Citizens Savings Bank
Kathy Sedorovitz, Citizens Savings Bank (SUBMITTED)
Kathy Sedorovitz has been promoted to the position of AVP/compliance & BSA in the administrative offices in Clarks Summit, effective Jan. 1. She joined the bank in June 2011 as a teller and was later promoted to eBanking specialist, followed by her most current role as assistant deposit operations/eBanking manager.
Sedorovitz will assist management in keeping up to date with compliance issues, be the central point of contact and coordination of all regulatory/legal compliance changes and ensure that the bank follows all regulatory requirements. The position will also act as BSA compliance officer to develop, implement and administer effective written BSA/AML and compliance programs. This position will advise the board of directors, management and department personnel of emerging compliance issues and will consult and guide the bank in the establishment of controls to mitigate risks.
Sedorovitz resides in Scranton.
Friendship House
Sue DeCesare, Friendship House (SUBMITTED)
Sue DeCesare, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, has been appointed as a full-time senior clinical director of school-based and autism services for the organization. She brings extensive clinical, supervisory and program development experience to her role. She has been practicing as a clinical psychologist since 2010, providing evidence-based psychological services to diverse populations.
DeCesare has been an integral part of the organization for the past seven years, serving as a clinical consultant within the school-based and autism departments. Through this work, she has supported program growth, clinical excellence, and the delivery of high-quality, individualized services to children and families. Early in her career, DeCesare completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Moses Taylor Hospital, further strengthening her assessment and intervention expertise.
In her leadership role, DeCesare oversees clinical direction and program development for school-based and autism services, with a strong focus on collaborative care, professional development and evidence-based practices.
She resides in the North Pocono area.
The Wright Center
Ivan Cvorovic, Wright Center (SUBMITTED)
Kristina Tanovic, Wright Center (SUBMITTED)
The Wright Center for Community Health continues to strengthen its commitment to preventive care as two more doctors earn board certification in lifestyle medicine, equipping them to help patients prevent, manage and even reverse chronic disease through sustainable lifestyle change.
Dr. Ivan Cvorovic, FACP, CPE, and Dr. Kristina Tanovic, FACP, joined the Wright Center in 2020. The Wright Center’s Lifestyle Medicine program focuses on the six pillars of health: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, relationships and the avoidance of risky substances.
Chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, can lead to more serious conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, some cancers and arthritis. A CDC report shows that many chronic conditions are influenced by lifestyle risk factors, including excessive alcohol use, tobacco use, physical inactivity and poor nutrition.
As part of its commitment to provide whole-person primary and preventive health services to people of all ages, income levels and insurance statuses, the Wright Center offers lifestyle medicine at its 13 community health centers across Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Wyoming counties. The physicians and clinicians conduct a thorough patient assessment of current health habits and then introduce and empower individualized treatment plans based on specific risk factors. Treatment plans can include improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, managing stress, eliminating tobacco use and moderating alcohol consumption.
Cvorovic is also a board-certified internal medicine hospitalist and certified physician executive at the Wright Center for Community Health. He serves as director of hospital services and the internal medicine residency hospitalist faculty for the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education. Tanovic is also board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine and serves as associate program director, a teaching hospitalist, and core faculty of the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Both doctors graduated from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine and completed their internal medicine residencies at Icahn School of Medicine at James J. Peters VA Medical Center, a Mount Sinai School of Medicine-affiliated facility in the Bronx, New York.
Cvorovic and Tanovic are each accepting new patients at the Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.