MARCO J. ZAPPALA has joined Beardsley Architects + Engineers as architectural designer in its Syracuse office. A recent graduate of Alfred State College, Zappala has three years of architectural experience, working collaboratively to design residential, commercial, governmental, and educational projects. He has been responsible for 3D modeling throughout all design phases and developing designs for new construction and renovations. At Beardsley, Zappala will be working on projects for educational and commercial clients.

CALEB L. SAYERS has joined Beardsley Architects + Engineers as an architect in the Syracuse office. Sayers has more than 10 years of experience working with residential and commercial clients, both as a contractor and as an architectural designer. Sayers will be working on parks and recreation, commercial, and residential projects.

JEANNETTE ARMSTRONG has been promoted to senior cash management specialist in the customer relations & operations department at Solvay Bank. She has worked at Solvay Bank since 2007 and has more than 35 years of banking experience. Armstrong is a graduate of Ashford College for Medical Billing and Coding.

ANNA SHELDON has been appointed by Solvay Bank to the new role of lead customer-relations specialist in the bank’s customer relations & operations department. She started her career at the bank as a teller in 2012. Sheldon is an Onondaga Community College graduate.

SARA MACDONALD has recently joined CH Insurance as an account executive/marketer. She brings more than 20 years of insurance experience servicing commercial accounts. While not working, she enjoys spending family time with her three children in Marcellus, loves to ride her Harley with friends, enjoys travel, and loves college and NFL football during the season.

JOHN R. LANGEY has assumed the position of CEO on the executive committee at Costello, Cooney and Fearon, PLLC. He previously served as CFO. Langey began his career with the law firm in 1989. His legal work includes providing counsel to all levels of local and countywide governmental agencies, and working with zoning and planning boards, developers, and private property owners. Langey’s primary focus in zoning matters is aiding his clients with right-to-build approvals, as well as defending and prosecuting Article 78 proceedings. He graduated from the University at Buffalo Law. Langey completed his undergraduate studies at SUNY Potsdam.

Costello, Cooney and Fearon has appointed ELIZABETH A. HOFFMAN as CFO in the firm’s executive committee ranks. She began her career with the firm in 2013. Hoffman concentrates her practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation. She has effectively negotiated complex shareholder disputes, contract disputes and business separations resulting in favorable outcomes for her clients. Hoffman earned her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 2009 after previously receiving her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.

MATTHEW W. O’NEIL has been elected to the partnership at Costello, Cooney and Fearon. O’Neil focuses his practice primarily on contract, business governance, and real property lawsuits, as well as appellate practice. He also provides advisement to clients regarding business disputes and dissolutions and practices mainly in the firm’s litigation, commercial real estate and construction practice groups. O’Neil graduated from Cornell Law School in 2015. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany.

ALEXIS HULBERT has joined Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York as guest-services associate. The nonprofit organization operates the CNY Ronald McDonald House — located at 1100 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse — 24 hours a day, year-round, at no cost for families whose children are hospitalized with serious illnesses or injuries. Hulbert will handle day-to-day guest services responsibilities, including guest check-ins and hospital referrals, provide operational support, and assist with guest family communications. She previously served as communication director at Weapons of Mass Creation, a marketing organization in Syracuse. Hulbert has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego. Additionally, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York has expanded its family services team by adding three weekend relief staff members. The new employees — EUNICE BRAWNER, LORI CASANOVA, and SARA MONTGOMERY LEE — join seven other staff members currently on the organization’s family services team.