Dannible & McKee names managers, directors

SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a certified public accounting and consulting firm, recently announced the promotion of the following professional staff members, who all work from its Syracuse office. Christine N. Petrone has been promoted to accounting & advisory services director. She joined the firm in 2016 and is responsible for overseeing multiple client accounts and managing staff in the department. Her services include maintaining the general ledger, preparing budgets, and accrual-basis financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and maintaining accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. Petrone is also a certified public bookkeeper and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She graduated from Cazenovia College in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in business management and holds a certificate in management and supervision. John Archambeault was named audit manager. He joined Dannible & McKee in 2020 as a full-time employee after working as an intern the year before. Archambeault plans and manages multiple engagement teams through the completion of audits, reviews, compilations, and other attest services. He received his associate degree in business administration from Onondaga Community College in 2018 and earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2019 and an MBA degree in accounting in 2020 from SUNY Oswego. Archambeault is a certified public accountant in New York and a member of NYSSCPA. Joshua T. Jasewicz has been promoted to tax manager. He joined Dannible’s tax department in 2019 after interning for two years. Jasewicz has experience in providing income-tax planning and compliance services to clients in the architectural, engineering, professional services, retail, and manufacturing industries. In his role, he provides individual, partnership, and corporate tax planning and compliance services, multi-state income-tax compliance services, and federal and state income-tax credit utilization studies. Jasewicz earned his MBA degree with a concentration in accounting in 2019 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2017 from SUNY Oswego. He is a certified public accountant in New York and a certified valuation analyst with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. Jill M. Charsky was elevated to marketing supervisor. She joined the firm’s marketing department in 2021 and is responsible for email, newsletter, and automated marketing, and manages the firm’s customer relationship management (CRM) system. Charsky is also responsible for managing Dannible & McKee’s industry conferences, community and networking events, niche committees within the firm, and maintaining relationships with industry-related associations. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from SUNY Brockport. Charsky serves as a CenterState CEO chamber ambassador, is an executive committee member of the Central New York Community Foundation Women’s Fund Leadership Council, a committee member of Eye Got This, and a member of Central New York Sales and Marketing Executives. Nathan Apker has been promoted to audit senior accountant. He joined Dannible & McKee full time in 2021 after working as an intern in the audit department for two years. Apker graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting and finance from St. Bonaventure University in 2020, as well as his MBA degree in professional accountancy in 2021. Apker is responsible for performing audits, reviews, and compilation services, and the proofing of client financial statements/reports in preparation for issuance. Luke Bennett was elevated to tax senior accountant. He joined Dannible & McKee full-time in 2022 after working as an intern in the tax department for two years. Bennett is responsible for personal and corporate income-tax preparation, tax planning, and tax closings. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University at Albany and an MBA in public accounting from SUNY Oswego. Bennett is a certified public accountant in New York. Zachary Firestone has been promoted to tax senior accountant. He joined Dannible & McKee in 2023 as a tax staff accountant after completing a brief internship with the department. Firestone is responsible for personal and corporate income-tax preparation, tax planning, and tax closings. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Arizona State University in the same year. Firestone is a certified public accountant in New York. Joseph Morgan was elevated to tax senior accountant. He joined the firm full-time in 2022 after working as an intern in the tax department for two years. Morgan is responsible for personal and corporate income-tax preparation, tax planning, and tax closings. He specializes in manufacturing, automotive, real-estate professionals, and professional-services industries. Morgan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and his MBA degree in business analytics from Le Moyne College. Zachary O’Neill has been promoted to audit senior accountant. He joined Dannible & McKee full-time in 2021 and is responsible for performing audits, reviews and compilation services, and proofing client financial statements/reports in preparation for issuance. O’Neill graduated with his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology.