Fust Charles Chambers LLP has hired the following people as associates. ARIANA ANOCETO has joined as a tax associate. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting, with a concentration in information systems, and MBA from Le Moyne College. Anoceto is currently working to complete the examination requirements to earn her CPA license. LUKE ASTON joins the firm as an audit associate. He received his bachelor’s degree and MBA in accounting from SUNY Oswego. Aston has passed all four parts of the CPA exam and is currently gaining relevant experience to meet license requirements. MIKE DOWNS has come aboard as an audit associate. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Geneseo and his MBA in public accounting from SUNY Oswego. Downs is currently working to complete the examination requirements to earn his CPA license. BRYAN KIMBALL has been hired as an audit associate. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Oswego. Kimbell is working to complete the examination requirements to earn his CPA license. AMANDA LATTIMORE has joined the firm as an audit associate. She received her bachelor’s degree and MBA in accounting from SUNY Oswego. Lattimore is working to complete the examination requirements to earn her CPA license. KATIE REGIN has been hired as an audit associate. She received her bachelor’s degree and MBA in accounting from SUNY Oswego. Regin is working to complete the examination requirements to earn her CPA license. KRISTI TARR has come aboard as a special project analyst after holding several financial accounting and analyst positions with both local and national organizations. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration with accounting specialty from Saint Leo University in Tampa, Florida. 

Chianis + Anderson Architects announced that RENEE DEPRATO recently joined the firm as business development coordinator. She has more than 15 years of experience in communications and marketing. DePrato received her bachelor’s degree in health and human services from the University at Buffalo. 

The Hayner Hoyt Corporation has hired recent SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate AARON DEVEREAUX as a project engineer. With a degree in construction management, he is a certified associate constructor and previously worked as an assistant project manager at G.M. Crisalli & Associates, where he gained experience in commercial construction project management and estimating. CONOR UTTER has joined Hayner Hoyt as a project engineer. Also a recent SUNY ESF graduate, he graduated with a degree in sustainable construction management engineering. He previously worked as a construction laborer in Ithaca and has carpentry experience. Another recent SUNY ESF grad, ZACH BATES, has joined Hayner Hoyt as a project engineer. Graduating with a degree in construction management, he has prior experience with construction project oversight, precast concrete work, and residential repairs and additions.

Barton & Loguidice (B&L) announced that DONALD R. GENTILCORE, JR. has joined the firm’s Solid Waste Group as a senior project manager in its Syracuse office. He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental management from Rochester Institute of Technology. Gentilcore has more than 20 years of experience in management, operations, development, construction, and permitting in the solid waste industry. In his previous position as a chief operating officer, he developed solid waste projects in various markets. Gentilcore has also served as an area manager for Progressive Waste Solutions and also previously served as district manager for the Seneca Meadows Landfill, which was recognized with multiple awards during his tenure. He has managed complex projects across multiple solid-waste disciplines and is a registered New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Class A/B operator of underground storage tanks. 

BlueRock Engegy has hired STEW ANKLIN as VP of sales. He will be based in Syracuse. Anklin comes to BlueRock Energy with more than 30 years of sales and management experience, ranging from insurance, to brokerage, to medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining BlueRock Energy, Anklin worked at Quintiles as a diabetic specialty representative. He also spent time at Byram Healthcare, as the account manager in the upstate New York region. Anklin graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. 

Attorneys RENEE L. JAMES and PAUL J. TUCK have joined Hancock Estabrook, LLP. James joins as counsel in the labor & employment, municipal, and education practice areas. She advises private and public sector employers in the areas of employment law. James has represented the New York State Public High School Athletic Association since 2005. She received her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland and her J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University. Tuck joins as an associate in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Hancock Estabrook, he was judicial law clerk to Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of New York. Tuck received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and his J.D. from Vermont Law School.

Massage Envy of Rochester / Syracuse has hired BRYCE SABINE as a licensed massage therapist and SELENA ANCHINI as an esthetician. Both will work at its Clay location.

The Rescue Mission board of directors has appointed DAN SIEBURG as the Rescue Mission’s next CEO. He will succeed Alan Thornton, who after five years as CEO and 24 years with the Rescue Mission, has taken another position in Washington, D.C. Sieburg joined the Rescue Mission 10 years ago and most recently served as, chief program officer where he was responsible for the oversight of all programs in Syracuse, Binghamton, Auburn, and Ithaca. Prior to his work at the Rescue Mission, he worked as a pastor at a local church as well as at several local human-service organizations. Sieburg holds an undergraduate degree from SUNY Cortland and a master’s degree in social work from Syracuse University.