Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired ELAINE GOTT as an associate in its Syracuse office. She previously worked as a bookkeeper for a variety of professional service companies and brings more than 20 years of experience to Dermody, Burke & Brown. Gott received a bachelor’s degree in financial services from Columbia College Hancock Air Base, Syracuse. 

Ashley McGraw Architects has promoted DANIEL DONOVAN to associate principal. He was previously a senior project manager. He joined Ashley McGraw in 2003. Donovan’s expertise in the K-12 school sector is highlighted by numerous district-wide renovation programs and long-term modernization plans for structures and systems throughout New York. Donovan holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture degree from Syracuse University. 

SWBR, a Rochester–based architectural and design firm with a Syracuse office, has added MICHAEL PICARD to its leadership team as chief financial officer. He has more than three decades of financial management experience. Most recently, Picard served as CFO at the Costello Group, where he was as an executive manager of all financial operations, treasury management, debt service and regulatory reporting, and provided strategic analysis. Picard earned a master’s degree in finance and management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Connecticut State University.

Solvay Bank has named AMBER CAVALLARO branch manager of its Baldwinsville office. She was previously branch manager of the bank’s Cicero location. Cavallaro has been with Solvay Bank since 2016. She previously held positions as development manager with the March of Dimes and as personal banker at KeyBank, according to her LinkedIn profile. She attended the University of Buffalo and Onondaga Community College. 

ERIN KELLY has joined the Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) at Cornell University as its new assistant director. Founded in 2014 in Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, through a $10 million gift from John and Dyan Smith, the SFBI provides education, networking, and information to family business owners, successors, and students from across the globe. Kelly will focus on expanding the campus presence of SFBI and related student activities, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as strengthening many of the SFBI outreach programs. Kelly joined the Cornell community in 2006 when she returned to the Central New York area after several years living and working in Manhattan. Her time at Cornell includes both contract and endowed positions, an invited rotation with organizational development, two years of service with Cornell CARES, and three years chairing the CALS Core Values Awards Committee. She has been with the Johnson Graduate School of Management since 2016, where she most recently served as academic manager of the Executive MBA Metro NY program. Prior to entering into higher education, Kelly worked for a series of family-owned businesses ranging from small and local to large and global. Kelly received her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s from Elmira College.

JILL MANEY, Ph.D. has been named director of development for Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. She was previously individual giving manager at Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown, where she secured grant and foundation support and developed a portfolio of major donors, generating multiple individual gifts. Maney graduated from Amherst College and the University of Utah before receiving her doctorate in English and American Studies from the University of Rochester. After teaching at various colleges for more than 20 years, she managed the Thistle Hill Weavers textile mill in Cherry Valley.

Barton & Loguidice (B&L) has added three employees to the firm’s Syracuse office. LISA ROGERS joins the firm’s human resources group as a corporate recruiter. She spent the last 23 years in talent acquisition. Rogers previously worked as a senior recruiter at Welch Allyn. GARY MALEK joins the B&L facilities group as a part-time senior project engineer. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology from the University of Houston and his master’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Malek previously worked as a structural engineer, where he provided structural-design services on a variety of federal and government projects. THOMAS LEROY joins the facilities group as an engineer I. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Binghamton University. At Binghamton, LeRoy was a teacher’s assistant for an engineering design class, where he assisted and guided students on lab assignments and projects and taught relevant principles regarding metal-detection projects. JENNIFER LEE joins the firm’s marketing group as a marketing specialist II. She has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and broadcast management from SUNY Plattsburgh. Prior to B&L, Lee was a producer design and document specialist at Lockton Companies. TREVOR CHASE joins the solid waste group as an engineer I. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University. Prior to B&L, Chase worked for Union Concrete and Construction Company as a project manager/estimator, according to his LinkedIn profile. ANTHONY YOUNG has joined the water/wastewater group in the Watertown office as a senior project engineer. He has 10 years of engineering and project management experience. Young is a professional engineer licensed in the states of New York and Pennsylvania and is a graduate of SUNY Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology. His background includes design and rehabilitation of municipal wastewater and water system projects throughout Northern New York. Young previously worked as a civil engineer and project manager. BRETT MCVOY has joined the water/wastewater group in the Watertown office as an engineer I. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University. Before joining B&L, McVoy gained his experience interning with BCA Architects & Engineers, according to his LinkedIn profile. 

CHRIS BARKER has joined J.W. Burns & Company as a portfolio manager/analyst. He started in the investment management business as an institutional broker at A.G. Edwards & Sons working with banks, pension plans, and insurance companies in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Barker has more than 12 years of experience analyzing markets and creating investment plans utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis. He holds bachelor degrees in economics and chemistry from the University of Rochester.

ANDREW DERRENBACKER has joined J.W. Burns as a portfolio manager/analyst. After spending several years working for J.W. Burns as a college intern, he was hired by the firm full-time upon graduation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, where he graduated with a major in political science and minor in economics.