BCA Architects & Engineers announced it has five new partners. GREGOR K. SMITH, civil engineer has been with BCA for 10 years. Smith, who formerly worked at the NYS Department of Health, graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. JEFFREY L. MCKENNA, director of M/E/P engineering at BCA, is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology and has more than 25 years of experience. He joined BCA in 2015 and manages the firm’s engineering staff across all offices. COREY G. REID, civil engineer, has been with the firm for 12 years and manages a portfolio of municipal engineering projects. He graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. TRAVIS C. OVERTON, senior architect, is the former national director of facilities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, D.C. He holds a bachelor’s degree in professional studies in architecture from SUNY Buffalo and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Michigan. SCOTT J. DUELL, VP – education services has worked in the K-12 education market for 30 years. He joined BCA in 2013 and manages the Ithaca office, servicing clients in the Central, Catskills, and southern regions of New York. Duell graduated from Clemson University’s architecture program with a bachelor’s degree in design.

National Fire Adjustment Co., Inc. has appointed two licensed adjusters, SALVATORE T. BONANZA and MICHAEL F. DUESTER. Both work in the firm’s Syracuse office. After graduating from Utica College of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in business management, Bonanza was employed by Utica National Insurance Group as a senior property claims specialist with a focus on commercial and personal lines insurance. Duester is a graduate of Canisius College with a bachelor’s degree in history/education, with a concentration in Asian studies. He brings 22 years of property claims handling experience, most recently working for Harlesyville/Nationwide as property general adjuster.  

Tully Rinckey PLLC announced that JOSEPH SCOTT, JR. has joined the firm as a senior associate. He will represent private-sector employees across New York state and federal employees across the nation that face employment-related legal issues. Scott began as a trial attorney at a New York City law firm. He was also trial counsel for the offices of the American Federation of Government Employees in New York and New Jersey, and the Peekskill office of the NAACP. Scott joins Tully Rinckey’s employment and federal sector law team. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science in England. Scott previously received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the City College of New York. 

Licensed real-estate salesperson ERIN WIGHTMAN has joined HUNT Real Estate ERA at its Oneida office. She has more than 13 years of real-estate experience in the Capital region and Central New York.