Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C. has promoted JAMES S. FLYNN to principal. He has more than 20 years of extensive public-accounting experience. Flynn is a CPA and a graduate of Clarkson University.

DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, Certified Public Accountants, P.C. announced that MARIA H. SNYDER, DAVID J. TURAN, and THOMAS D. JENKINS have been admitted as shareholders. Snyder is a CPA and a graduate of SUNY Oswego. Turan is a CPA and a graduate of SUNY Empire State College. Jenkins is a CPA and a graduate of Le Moyne College. The firm has also promoted ANN M. STACY to manager. She is a CPA and holds an MBA from SUNY Oswego. Stacy is also a certified QuickBooks professional advisor. 

NBT Bank announced that AMY WILES has joined the bank as senior VP and chief credit officer. She is based at NBT Bank’s corporate headquarters in Norwich. Wiles has more than 34 years experience in commercial lending. Before joining NBT Bank, she was executive VP and group credit executive for KeyBank’s Community Bank Division, based in Cleveland, Ohio. She previously worked for JP Morgan Chase where she held a number of positions, including credit executive for the company’s Mid-Corporate Division and Middle Market Divisions. Wiles has a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. 

AnswerUSA Group, a division of Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc., recently hired NICKI ARNETT as its human resource manager. She will work from the Auburn location. Prior to joining AnswerUSA Group, she was a human-resources executive at Innovative Interfaces Inc. in Liverpool; Bond, Schoeneck & King in Syracuse; and the CN Tower in Toronto. Arnett is a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in labor and industrial relations.

DOUG WELCH recently joined Carpenter Industries Inc. as a sales engineer. He brings a wealth of knowledge and truck expertise to the company. A 1981 graduate of Mt. Morris Central School, Welch spent 12 years at AKZO Salt Mine and 16 years at Regional International and Henderson Truck Equipment. 

MICHELLE M. KLEIN has been hired as an account manager at Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc. She began as a student intern at the insurance agency in February 2015 and was hired last month upon completion of her internship. Klein holds an associate degree from MVCC and will earn her bachelor’s degree in risk management & insurance from Utica College in December. 

CARAE HOOVER has joined AAA Western and Central New York as a new insurance agent in Watertown. A licensed agent and broker, she brings five years experience in the insurance industry with her to AAA. Hoover holds an associate degree in business from Jefferson Community College.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that DORI K. BAILEY has joined the firm’s Syracuse office. She is a business law attorney who has managed all phases of corporate transactions. Bailey has particular experience in banking and business-valuation matters, and has published and presented articles on banking and other business-law issues. She was previously associated with Latham & Watkins, LLP in Washington, D.C., where she represented clients in all facets of corporate transactional matters. An adjunct professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law, Bailey teaches courses on banking law and business valuation law. ROBERT R. TYSON, a member in the firm’s Syracuse office, has been named chair of the firm’s 40-attorney property department. He is an environmental and energy attorney. Bond, Schoeneck & King has appointed litigation attorney CLIFFORD TSAN as the firm’s first diversity and professional development leader. He will focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives for all associate attorneys. In his legal practice, Tsan brings in-depth experience and creative problem-solving skills to clients facing high-stakes litigation matters in several industries. He is also experienced in arbitration and mediation.

Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. announced that JEFFREY D. EATON has joined the firm’s Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice groups. He has experience in representing bankruptcy trustees, indenture trustees, bondholders, lenders and creditors nationwide in bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related matters. Eaton is a 2010 graduate of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California.