Long Island hires and promotions: Dave Widmer, Cablevision Media Sales

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Dave Widmer of Huntington has been appointed vice president of local advertising for the Long Island region at Cablevision Media Sales in Woodbury. He was president, general manager and market manager at Connoisseur Media in Farmingdale.

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Meredith Simonetti of Massapequa, system director of patient access in the revenue cycle unit of Catholic Health Services of Long Island in Melville, has been elected president of the Healthcare Financial Management Association metropolitan New York chapter.

Julia Fenster of Dix Hills has become vice-chair of the Anti-Defamation League's New York region Long Island advisory committee. She is a co-founder and vice president of Thought Engine Media Group in Centerport.

Leslie Tayne of Melville, financial attorney at Tayne Law Group PC in Melville, has been appointed chair of the Nassau County Bar Association's attorneys and accountants committee.

CLARIFICATION: Dave Widmer has been appointed vice president of local advertising for the Long Island region at Cablevision Media Sales in Woodbury. Earlier versions of this story had an incorrect listing for the job location.

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