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NBT Bancorp announced that Director of Organizational Development William J. Butcher has been promoted to senior vice president. Butcher has 18 years of management experience. Before joining NBT Bancorp, he was employed at MeadWestvaco in various human-resources and organizational roles including manager of organizational effectiveness and organizational development consultant and also worked as product manager […]
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NBT Bancorp announced that Director of Organizational Development William J. Butcher has been promoted to senior vice president. Butcher has 18 years of management experience. Before joining NBT Bancorp, he was employed at MeadWestvaco in various human-resources and organizational roles including manager of organizational effectiveness and organizational development consultant and also worked as product manager in the company’s consumer products division. Butcher has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from SUNY Oswego. He has pursued graduate studies in organizational development and evidence-based coaching at Fielding Graduate University and holds certification in organizational development from the NTL Institute for applied behavioral science.
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
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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.
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