ITHACA, NY -- Joe Sammons will continue serving residents of Tompkins and Cortland Counties as the eighth executive director of Hospicare & Palliative Care Services. Â Sammons, who succeeds Kimberly De Rosa, is scheduled to join Hospicare Feb. 15. Former County Administrator Joe Mareane stepped in as interim executive director after De Rosa left the nonprofit in September 2020. Â The Board of Directors of Hospicare made the announcement earlier this month. Betsy East, president of the Hospicare Board of Directors, said Sammons has a strong background in managing community-based nonprofit ...