CHARLIE NOEL has been hired as member partner advisor at AmeriCU Credit Union. She joins a team of advisors focused on membership development, outreach, and financial education. Noel comes to AmeriCU with 15 years of prior credit-union experience at Empower Federal Credit Union, most recently as business-development manager. She will be responsible for growing business partner relationships in parts of Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oswego counties.

Attis Industries has hired TIM STITT as plant controller. He has primary responsibility for the financial functions of Attis Ethanol Fulton and acts as a business partner with plant and corporate management to manage and control the local business. Stitt most recently worked as a senior consultant at Fust Charles Chambers LLP, where he obtained his CPA license. He earned his master’s degree in accountancy from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. Before that, Stitt spent six years enlisted in the United States Navy. 

DONALD J. SIPHER has joined Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) as vice president. He has extensive experience with similar service lines provided by ATL. Sipher has held technical positions focused on geotechnical engineering, subsurface exploration, dam design and remediation, and construction materials testing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Clarkson University, a master’s degree in chemical engineering (geotechnical) from Purdue University, and an MBA. Sipher has remained involved with Clarkson University serving on the Engineering Advisory Council of the Civil Engineering Department and with recruiting efforts. ATL is headquartered in Canton and has additional offices in Plattsburgh, Watertown, Syracuse, Rochester, Elmira, Binghamton, Utica, the Poughkeepsie area, and the Albany area (Clifton Park). Sipher is based in the latter office. 

BABETTE BURGAN, an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner (AGNP), has joined Huntington Living Center. Burgan has worked in health care as a registered nurse for 11 years and as a licensed medical social worker for eight years. She has experience in acute care, psychiatry, and long-term care and is a basic life support (BLS)/CPR certified instructor and certified in advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). She is also certified as an AGNP. Burgan completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Rochester, master’s degree in nursing from Keuka College, and master’s degree in social work from the College at Brockport and Nazareth College. She also has a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Canisius College. 

ALICIA ELWOOD, a certified family nurse practitioner, has joined Rome Medical Practice’s obstetrics and gynecology practice, called All About Women. Elwood graduated from St. Elizabeth College of Nursing with a registered nursing degree. After eight years of nursing, including experience in pediatrics and home care case management, she earned certification as a family nurse practitioner at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy. 

NBT Insurance Agency has hired JOSEPH VALENTINO as its new business development manager in the Syracuse region. He brings experience in auto sales and financing to his new position. Valentino will be charged with growing the agency’s personal lines and small business customer base in the Syracuse area. Prior to joining NBT Insurance Agency, he was a finance and insurance manager at East Syracuse Chevrolet and has also worked in other customer service and sales roles. Valentino recently received his bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College. 

Bousquet Holstein PLLC has elected NATALIE P. HEMPSON-ELLIOTT and JANA K. MCDONALD as members of the law firm.

Hempson-Elliott joined the firm in 2014 and is part of the its real estate, business, and public finance practice groups. She has more than 10 years of experience representing clients and has significant experience representing not-for-profit and for-profit developers, and advising on a variety of transactions. Hempson-Elliott also serves and advises clients in various corporate matters. She is a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law and a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

McDonald joined Bousquet Holstein in 2017 and is part of the firm’s real-estate practice group. She handles commercial real-estate transactions and represents business, institutional and individual clients in connection with a wide range of matters. McDonald began her career representing commercial and industrial developers in New Jersey and South Florida, later served as the City of Utica’s director of planning, and subsequently practiced as a transactional and real property litigation attorney in Cazenovia at the Lindenfeld Law Firm. McDonald graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and the University of Virginia School of Architecture, with a bachelor’s degree in city planning. 

Barclay Damon has announced several practice group leadership changes.

ROSEMARY ENRIGHT was named labor & employment practice group leader. A member of the firm’s labor & employment practice area and Canada–U.S. cross-border team, Enright will lead the firm’s newly formed labor & employment practice group. Prior to the formation of this new practice group, the labor & employment practice area was housed within Barclay Damon’s business services practice group. It is being elevated to a stand-alone practice group after its rapid growth under its founder, late partner Larry Oppenheimer.

HEATHER SUNSER was appointed financial services practice group leader. She is a member of Barclay Damon’s real estate, financial institutions & lending, and telecommunications practice areas as well as the energy and cannabis teams, Sunser is taking over the role of financial services practice group leader from longstanding firm leader and partner Ned Trombly.

BRENDA COLELLA was named regulatory practice group deputy leader. A co-chair of Barclay Damon’s regulatory practice area, co-team leader of the renewable energy and energy markets teams, and a member of the project development practice area and energy and oil and gas teams, Colella will serve as the regulatory practice group deputy leader until June. Then, she will take over as regulatory practice group leader from Jeff Davis, telecommunications practice area chair and project development practice area co-chair.

JEFF DOVE was appointed business services practice group leader. A co-chair of Barclay Damon’s restructuring, bankruptcy & creditors’ rights practice area and member of the corporate practice area, Dove takes over as business services practice group leader from Bob Heary, who has become labor & employment practice area chair.