ON THE MOVE
FINANCIAL
■ NEW YORK STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Patrick Kelly was elected to serve a two-year term as chair. Kelly is the chief executive officer of the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency. Other officers elected to two-year terms were James Johnson (chair-elect), Thomas Kucharski (vice chair), Laurie Villasuso (vice chair), Sarah Lee (vice chair), Kipp Hicks (treasurer), Sarah Reginelli (secretary), Marnie Lavigne (immediate past chair). New board appointees include Hudson Valley Community College president Roger Ramsammy as well as Heather Mcdaniel, Brittany Davis, Harry Coghlan, Elena Garuc and Luiz Aragon.
■ ULTIMUS LEVERPOINT Leah Bishop joined as a senior accountant and Robert Lombardo, Josh Tabek, Niranjan Malik and Dylan Mattson joined as staff accountants. Carlos Aliaga joined as a tax accountant.
HEALTH CARE
■ ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Nagendra Madisi joined the pulmonary and critical care medicine division. Madisi is an interventional pulmonologist who treats patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema, pulmonary nodules, pleural diseases, interstitial lung diseases and cancers involving the chest and airways. Madisi most recently completed an interventional pulmonary fellowship at Cooper University. He previously completed fellowships in critical care medicine, pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Madisi earned his medical degree from Rangaraya Medical College in India and completed a residency at Johns Hopkins University/sinai Hospital.
Dr. Asha Pandu joined the hospital’s internal medicine group. Pandu has a special interest in providing primary care for oncology and asthma patients. She recently completed a residency in internal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/metropolitan where she was part of a team caring for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. She earned her medical degree from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College in India. Pandu recently completed a fellowship in medical oncology at National Cancer Care Centre in Singapore and a residency in internal medicine at Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Science in India. Dr. Pandu is a member of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.
■ NEW YORK ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY
Christine Roe joined as a nurse practitioner in the Clifton Park office. Roe earned her nursing degree from SUNY Brockport and a master’s degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She is certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Oncology Nursing Society.
Dr. Reju George joined as a hemotologist. George earned his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hemotology and oncology at Baystate Medical Center.
NONPROFITS
■ MAKE-A-WISH NORTHEAST NEW YORK
Lisa Clifford was elected to a two-year term as chair of board of trustees. Clifford is the former vice chair and replaces Sarah Mckinney who completed her tenure and will stay on the board. The board also elected Robert Roemer as vice chair. Jennifer Boll and David Druzynski were re-elected to treasurer and secretary, respectively. Clifford is senior vice president and a family wealth strategist with Key Private Bank, Capital
Region. Roemer is senior vice president of systems delivery at CAP COM Federal Credit Union. Boll is a member of the law firm Bond, Schoeneck and King while Druzynski is vice president of People and Culture at Dealersocket. ■ WILDWOOD PROGRAMS Lou Deepe was appointed chief executive officer/executive director effective Jan. 1. Deepe will succeed Mary Ann Allen who is retiring after holding the position since 2001. Deepe has been at Wildwood for 12 years and served as the chief operational officer since 2016. He was director of strategic development from 2012-16 and the director of transitional day services from 2008-12. He began his career in 1993 working with people with disabilities at the Warren/ Washington County ARC. Deepe earned a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management from Northeastern University.