Who's News

NJBIZ, Apr 30, 2007

Accounting

Michael Goldman has been named a partner at Schwartzbard & Goldman in Roseland. He has more than 20 years of experience providing customized tax and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals. Goldman earned his M.BA. from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College.

Scott Testa has been named a principal at Schwartzbard & Goldman in Roseland. He was previously a partner at a firm specializing in the tax and business advisory needs of high-net-worth individuals, and worked for 12 years in the private client advisory services group of a Big Four firm. He earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Rutgers University.

Airport security

John Hook has been named director of compliance and professional standards at Gateway security Inc. in Newark. In this role, he will design, develop and implement a new Gateway security officer-training program. Hook is a retired New Jersey state police lieutenant and 30-year veteran of the state police. He also brings extensive experience to Gateway in the fields of education, security management and information technology.

Construction

Ron Kerins has joined Greyhawk as a senior executive in the company's Moorestown office. Kerins, who has more than 22 years of construction industry experience, is responsible for regional business development in the private sector. He will also focus on developing business in the Pennsylvania market, a targeted growth area for Greyhawk He earned his M.BA., with a focus in leadership studies, from Perm State University. Kerins also holds bachelor's degrees in architecture and civil and construction engineeringtechnologyfromTemple University.

Health Care

Peter Connolly has been named president of Saint Peter's Foundation, the fundraising arm of Saint Peter's University Hospital. He will continue to serve as director of marketing for the diocese and as executive vice president, chief marketing officer for Saint Peter's, positions he has held since September. Before joining Saint Peter's, Connolly was president ofWorldwide Marketing and Communications with the Tommy Hilfiger Corp. He has held several senior-level marketing positions throughout his career at companies that include Polo Ralph Lauren, CNBC and Ikea. Connolly is a graduate of Boston College.

Kathleen Flannery has b e en name d administrator of home health care for the Kennedy Health System. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing daily operations for Kennedy's Medicare- certified home health agency, which serves more than 4,000 clients in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. Before joining Kennedy, Flannery served as director of Bayada Nurses' Wayne, Pa., office, where she worked for sixyears. Flannery, who has more than 25 years of health care experience, holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Niagara University College of Nursing in New York.

Charles Seidel has been named associate dean for faculty affairs at Ross University School of Medicine in Edison. He will oversee all aspects of faculty orientation, communication between the university's deans and faculty and faculty development, advancement and retention. He will also continue to teach in the physiology department. Before joining Ross in 2004, Seidel was a faculty member in the physiology department at Baylor College of Medicine. He earned his doctoral degree in physiology from the University of Michigan.

Johanna Yiirkow has been named assistant vice president of clinical services at Kennedy Memorial HospitalsUniversity Medical Center in Stratford. In this position, she is responsible for all aspects of nursing and clinical care at the 183-bed acute-care hospital. She directly over sees nurse management and systems projects at the hospital, which has more than 200 nurses on staff. Yurkow graduated from the Helene Fuld School of Nursing in Camden. She also holds a master's degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Rutgers University.

Industrial Equipment

Aaron Israel has joined Foley Incorporated as an emissions specialist. He will be responsible for providing emissions regulatory interpretation support to Foley's construction, power systems, on-highway and rental service divisions. Israel has eight years of workrelated experience in emissions solutions engineering and product development. Before joining Foley, he worked for BASF Catalysts LLC, formerly Engelhard Corp. He earned his M.B.A. in operations management from Baruch College, City University of New York, and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University

Real Estate

David A. Williamson Jr. has been promoted to national marketing director at SureDeposit in Livingston. He joined the company in 2001 as northeast regional marketing director. Williamson will continue to act as the primary liaison for SureDeposit's clients and lead the company's aggressive sales and marketing efforts throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and portions of the Midwest. Before joining SureDeposit, he spent four years within the real estate and multifamily housing industry as sales manager with HPC Publications and The Apartment Guides from Boston to Philadelphia. Williamson holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts.