JAMIE T. BOVA, CPA has been admitted into the partnership at Syracuse–based accounting firm Fust Charles Chambers LLP. Bova is a partner in the firm’s audit department. He has more than 13 years of experience providing accounting, audit, and advisory services to many of the firm’s health care, nonprofit, closely held manufacturing, distribution, and retail clients, as well as their employee-benefit plans. Bova received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University at Buffalo.

KELLY A. REDMOND, CPA has also been named a partner at Fust Charles Chambers. She is a partner in the firm’s tax department. Redmond has more than two decades of experience providing income-tax planning, compliance, and advisory services to proprietorships, partnerships and corporations, and the owners and executives associated with such entities. She focuses on commercial clients utilizing pass-through entities, such as partnerships and S-corporations. Redmond is also involved in the delivery of tax services to the firm’s nonprofit clients. She received her bachelor’s in accounting from SUNY Oneonta.

ROBERT S. SMITH, CPA has also been admitted into the Fust Charles Chambers partnership. He is a partner in the firm’s audit department. Smith, who joined the firm in 2007, has over 15 years of experience providing audit, accounting, and advisory services to a wide range of Fust Charles’ health care and not-for-profit organization clients, including large health-care systems and governmental entities, as well as closely held manufacturing, distribution, and technology clients, and employee-benefit plans. He is also actively involved with the firm’s recruiting process. Smith received his bachelor’s in accounting from SUNY Oswego. 

WILLIAM MILLER was promoted to general manager of the Utica branch of Erie Materials, a regional distributor of building materials. Miller served as the operations manager for the past year, following a 21-year career as a territory manager. He succeeds Leo Dudziak, who had served as general manager since 2000 and will move to a consultative role.

LYNN FARBER has been promoted to operations manager of the Utica branch. He started in the location’s warehouse in 2000 then was quickly promoted to inside sales. About four years later, he was promoted to territory manager then returned to inside sales in 2016.

MIKE MAASS has been promoted to territory manager at the Utica branch. He has been with Erie Materials for nearly 20 years, starting in the warehouse as a temporary employee in 2001. Maass was hired permanently in 2002, promoted to assistant warehouse manager in 2010, and then promoted to inside sales in 2013.

MICHAEL WYSKIDA was hired as an inside-sales representative at the Syracuse branch. He brings to Erie Materials strong product knowledge and a broad range of experience in the retail and wholesale building-material industry including inside sales and project management. JOSHUA HINE was promoted to insides sales at the Elmira branch. He started his career with Erie Materials as a driver in 2018 then was soon moved to dispatch where he was recognized for his organizational skills and efficient routing capabilities.

NEIL (BUCK) FARBER was promoted to insides sales at the Utica branch. He started with Erie Materials in 2001 in the warehouse then was promoted to assistant warehouse manager. After a hiatus, he returned to Erie Materials as a driver and in dispatch.

MIKE MURPHY has been named assistant VP, advanced radar and sensors at SRC, Inc., in its Defense Systems and Solutions Division. In this role, Murphy will be responsible for leading in the development of innovative radars and sensors, research and development of technology, and new business. He has been with SRC for 25 years, most recently working as director of advanced radar and sensors. Murphy has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Clarkson University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.

MIKE RUSSELL has been promoted to assistant VP, strategy and technology, will work with a broad network of colleagues from across the SRC enterprise to develop and maintain the strategy and associated investments for the Defense Systems and Solutions Division. Russell has been with SRC for 15 years, most recently as director of strategy and technology. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Clarkson University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.

MADDIE DIGRISTINA has been promoted to director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at SRC. She will drive SRC’s DEI strategy to cultivate a more diverse workforce and inclusive culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and recognized. DiGristina previously served as senior manager of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has been with the enterprise for 10 years, has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Saint Michael’s College and a master’s degree in business management from San Diego State University.

KATIE LAFAY has been named director of international integration and strategic engagement at the company. In this new role, she will be responsible for the establishment of corporate strategies, policies, and plans to align with U.S. and international laws, regulations, and standards to posture SRC for international flexibility. LaFay previously served as senior manager of international trade compliance. She has been with SRC for more than 10 years. LaFay has a bachelor’s degree in communication, and a bachelor’s degree in political science, both from the State University of New York at Potsdam.

JANNA NELSON has been elevated to director of human resources at SRC. She will be responsible for leading the talent-management function while providing strategic and operational leadership to the talent management, talent acquisition, and HRIS teams and will work with organizational development, compensation, and benefits to meet business objectives. Nelson most recently served as a senior manager on the human-resources team. She has been with SRC since 2018. Nelson has a bachelor’s degree in human-resources management from Syracuse University and is a member of the Central New York Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the National SHRM.

MARK CAMPITELLO has been promoted to senior principal systems engineer at SRC. He joined the company in 2010 as a principal systems engineer and, in addition to his duties in systems engineering, has held positions in integration and testing. As a senior principal systems engineer, Campitello will mentor colleagues and work towards implementing digital engineering and model-based systems engineering at SRC. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s in system engineering from Southern Methodist University.

JASON CRONISER has been named senior program manager at the company. In his new role, he will help improve SRC’s on-the-move counter-UAS capabilities while mentoring colleagues who are interested in pursuing program management. Croniser started with SRC in 2019 as a program manager. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University.

PAUL VENESKY has been promoted to senior program manager. He has been with SRC for 16 years and moves to this new role from his program manager position. He will continue to manage the SR Hawk business area that includes sales, engineering, product line, and customer support. Venesky has an associate degree in electronics from ITT Technical Institute, a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Columbia College, and an MBA from Columbia College.