The Oswego Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the nonprofit healthcare system, has announced changes to leadership within its board of directors.
• Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC Chief Marketing Officer Katie Toomey has been appointed as board chairwoman. An Oswego resident, Toomey oversees Bond’s marketing team. She works with the firm’s management on strategic initiatives, including business development, marketing strategy, and implementation of marketing initiatives. Before joining Bond, Toomey was vice president of member engagement with CenterState CEO. She also served as executive director for the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, which became a fully integrated affiliate of CenterState CEO in 2017. Toomey has 20 years of marketing communications and business development experience in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods. In addition to serving in this new leadership role within the Oswego Health Foundation, Toomey is an active member of the Oswego Health system board of directors.
• CRA Medical Imaging CEO Mary Ann Drumm will serve as vice chairwoman. Since 2002, Drumm has been responsible for overseeing the radiology services at the hospitals they service — including Oswego Hospital, Crouse Hospital — and radiology for several subspeciality practices in the surrounding area. The group is comprised of 27 radiologists, four midlevel providers, and 55 employees. Other responsibilities include financial oversight of the practice, compliance and security issues, coding accuracy, and operational issues for their three outpatient offices.
Drumm is personally involved in multiple community organizations including the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the CNY Chapter of Medical Assistants, the Medical Group Management Association, as well as the Radiology Business Manager Association. She holds credentials for Radiology Certified Coder, American Health Information Management Group, as well as credentials for Certified Coding Specialist, Physician Based, and Certified ICD 10 Trainer.
As a cancer survivor, Drumm is a mentor for Cancer Connects and a strong advocate for the Ronald McDonald House and Samaritan Center of Central New York. She served as chairwoman for the Oswego Foundation gala for four years and has served for the past two years as vice-chairwoman on the Oswego Health Foundation Board.
• Mark Slayton is a certified public accountant licensed in New York state and a graduate of St. John Fisher College. Slayton joined the university advancement office at SUNY Oswego in July of 2000 as the director of finance for both the Oswego College Foundation, Inc. and the Oswego Alumni Association, Inc. Currently, Slayton is the assistant vice president of alumni and development finance, operations and technology. He is responsible for all the financial and operational aspects of both organizations, including, working with the foundation’s audit and finance, governance and investment committees and overseeing the college’s endowment fund. Slayton also works directly with the development officers and donors in helping to structure their major gifts.
• William (Bill) W. Crist has called the Oswego area home since his early teens. He has over 40 years of experience in education — from classroom teacher to superintendent of schools. Crist retired in July 2023 from the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Syracuse. He remains active throughout the community serving on several nonprofit and volunteer boards in the area including the United Way of Greater Oswego County, Weston T Hyde Education Foundation, ARISE advisory board, BSA-Longhouse Council, Oswego Country Club Board of Directors, and is chairman of the sanctuary advisory board for the proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA).
