UTICA – Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has made the following staff announcements.
 Thomas Soja, Esq. |
Thomas Soja, Esq. – Vice President, Legal & Compliance
Thomas Soja, Esq. has been named vice president, Legal & Compliance for Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). In this role, he is responsible for legal matters system wide with administrative responsibility for corporate compliance, privacy and internal audits, governance and corporate matters, financing activities and physician and healthcare entity contracting.
Prior to this position, he was general counsel for Mohawk Valley Network, Inc. and its affiliates, including Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH), since 2000. He was general counsel for St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital Center from 1995 through 2000.
Soja graduated from Albany Law School and served as Notes and Comments editor of the Albany Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences.
 Traci Boris, Esq. |
Traci Boris, Esq. – Assistant Vice President, Legal & Compliance
Traci Boris, Esq. has been named assistant vice president, Legal & Compliance for MVHS. She previously served as the legal counsel for St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC). In this role, she is responsible for legal matters associated with labor relations and human resource issues, and manages professional and general liability litigation and claims. Boris also assists with insurance programs and oversees regulatory matters.
Boris graduated cum laude from Albany Law School, was a member of the Albany Law Review and participated in the Gabrielli Moot Court Appellate Advocacy Competition. She completed her Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in Political Science at SUNY Oneonta.
 Heather Haglund, Esq. |
Heather Haglund, Esq. – Assistant General Counsel
Heather Haglund, Esq. has been named assistant general counsel of MVHS. She previously served as assistant general counsel at SEMC for more than five years. Haglund is responsible for legal matters associated with patient rights, real estate and mental hygiene, provides support to regulatory and risk management and is a key resource for the corporate compliance officer and privacy officer.
A member of the New York State Bar since 1999, Haglund has more than 15 years of legal experience. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law and her
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan. Haglund also earned a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the New School for Social Research in Utica, New York and an Associate of Science from the Community College of the Air Force.
 Nancy Ricci |
Nancy Ricci – Corporate Compliance Officer
Nancy Ricci has been named corporate compliance officer of MVHS. In this role, she is responsible for maintaining an enterprise-wide compliance program consistent with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, as well as with compliance program guidelines established by the Office of Inspector General and the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General.
Ricci has been an employee at FSLH for 18 years, serving most recently as corporate compliance officer and privacy officer. She earned her Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Accounting (CPA) from Utica College of Syracuse University.
 David Carlson |
David Carlson – Director of Internal Audit and Privacy Officer
David Carlson has been named director of Internal Audit and privacy officer for MVHS. In this position, Carlson is responsible for developing and maintaining an internal audit program and overseeing the organization’s privacy-related issues.
Carlson has been an employee at SEMC since 1987, holding various positions within the Finance Department and serving as the compliance officer since 2003. He has previously held the positions of internal auditor and privacy officer. He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Utica College.
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.
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Sandra Fentiman
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
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sfentiman@stemc.org