HEALTH CARE 
 Elisabeth Vallone has been promoted to director of critical care services for <a href="/topics//Good_Samaritan_Hospital">Good Samaritan Hospital</a> Medical Center in <a href="/topics//West_Islip,_NY">West Islip</a>. The <a href="/topics//West_Babylon,_NY">West Babylon</a> resident was previously nurse manager of a medical intensive care unit. 
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 Dr. Kenneth Steier has been named to the national editorial advisory board of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The <a href="/topics//Melville,_NY">Melville</a> resident is the dean of clinical education at the <a href="/topics//Touro_College">Touro College</a> of Osteopathic Medicine in Manhattan. 
 E. Christopher Murray has been elected to the board of directors of Literacy <a href="/topics//Nassau_County,_NY">Nassau</a>. The Stony Brook resident is a partner in the litigation department at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in <a href="/topics//Uniondale,_NY">Uniondale</a>, and chair of the firm's environmental practice group. 
 REAL ESTATE 
 Sharon Bloch has joined Coach Real Estate Associates as a licensed associate broker in the Stony Brook office. The <a href="/topics//Setauket,_NY">Setauket</a> resident previously held a similar position at Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty. 
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HEALTH CARE Elisabeth Vallone has been promoted to director of critical care services for Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. The West Babylon resident was previously nurse manager of a medical intensive care unit. BOARDS & ASSOCIATIONS Dr. Kenneth Steier has been named to the national editorial advisory board of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The Melville resident is the dean of clinical education at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Manhattan. E. Christopher Murray has been elected to the board of directors of Literacy Nassau. The Stony Brook resident is a partner in the litigation department at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale, and chair of the firm's environmental practice group. REAL ESTATE Sharon Bloch has joined Coach Real Estate Associates as a licensed associate broker in the Stony Brook office. The Setauket resident previously held a similar position at Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty. To be included in People on the Move, send information and color photos about job moves, promotions and other work-world triumphs by fax to 631-843-2065, by email to peopleonthemove@newsday.com, or by mail to People on the Move, 235 Pinelawn Rd., Melville, NY 11747-4250.

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