II has joined the Finger Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America as a district executive. In his new position, Pitifer will work with volunteer leaders and chartered partners in the Arrowhead district in western Ontario County. Most recently Pitifer was with the Washington Group International.
Meghan Schuth has joined EFP Group as a staff accountant in the attest department in the firm’s Rochester office, while Eloise Wiest has been hired as a senior accountant in the firm’s Canan-daigua office. Rae Mills has joined the company as a senior assistant in the non-attest department in the Rochester office.
Jennifer Byrnes has joined Logical Images Inc. as the manager of content and clinical research. Her responsibilities will include overseeing content development, quality assurance and studying informatics applications in the field. Tara Mahar M.D. has joined the editorial team and will be responsible for writing and editing content for VisualDx as well as coordinating research enterprises as they relate to visual clinical decision support and medical education.
Ultra Electronics, Flightline Systems has promoted Bob Burnett to director of programs, while Doreen Nieves has been hired as human resources administrator. Joelle Brunetto has been hired as an accountant, while Robert Stroup has joined the firm as a program manager and Sandra Knight has been hired as an assembler.
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park announces that Lori Wilkinson has been hired as manager of marketing and development.
EnCompass: Resources for Learning has added the following individuals: Rosemary Law, learning services manager; Andrew Conway, Hollis Phillips, Sue Lococo, Ruth Teitel, Ron Kalasinkas and Jennifer Roberts, learning specialists; and Lauren Kohler, receptionist.
Navalis Co. Inc. has hired Tim McGowan as a project manager in the construction services unit of the Rochester office. He will be responsible for estimating and overseeing building and HVAC projects. He brings 15 years of residential construction experience to the position.
Rochester Financial Group, an office of MetLife Inc., announces that Christopher Fogarty has joined the firm as a financial service representative.
Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP announces the appointment of Michelle Cain to partner. Cain joined the firm in 1994 and specializes her practice in non-profit organizations and the hospitality industry. She also serves on the firm’s assurance, technology, recruiting and marketing committees.
Jessica Moreno has been appointed interior design leader for the New York region’s architecture, interior design, facilities planning and operations group of Stantec Inc. Moreno joined the firm in 2004 and brings more than 10 years of experience in interior design, architecture, facilities management and visual merchandising to the role.
LaBella Associates P.C. announces the addition of Christopher Gangemi, Conrad Lind and Doug Hastings. Gangemi has joined the firm’s buildings and facilities division as architectural technician, while Lind has joined the mechanical electrical energy plumbing division. Lind brings 18 years of experience to the position. Hastings has joined the firm as transportation engineer, bringing nine years of experience to the role.
The Lightheart Institute announces that Jean Kase has been appointed as vice president of the corporate leadership division. Kase previously served as vice president of government and public affairs for the Rochester Business Alliance Inc.
The Summit Federal Credit Union announces the following appointments: Aaron Guhl, IT professional; Erica Allman, senior member service specialist; Susan Disanferdinando, head teller; and Trisha Wilson, head teller. Guhl brings more than five years of network support experience to the position. Allman has been with the company for more than three years and will serve at each of the branch locations. Disanferdinando will work from the Brighton branch and has been with the company eight years. Wilson has been a teller for seven years.
Insero & Co. CPAs P.C. announces the following appointments: Jeffrey Mordaci, tax accountant, tax department; Tami Janssen, Sara Forsythe and Michelle Towner, accountants, audit department; and Marcus Cortellini, Anthony Mangiameli and Gina Cimino, accountants, audit department.
Barbara Spencer has joined the Bank of Castile as retail services specialist at its Greece location. Spencer brings 26 years of experience in banking to the position and previously worked for Fleet Bank and Bank of America.