People on the Move

Fust Charles Chambers LLP has hired MYLA BSEIRANI as a tax associate. She joins the firm after holding several accounting and tax positions in both the private and public sectors. Bseirani was accountant/president of MB Accounting & Tax Services in DeWitt and Cicero for more than nine years, according to her LinkedIn profile. She received

NBT Bank announced that KAREN BROGNANO has joined as VP and senior commercial banking relationship manager based at the bank’s Utica Financial Center. She has more than 25 years of experience in banking in the Mohawk Valley, including positions with Savings Bank of Utica and M&T Bank. Prior to NBT, Brognano was VP of commercial

Mohawk Valley EDGE has promoted three staff members. SHAWNA PAPALE has been named chief administrative officer and will oversee general administrative functions for the organization including serving as executive director for the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency. She has worked for the organization for more than 20 years, serving in multiple economic development positions, including

WILLIAM RUST has joined Strategic Financial Services, Inc. as a financial consultant. He brings more than five years of industry experience to his role at Strategic. Previously, Rust held positions at Amundi Pioneer Asset Management and Edward Jones Investments in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of St. John Fisher College and holds a bachelor’s

Pinnacle Holding Company has promoted DALTON J. AXENFELD to chief financial officer. This appointment leverages his extensive knowledge of financial reporting, business valuation, budgeting, projecting, and internal control analysis. Axenfeld is a CPA and earned an MBA from Ithaca College after receiving his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Le Moyne College.   

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted APRIL BRISSETTE to chief credit officer. She joined BHG in 2007 in the credit department, and today, she manages more than 30 employees across three departments. RUSSELL HARLESTON has been promoted to corporate recruiter. He is responsible for overseeing the recruiting process for BHG’s Syracuse office. Previously, Harleston was

Nascentia Health has added the following individuals to its team of health-care professionals. Joining the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) are TAMMY BROWN, registered nurse; TARA COLLINS, accounts payable specialist; FRANK CRUDELE, accounts receivable specialist; VICTORIA DOOLEY, physical therapist; HEATHER DUMAS, physical therapist; KYLE HOWATT, data analyst; KATHLEEN HUBER, registered nurse; DIANA HUGHES, home care