People: Joseph Falbo (Grand Island, N.Y.) was elected the new president of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants … Rick Parent was named managing director of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based firm Gumbiner Savett Inc. and succeeds Michael Savoy after nearly a decade of tenure leading the firm … Kenneth Pia, partner in charge of business valuation services at Meyers, Harrison & Pia Valuation and Litigation Support LLC, was elected treasurer of the ASA’s Business Valuation Committee … Mike Zeleznik was promoted to associate at the financial services firm GDK & Co. of Akron, Ohio.