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Dateline Pittsburgh: A look at who's making news

Wednesday, June 27, 2001

By Natalie Hill

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Architecture

George R. Gannon Jr. joined L.D. Astorino Cos. as senior electrical designer.

Associations/Organizations

Lawyer Joseph E. Linehan of Meyer Unkovic & Scott was named president of the board of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Allegheny, Beaver and Westmoreland Chapter.

Banking, Finance

Mellon Financial Corp. said Steve Canter, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dreyfus Corp., and Ronald O'Hanley, president of Mellon Institutional Asset Management, have been named vice chairmen by the corporation's board of directors.

Profile of the week
VALERIE H. WHEATLEY
Job: Chief financial officer, YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Age: 38
Ambitions: To lead a major nonprofit foundation
First Job: College mathematics tutor
Worst Job/Why?: Fortunately, I have not experienced the worst job -- yet.
Biggest Work Challenge Ever: To develop and manage funding strategies that met the diverse and complex educational needs of urban school-age children.
Favorite Stock/Mutual Fund: Dreyfus Small Company Value (DSCVX)
Away from Work I: Enjoy reading and debating any issue with friends.
Dream Vacation: Serengeti National Park, in northern Tanzania
Favorite Book: "Pushed Back to Strength" by Gloria Wade-Gayles
If I won the Lottery, I'd: Give some money to my parents and start my own social research organization.

Communications

Sprint PCS hired Christina Skinnell, Joe Varhola, Robert Gannon and Dan Brienza.

Consulting

Corazon Consulting said Marcie Vaszily joined as marketing coordinator and Judy Mills joined as a consultant.

HMK Associates Inc. named Bryan Stinchfield director of business development and consultant.

Kinetic Workplace named Frank Gentile manager of business development.

Construction/Contracting

URS Construction Services, formerly known as O'Brien Kreitzberg, hired Stephen Hammel as vice president, marketing and Amy Rogozinski as marketing coordinator.

James D. Pogel joined J.P. Phillips Inc. as vice president of operations.

Environmental

James Swanson joined Severn Trent Laboratories as a chemist.

Hotels/Lodging

Corporate Accommodations Inc. hired Ryan A. Cieslak as marketing representative.

Law

Edgar Snyder & Associates has hired Anne McArle, attorney; Natalie Killian, Social Security disability paralegal; Nikole Aston, legal assistant; and Yvonne Johnson, administrative assistant.

Logistics

Keystone Dedicated Logistics appointed Steve Ochs, managing director of its newly formed NVOCC, Keystone Shipping Lines.

Manufacturing

Rich Morganti and Sally Cowoski have joined Gorell Windows & Doors.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. said Virginia (Cowles) Oberleitner was named vice president of finance of its Union Electric Steel Corp. subsidiary.

Nonprofit

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust hired Jonathan Edmonds as chief information officer.

Postal

Cynthia McMullen will be sworn in as Pittsburgh's 45th postmaster in a ceremony on Friday. McMullen is the first woman to serve as postmaster in Pittsburgh's 213-year postal history.

Professional Services

Metro Benefits said Rick Slagle joined as an assistant analyst and Shelia Baumgardner McLaughlin rejoined as a senior analyst.

Title Insurance

Chicago Title Insurance Co. said Katherine Laffey Lobdell has joined as director of business development and Keith E. Gamble has been named director of marketing.

BUSINESS NOTES

O.C. Cluss Lumber Co., based in Uniontown, purchased Fred E. Beachy Lumber Co. of Oakland, Md. Cluss, with yards in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has an annual volume of $70 million. Beachy has locations in Oakland, Md., and Canaan Valley, W.Va., with sales in excess of $13 million.

NEW BUSINESS/ NEW OFFICES

Sewickley Graphics & Design Inc. relocated to 605 Beaver St., Sewickley.

Greater Pittsburgh Joint and Muscle Center, 617 West Main St., Carnegie, has had its grand opening. The center offers the most current technological advancements in conservative pain management and rehabilitation. The executive director is Dr. Frank Verri.

DIVIDENDS

Parkvale Financial Corp. declared a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share, payable July 25 to stockholders of record June 29.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock, payable July 31 to shareholders of record July 13.

ESB Financial Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock, payable July 25 to stockholders of record June 29.

AWARDS/HONORS

The finalists for the Western Pennsylvania Ernst & Young Entrepreneur awards are: Atul Bansal, president & CEO, Laurel Networks; Ronald P. Bianchini, Jr., president & CEO, Spinnaker Networks Inc.; Joseph Blattner & Micheal Brunner, founders, Blattner Brunner Inc.; Michael Broderick, chairman & CEO, ENTIGO Corporation.; Joseph Cherian, president & CEO, TurningPoint Systems Inc.; William C. Claire & Karen Puchalsky, founders, Innovate E-Commerce; Charles E. Davidson, president, Managed Care of America; Lawrence Reed Deering, chairman & CEO, Tandem Health Care Inc.; James J. Dolan, president & CEO, Access Data Corp.; John J. Evanko, president & CEO, MHF-LS Enterprises Inc.; Michele Fabrizi, president & CEO, MARC USA/Pittsburgh; Debra Honkus, president, & Thomas Shelburne III, vice president, NEP;, Supershooters, LP; Robert Longo, president & CEO, Carnegie Learning, Inc.; Thomas J. Marx, president, ASCC Inc.; Abu Noaman, president, Elliance; Jay W. Noel, president, National HVAC Services; Karl A. Schieneman, managing director, Legal Network Ltd.; Ken Shriber & Steve Shriber, principals, Ditto Document Services Inc.; Kevin W. Smith, CEO, Clearwater Inc.; Rajeev Srivastava, president, APAR Infotech Corp.; Dr. D. Lansing Taylor, president & CEO, Cellomics Inc.; Edward Barton Teele, CEO, e-biz consulting; Astro Teller, CEO & co-founder, BodyMedia Inc.; Willard J. Tillotson, Jr., chairman & CEO, Hefren-Tillotson; Dr. Daniel V. Zimmer, president & CEO, The Refractive Institute at Associates in Ophthalmology.

Winners will be announced Friday at an awards banquet at The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh, Downtown. Awardees selected from this group of finalists will be eligible for the overall National Entrepreneur of the Year award, as well as several national category awards. All National Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists and award winners will be announced in Palm Springs, Calif., at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year International Conference on Nov. 17.

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