Piaker & Lyons P.C. has promoted ALLISON E. GUNTHER, CPA, to manager in its Norwich office. ZACHARY COLE and BETHANY STEWART have joined the firm as staff accountants in its Binghamton office, and PAMELA MEALEY in its Norwich office.

JAY-K Lumber has promoted two staff members to new positions and announced the retirements of two long-time employees. KEVIN COUNTRYMAN will take on the role of contractor and outside sales manager, following the retirement of JIM MOORHEAD, who served in the role for more than 30 years. Countryman previously worked in lumber sales, and spent nearly four years as the home improvement retailer’s principle deck designer. DAN MURPHY will be taking on an expanded role as building supply/millwork purchaser following the retirement of LARRY CIEPLY, who leaves after nearly 50 years as a JAY-K Lumber employee. Murphy, a store veteran of more than 25 years, has already served as a purchaser for the plumbing, electrical, and paint departments.

Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company announced that ELAINA PIRRO has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate salesperson. She has extensive experience in health care, both as a provider and administrator. Pirro owns and operates Meridian Chiropractic & Wellness, PC, according to her LinkedIn profile. She has a doctor of chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College, a master’s degree from SUNY Buffalo, and a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College in political science. 

RACHEL DUBOIS has been appointed director of undergraduate recruitment at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. She was an academic advisor for the undergraduate program at the Whitman School for more than four years. Before coming to Whitman, she worked with student-athletes for the Syracuse University Athletic Department, based in the Stevenson Educational Center. Dubois completed her bachelor’s degree in finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and her master’s degree in higher education from Syracuse University.

KARA PRIMROSE has been appointed director of career services at Martin J. Whitman School of Management. She has worked for the Whitman School’s Career Services department since 2008 where she has provided student career counseling and professional development support for graduate and undergraduate students. Most recently, she served as interim director. Prior to joining the Whitman Career Center, Primrose spent more than a decade working in admissions at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She had the lead role in creating and implementing all admissions visitation, and scholarship programs. Primrose holds a bachelor’s degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 

NBT Insurance Agency has promoted seven employees. They are HALEY PAUL, promoted from agency automation account examiner to agency automation executive account examiner; ASHLEY MEADE, promoted from document management coordinator to commercial lines customer service representative associate; MOLLY JANIT, promoted from commercial lines executive customer service representative to commercial lines marketing coordinator. HANNAH BENSON, promoted from commercial lines customer service representative to commercial lines marketing associate; AUTUMN JOSEPH, promoted from administrative assistant to executive assistant; JOSHUA BURCHILL, promoted from the PCG sales team lead to business development manager; and ANTO ALMASIAN, promoted from account executive to business development manager. 

Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy has promoted ROSANNA LINDER to the firm’s new position of accounting manager. She joined the agency in 2009 as an accounting assistant. Linder is a graduate of SUNY-IT where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. The firm has expanded both its Commercial Lines and Employee Benefits departments to include new team leadership positions. MARY CAROL EVANS has been promoted to manager of client solutions in the employee benefits department. JON SCHLOOP has been promoted to the same position within the commercial lines department. Evans brings more than 10 years of experience as a benefits specialist. She holds the professional in human resources and certified employee benefits specialist designations. Schloop has more than 30 years of industry experience. He holds a range of designations including chartered property and casualty underwriter, associate in underwriting, associate in insurance services, and associate in management from the Insurance Institute of America, and associate in customer service from LOMA.

Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc. announced that STEPHANIE NORTHRUP has joined the staff as a commercial lines account manager. She has been in the insurance industry for more than five years, receiving her broker’s license from the Utica School of Commerce in 2016. 

Massage Envy of Rochester / Syracuse has hired CLAIRE MCCARTHY as an esthetician in its Fayetteville office and ARIA PENDERGRASS as a wellness consultant, also in the Fayetteville location. 

DOUG STONE has joined Nagle Athletic Surfaces as its New England general manager. He has more than 30 years of experience in the sports-surfacing industry. KARINA ALLEN has joined the company as its senior accountant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Liberty University and has more than 13 years of experience.