New additions at HVHC
Doctors Jonelle Bingham-Alexander, Ricardo Esquitin, Peter Hon and Megan Pierce have joined the Hudson Valley Hospital Center staff in Cortlandt Manor.
Bingham-Alexander is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist. She received her medical degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center where she served as administrative chief resident in 2003.
Esquitin is board-certified in internal medicine and board eligible in cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and vascular imaging. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and a graduate of Harvard University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his residency and Master of Science degree in clinical research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine followed by a cardiology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Harvard Medical School.
Hon is board certified in both general and colorectal surgery. He recently joined Dr. Michelle Gordon”™s practice at Northern Westchester Surgical Associates, previously practicing at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Hon completed his surgical residency at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. His specialized colon and rectal surgery training was completed at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Hon attended Cornell University and SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Pierce specializes in obstetric and gynecological care as well as minimally invasive gynecological surgery. She recently joined the Mount Kisco Medical Group practice in Cortlandt Manor. She completed her undergraduate and graduate and medical degrees at the University of Wisconsin and her residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Greenberg joins hospital staff
Interventional cardiologist Mark Greenberg of Scarsdale has joined the White Plains Hospital medical staff. He has assumed the role of director of the Joan and Alan Herfort M.D. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and will oversee all clinical operations of the catheterization laboratory, which provided nearly 1,300 emergency and elective cardiac catheterizations in 2013.
Known as one of the region”™s top cardiologists and repeatedly named among Castle Connolly and New York magazine”™s Top Doctor, Greenberg was most recently the director of interventional cardiology with the Montefiore Health System.
“We are very fortunate and truly delighted to welcome Dr. Greenberg to White Plains Hospital,” said Susan Fox, president of the hospital. “His extensive expertise and exceptional clinical skills will translate into unparalleled patient care in cardiac catheterizations here in Westchester, and he will be an invaluable resource in helping us continue to build on this very successful program.”
Greenberg completed his undergraduate work at the University of Michigan and received his medical degree from the University of Illinois and he completed his residency in internal medicine at Montefiore, followed by a fellowship in cardiology, also at Montefiore. Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and interventional cardiology, he is a professor of clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Westmed adds two doctors to its roster
Two physicians have joined the staff of Westmed Medical Group, a multispecialty medical practice based in Purchase.
Brenon Abernathie, a plastic surgeon, was awarded his medical degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine and completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey. Most recently, he finished a fellowship in hand surgery at New York University. He maintains specific interests in post-bariatric body contouring, breast reconstruction and treatment of upper extremity compression neuropathy and arthritis.
Beth S. Bromberg, a board-certified ophthalmologist, earned her medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke”™s Medical Center and her residency at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago. Previously, she was in private practice for 22 years in Yorktown Heights.
Davidson elected 2016 AIA president
Delegates to the American Institute of Architects national convention in Chicago elected Russell A. Davidson to serve as the 2015 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2016 AIA president.
Davidson, a former president of his local component in 1999 and president of AIA New York State in 2007, joined the AIA National Board in 2009 and served as AIA vice president from 2012-2013. Throughout his national leadership tenure, Davidson has maintained a special focus on government and public advocacy for architects and architecture. He practices with KG&D Architects in Mount Kisco, where he has worked for 28 years, holding every position from junior draftsperson to managing principal. Davidson earned a degree in architectural aesthetics from Union College in Schenectady, and a MA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. “Public awareness needs to become the lens through which the AIA views all of its efforts,” Davidson says. “With a renewed focus and prioritization of the many programs now in place, the AIA can and should be more relevant to practitioners and the public. Many of our practitioners and firms, including my own, are fighting real battles every day to maintain and build value in the services we deliver and to convince our clients to invest in quality design. The AIA can and should improve the perceived value of our profession, which will yield positive results for all architects.
Asset firm named a top U.S. investment adviser
Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. in Scarsdale was recently named to the inaugural Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisers list.
The international business newspaper chose America”™s top independent investment firms based on six factors: assets under management (AUM), AUM growth, years the firm has been in existence, industry certifications of staff, SEC compliance record, and online accessibility.
Palisades Hudson Asset Management is the investment affiliate of Palisades Hudson Financial Group L.L.C., a fee-only financial adviser based in Scarsdale and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It has $1.3 billion in AUM under the direction of Paul Jacobs, chief investment officer, and its investment committee. The firm develops and implements diversified asset-allocation strategies to manage its clients”™ portfolios.
More than 2,000 qualified firms with at least $300 million in AUM were invited to apply for consideration.
“It”™s gratifying to be on a list that”™s based not just on size, but also on matters that are more important to clients: having a topnotch professional staff and robust online access,” said Palisades Hudson President Larry Elkin.
ArtsWestchester receives grant
ArtsWestchester has been awarded a $5,000 grant by Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples Inc., under a new program that lets Staples associates direct donations.
The Staples grant will support arts education programs designed to teach STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) through the arts in schools in Mount Vernon. In each of the participating schools, professional artists will work with classroom teachers and students to create meaningful curriculum-based arts projects. Janet T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester said, “In our experience, artists are able to communicate science and math concepts in powerful ways when teamed with classroom teachers.
“Having recently launched a 50th anniversary initiative to inspire 50 arts and business partners, the new Staples Foundation partnership not only supports our mission to provide access to the arts, but helps us toward our 50th anniversary goal to build additional business partnerships in the county,” Langsam said.
The Staples program, called 2 Million and Change, will award funds to organizations around the world, reaching more than $2 million in grants by the end of the year.
“Staples Foundation is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our associates live and work,” said Katy Dobbs, director of global community and giving for Staples.
Broadway stars help conservatory raise funds
The Whippoorwill Club in Armonk was the site for the Music Conservatory of Westchester”™s 13th annual Golf & Tennis Classic June 23 where more than 70 participants took to the greens and the tennis courts and were joined by approximately 100 more guests for a Broadway Revue Dinner, which honored Barbara Cook and John Mauceri. The classic raised more than $110,000 for the White Plains-based not-for-profit community music school. Proceeds will go toward scholarships for low-income youth. The conservatory provides $100,000 in scholarship assistance each year for approximately 80 to 85 students, as well as music therapy for children with disabilities and the conservatory”™s new Healing Our Heroes program, which provides music therapy and music instruction for returning military veterans.
“It was a wonderful event from start to finish and the funds we raised will help support our scholarship program which is so vital to the conservatory”™s mission. It was such a thrill to honor two luminaries in the music world and to have Broadway stars shining for the conservatory,” said Executive Director Jean Newton.
Cook and Mauceri were each honored by the conservatory with Lifetime Achievement Awards and five Broadway stars paid tribute to their accomplishments as well as other notable Broadway productions with a medley of tunes.
Morel joins The Westchester Bank
Marisol Morel has been appointed vice president, director of deposit operations at The Westchester Bank, 2001 Central Park Ave., Yonkers. She brings more than 21 years of experience in branch administration, retirement account and regulatory compliance. Multiple functions in her position at the bank include deposit processing, research, account maintenance and account reconciliation.
Morel began her banking career with Queens County Savings Bank, followed by NorthEast Community Bank where she held various positions of increased responsibility from teller, customer service representative to branch manager and vice president of branch administration and bank secrecy officer. Morel stated, “I”™m thrilled to be part of The Westchester Bank family. I am very people-oriented and knowing how much the staff enjoys and respects one another made my decision to join them an easy one.”
John M. Tolomer, president and CEO of the bank said, “Marisol has an exceptional background that is well suited for her position as director of deposit operations. Beyond her extensive banking experience, it was Marisol”™s positive attitude and personality that won the day.”
Vice president and CIO appointed at Pace University
Clare van den Blink will join Pace University in Westchester County and Manhattan as vice president for information technology and chief information officer, effective Aug. 18.
As Pace University”™s CIO, van den Blink will be in charge of the university”™s information technology services department and lead the development and implementation of a technology agenda that supports Pace”™s mission, strategic goals and academic programs. The CIO reports to Pace”™s provost in a newly realigned structure that recognizes the importance of technology in teaching and learning and optimizing student learning outcomes.
In addition to her responsibility for all information technology and infrastructure support services for academic, research and administrative computing at Pace, she will also oversee all of the university”™s telecommunications, networking services and information security.
“Clare van den Blink”™s deep immersion in educational technology will be of great value as Pace defines its own path in a time of rapid change,” Pace University President Stephen J. Friedman said.
“We are counting on Clare”™s informed vision and strong implementation skills to provide faculty with the technological infrastructure they need to carry out innovations in teaching and research in keeping with current changes in the higher education landscape,” said Provost Uday Sukhatme.
Van den Blink brings many years of experience in information technology, in academic, nonprofit organizations and industry, including several positions at Cornell University. She most recently served as director of academic technologies at Cornell, where she helped develop a new IT strategic plan and was responsible for the design and launch of the university”™s recent mobile strategy. In addition to her duties at Cornell, van den Blink also led the recent Learning Analytics Task Force for the State University of New York”™s (SUNY) Faculty Advisory Council on Technology.
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