Key Equipment Finance has named David Zapata vice president, leasing manager for the Northeast region. In this role, he will support government-financing efforts throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Previously, Zapata was vice president and relationship manager for Citizens Bank and has held senior associate and vice president-level positions specializing in municipal corporate banking and municipal finance with Preferred Mutual Insurance Co., RBC Capital Markets Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities, and Miller Tabak Roberts Securities, LLC. He has a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from New York University. 

Empire Crane Company announced that it has brought on Shelly Korb-Gayring as marketing director. She brings more than 15 years of marketing experience to the position. Korb-Gayring holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia College of Missouri and a mobile marketing certification from Cayuga Community College. 

Anthony Obernesser has been promoted to vice president of preconstruction at Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation. He has been with the company since 1992 in the roles of estimator, on-site project manager, chief estimator and currently senior project manager. Obernesser will direct the estimating department as well as work with owners and architects. Larry Giglio has been promoted to senior project manager of the operations department. He has extensive experience on a wide range of projects sites. Giglio is responsible for assigning project managers, purchasing materials, and subcontracts for new projects, as well as monitoring the progress of each job. 

ust Charles Chambers LLP has promoted the following individuals. Mary Katherine Buckley, Eric Cohen, Jason Coleman, Amanda Fogarty, and Chuck Klasen have been promoted to senior audit associates. Cohen is a CPA and both he and Klasen graduated from SUNY Oswego. Buckley is a CPA and a graduate of Iona College. Fogarty graduated from Siena College and Coleman is a CPA and a graduate of Le Moyne College. Katelyn Allen, James Capparelli, CPA, and Kara Cline have been promoted to tax supervisors. Allen, Capparelli and Cline graduated from Le Moyne College. Cassandra Nixon has been promoted to audit manager and is a CPA and a graduate of the University at Buffalo. Jessica Nelson, a CPA, has been promoted to senior audit manager. She graduated from Le Moyne College. David Prusinowski has been promoted to senior tax manager. Prusinowski is a CPA and graduated with a master’s degree from SUNY Albany and a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo. Fust Charles Chambers has hired the following individuals. Joining the firm as audit associates are Kevin Dennis, Michael Gilchrist, and Daniel Smyth; all are SUNY Oswego graduates with bachelor’s degrees and MBAs in accounting. John Harmatuk, a graduate of SUNY Oswego with an MBA in accounting, received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Le Moyne College. Kyle Mullane is graduated from SUNY Oswego with an MBA in accounting. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University at Albany. Craig Simmons is a St. John Fisher graduate with a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in accounting. Daniel Vona graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in accounting. Joining the firm as tax associates are Erin Brown, a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in accounting. She interned in the firm’s tax department from January to April 2014. James VanBenschotencomes to the firm after working for more than two years as a staff accountant at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. in Syracuse. He obtained his bachelor’s degree and an MBA in accounting from Le Moyne College. Joining the firm as a tax supervisor is Trisha Hewitt. She comes to the firm after working for more than two years as a controller at Butler Fence Co., Inc. in Syracuse. Prior to that, Hewitt had eight years experience in accounting. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Oswego.