Piaker and Lyons P.C. has promoted ROBERT J. CHANDLER and ERIC J. ROUSE, CPA to senior accountants in its Binghamton office. 

Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired SHANNON MARSALA in the tax department as an administrative assistant for the Syracuse office. She received an associate degree in accounting from Bryant & Stratton College and is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Columbia College. Marsala brings more than 20 years of management experience. 

Pinckney Hugo Group has hired SARAH TOGNI as a junior art director, and VINCE WALKER as a junior copywriter. Togni has a master’s degree in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Le Moyne College. Walker has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego. ADRIENNE ERVAY has been hired as a digital media strategist. Ervay previously worked as an integrated marketing manager at Eventful Conferences. She also gained experience in content marketing and digital advertising at other organizations in Central New York. Ervay is a Google-qualified individual, certified in Google Ads, and also has HubSpot certifications. She has a master’s degree in new media journalism from Full Sail University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University at Albany.

Community Bank N.A. has promoted WENDY MATTERS to branch manager of its branch at 585 Main St. in Oneida. She has more than 10 years of experience in the banking industry and has been with Community Bank since 2015, when the bank acquired Oneida Savings Bank. Throughout her career, Matters has held various roles, including teller, senior teller, and branch assistant. She most recently worked in Community Bank’s Cazenovia branch.

SEYED ARMIN SAFIZADEH-SHABASTARY has transitioned to peace officer at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). In accordance with Section 6306 of the NYS Education law, the board of trustees has the authority to designate one of more public safety officers as peace officer. He previously held the position of technical assistant at MVCC since 2014. Safizadeh-Shabastary holds an associate degree in liberal arts and sciences from MVCC. DAVE WARREN has transitioned to head coach/athletics specialist. He has been assistant to the associate dean of athletics at MVCC since 1997 and has been the baseball coach since 2001. He holds an associate degree in applied science – sports and recreation management from Herkimer County Community College and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland.

JOSEPH P. VIVIANO has joined HighPoint Advisors, LLC as a financial advisor. His career in the financial services industry began in 2010. Prior to joining HighPoint, Viviano worked as a financial planner for several other local independent firms. He holds a life & health insurance license, as well as Series 66 and Series 7 registrations. Viviano graduated from Le Moyne College

WAYNE BODOW has been hired by Combined Worksite Solutions as an account executive. He has retired from his law practice in Central New York, where he practiced for more than 35 years. Bodow has also been the author of numerous articles on a wide variety of subjects, many of which were published by the NYS Bar Association. He specializes in group benefits for small and large employers. 

Bousquet Holstein PLLC announced that JANE YUE ZHANG has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the real estate, business transactions, and immigration practice groups. She previously practiced immigration law and served as in-house counsel of a commercial real-estate development company in Syracuse. Zhang is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, and Barnard College, Columbia University, where she was a political science major. While in law school, she served as an intern for the Hon. Anthony J. Paris at the Onondaga County Supreme Court. Zhang speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. 

EMER M. STACK has joined Hancock Estabrook LLP as an associate and represents diverse clients in both state and federal courts throughout New York state. She is a member of the firm’s litigation and appellate practices. Stack previously served as law clerk to Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York, and was a law clerk in the Staff Attorney’s Office for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is a graduate of Cornell University and received her J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law.

FREDERICK (RICK) J. ALFREDS has joined Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. as an associate attorney (admission pending) in the firm’s litigation and real estate practice groups. He is a graduate of St. John Fisher College and a recent graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to law school, Alfreds interned at the New York Court of Claims for the Hon. Renee Minarik. During law school, he interned at the Office of the General Counsel at NASA in Washington, D.C.