Fust Charles Chambers LLP has hired MYLA BSEIRANI as a tax associate. She joins the firm after holding several accounting and tax positions in both the private and public sectors. Bseirani was accountant/president of MB Accounting & Tax Services in DeWitt and Cicero for more than nine years, according to her LinkedIn profile. She received her associate degree in accounting from Bryant & Stratton College and is currently working to complete her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Columbia College. 

NBT Bank announced that KAREN BROGNANO has joined as VP and senior commercial banking relationship manager based at the bank’s Utica Financial Center. She has more than 25 years of experience in banking in the Mohawk Valley, including positions with Savings Bank of Utica and M&T Bank. Prior to NBT, Brognano was VP of commercial lending with KeyBank. She is a graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

JOHN ROTT has been hired as branch manager of NBT Bank’s DeWitt office. He brings almost 20 years of management experience, including the past decade in the financial services, to his new position. Rott comes to NBT Bank from KeyCorp, where he served as a licensed relationship manager and branch manager. Prior to that role, he served as a licensed banker for both HSBC and First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. as well as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Life. Rott received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia College of Missouri in Syracuse. 

Mohawk Valley EDGE has promoted three staff members. SHAWNA PAPALE has been named chief administrative officer and will oversee general administrative functions for the organization including serving as executive director for the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency. She has worked for the organization for more than 20 years, serving in multiple economic development positions, including most recently, senior VP of economic development and administration. MAUREEN CARNEY has been named chief financial officer and will direct the financial affairs for Mohawk Valley EDGE, subsidiaries and other economic development organizations that contracts directly with EDGE for staff support. She has worked for the organization for six years, serving in multiple financial roles including staff accountant, and most recently, controller. JENNIFER WATERS has been named VP of business development and communications, and will develop and oversee the organization’s public relations, marketing, communication, and business-development functions. She has worked with the organization for eight years, serving in multiple roles including director of communications, and most recently VP of communications. 

WILLIAM RUST has joined Strategic Financial Services, Inc. as a financial consultant. He brings more than five years of industry experience to his role at Strategic. Previously, Rust held positions at Amundi Pioneer Asset Management and Edward Jones Investments in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of St. John Fisher College and holds a bachelor’s degree in management with a concentration in financial planning and a minor in corporate finance.

Pinnacle Holding Company has promoted DALTON J. AXENFELD to chief financial officer. This appointment leverages his extensive knowledge of financial reporting, business valuation, budgeting, projecting, and internal control analysis. Axenfeld is a CPA and earned an MBA from Ithaca College after receiving his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Le Moyne College. 

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted APRIL BRISSETTE to chief credit officer. She joined BHG in 2007 in the credit department, and today, she manages more than 30 employees across three departments. RUSSELL HARLESTON has been promoted to corporate recruiter. He is responsible for overseeing the recruiting process for BHG’s Syracuse office. Previously, Harleston was BHG’s performance & fitness manager.

Nascentia Health has added the following individuals to its team of health-care professionals. Joining the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) are TAMMY BROWN, registered nurse; TARA COLLINS, accounts payable specialist; FRANK CRUDELE, accounts receivable specialist; VICTORIA DOOLEY, physical therapist; HEATHER DUMAS, physical therapist; KYLE HOWATT, data analyst; KATHLEEN HUBER, registered nurse; DIANA HUGHES, home care coordinator; CHRISTINA MAHER, registered nurse; JASON MASELLI, customer service center coordinator; KRISTINE MCILWAIN, physical therapist; ELLIOT MISZTAL, fleet manager/financial analyst; JOSEPH PARKHURST, IT support specialist; JESSICA PUTNAM-JAYSON, home care coordinator; KRISTIN SMITH, home care coordinator; SHERI UNDERWOOD, registered nurse; ANGELICA WOOLSON, scheduling coordinator; and LOREY ZAMAN, compliance coordinator. Joining the Licensed Home Care Service Agency (LHCSA) are CANDACE BATTELLE, home health aide; ASHLEY BIVINS, home health aide; DESIREE CASTIGLIA, home health aide; ELLINGTON CURTIS, home health aide; JAMAL DUMERVILLE, home health aide; SARAH FIELDER, home health aide; TROY GADDIS, home health aide; HALEY GARDINO, home health aide; ELEANOR GREENFIELD, registered nurse; SHANTARAE HILL, home health aide; BRENDA HINES, home health aide; CYNDY MACDONALD, home health aide; JENNA MASELLO, home health aide; KAREN MONTREAL, home health aide; PRAEMOE PHOBYA, home health aide; CALEB STAHL, home health aide; CAROL VIRGO, home health aide; and DI’ONNA WILLIAMS, home health aide. Joining the Managed Long-Term Care p0rogram (MLTC) are BRIAN BEWLEY, member services representative; ELISSA BROWN, care manager; GEORGIA BUSZAK, billing & health claims specialist; REBEKAH CHRYSLER, care manager; JENNIFER DARLING, care manager; REBECCA DAVIS, utilization review coordinator; KIMBERLY GARROW, care manager; MARIA HEROLD, care manager; KASEY MALAKIE, billing & health claims specialist; ALISON MANDERSON, care manager; GAVIN MEYER, driver; PEGGY MUNN, care manager; KATHY PATTERSON, care manager; CANDIS RIST, care manager; JENNIFER RIVERS, care manager; and CHRISTINE WALLACE, regional program director, Western New York.