JONATHAN D. FURGISON has joined Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC as a tax manager in its Watertown office. He has more than 20 years of experience in the accounting industry. He attended Clarkson University (class of 2001 and 2002) and is a member of the AICPA and NYSSCPA. Using the most up-to-date technological tools, analytics, and industry benchmarks, Furgison is able to diagnose issues within his small-business clients, so that he can provide them with the most comprehensive guidance.

SHERRY A. FURGISON has come aboard Bowers as a tax manager in its Watertown office. She has 40-plus years of experience working in the accounting industry. She is a graduate of Canton ATC and Clarkson University, as well as a member of the AICPA and NYSSCPA.

SHELBY J. MENDELZON has joined the firm as a staff accountant in its Watertown tax and client accounting services departments. She is a graduate of Jefferson Community College and SUNY Empire State College, where she received her bachelor’s degree in public accounting. Mendelzon specializes in payroll, bookkeeping, sales tax, and income-tax preparation for small-business clients.

ASHLEY M. EDWARDS joined Bowers as a staff accountant in its Syracuse tax department. Edwards is a recent graduate of SUNY Oswego, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and her MBA in public accounting. She previously completed the Bowers internship program in the Spring of 2020.

ALEXANDER K. PARKER has come aboard as a staff accountant in its Syracuse tax department. Parker graduated from the University at Albany with his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master’s degree in forensic accounting.

CASEY J. SUNSER has joined Bowers as a staff accountant in its Syracuse client accounting services department. Sunser graduated from SUNY Oswego with his bachelor’s degree in finance. He has previous experience working in the banking industry as a staff associate/auditor. Sunser interned with Bowers & Company in 2016.

MICHAEL W. SZCZESNY has joined the firm as a staff accountant in its Syracuse tax department. Szczesny graduated from Le Moyne College with his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master’s in information systems. Szczesny has interned with the Bowers tax department for the past three years.

NOAH M. WOODSINGER has joined Bowers as a staff accountant in the firm’s Syracuse tax department. Woodsinger graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA. He previously interned with Bowers, before starting full time.

Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting firm in Syracuse, has promoted the following individuals. These individuals continue to service the firm’s manufacturing, distribution, health care, not-for-profit, and other closely held business clients. CANDICE M. PACK has been promoted to tax manager. Pack rejoined the firm in 2020 and is a graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. MAREK M. GONZALEZ has been promoted to tax supervisor. Gonzalez joined the firm in October 2018. He received his bachelor’s degree and MBA in accounting from SUNY Oswego.