MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hassina Adams and Dr. Danielle R. Berry are among five Onondaga Community College graduates who will be recognized as distinguished Alumni Faces honorees for their professional achievements and contributions to the college and the community. Their accomplishments will be highlighted during an induction ceremony on Oct. 6 at 5:30 at the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall on OCC’s West Seneca Turnpike campus. Their likenesses and inspirational success stories will be added to the Alumni Faces display on campus. Adams, class of 2017, immigrated to the United States from South Africa. Her degree at OCC was in humanities and social sciences and she is an aspiring immigration attorney. Adams plans to become an immigration attorney who advocates for refugees and underrepresented people. She currently works as a paralegal in the city of Syracuse’s Law Department. While attending OCC, she was her younger siblings’ legal guardian and taught middle school-aged girls at the North Side Learning Center.

Berry, class of 2013, received her OCC degree in mathematics and science. She is now a chemist and senior research specialist at Dow. Berry enrolled at OCC at age 16 where the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program introduced her to laboratory research opportunities. She earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY-ESF and her Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas.

“We’re so proud of this class of Alumni Faces honorees. They came here from a variety of backgrounds with the common goal of bettering their lives through higher education,” said OCC President Dr. Warren Hilton. “Their success stories and accomplishments are an inspiration to our entire campus community. We look forward to welcoming them home and celebrating their achievements.”

Nurse practitioner returns to Oswego Health

Oswego Health has announced the return of Certified Nurse Practitioner Samantha Goutermout to the healthcare system as a new provider at Fulton PrimeCare. Goutermout earned her master’s in nursing science, FNP, in 2022 from Upstate Medical University and her bachelor of science in 2019 from Roberts Wesleyan College where she graduated summa cum laude. Goutermout previously worked for Oswego Hospital from 2012-2015 as a certified nursing assistant before taking a position at Upstate Medical University as a specialty certified pediatric registered nurse where she specialized in pediatric trauma, pediatric intensive care and surgery.

Goutermout joins Fulton PrimeCare at 522 South Fourth St, Fulton, and will work alongside Joselito Ouano, MD, Meaghan Primm, MD, Andrew Rogall, MD, and Heather Daniels, FNP-C, to offer primary care including health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, and diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses.

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