PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Advertising Fitting Group hired Ari Mahler as account executive of public relations.

Maria Tarquinio joined Blattner Brunner Inc. as senior designer.

Architecture

Strada hired Sean Beasley, Sylvia Chen Sze Wee and Jason Franklin.

Associations/ Organizations Michael A. Cassidy of law firm Tucker Arensberg has been appointed vice chair of the Credentialing and Peer Review Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association.

		Profile of the week       Sharon L. West   Job: Multimedia strategist, Agnew Moyer Smith Communication Planning and Design Age: 37 Ambitions: To never lose focus on what is important. To play as hard as I work. To see even more of the world. To be fearless. First job: First real job: writer/production assistant for a national magazine. Hardest job/why?: Teaching. It was frustrating when you couldn't reach someone, when he or she was just not willing to get it. But when you made the breakthrough, it was worth every effort you had to make. Biggest work challenge ever: Dealing with people who do not have the same ethics or commitment to quality. Favorite stock/mutual fund: Lately I enjoy watching Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Away from work I: Maximize life. I photograph everything, capturing the important people in my life, especially my Great Dane and chocolate Lab. I focus on food, friends, family and fun, not in that order. Dream vacation: Rent a villa in Italy and explore the wine and culinary joys of the region. Favorite book: "Flash to the Core" by Joshua Davis. If I won the Lottery, I'd: Laugh at the irony of timing, invest and retire.

Orin M. Goldblum, M.D., president of Curetteblade Inc., has been elected to membership in the Healthcare Manufacturers Marketing Council, an organization of health-care manufacturers' sales and marketing executives.

Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners announced its 2003 board: Marion Lewis, board chair; John Kuntz,, vice chair. Other board members include: Carrie Barmen, Stan Caldwell, John Denny, Bob DiBella, Joan Fiore, John Schneider and Bill Thomasmeyer.

Banking, Finance Sky Bank Pittsburgh region appointed David S. Lettrich senior vice president, lead private banker.

F.N.B. Corp. promoted Christine E. Tvaroch to senior vice president and general auditor.

Consulting Yanni Partners Inc. hired Karen D. Watson as a consultant. Contractor, Construction Joseph M. Pawlak has been appointed manager of estimating for Ragnar Benson Inc., Pittsburgh. Education Marie Milie Jones, senior partner and managing attorney, Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors/trustees of Duquesne University. Foundations Crossroads Foundation's board of directors elected Dean A. Calland, president; Veronica Morgan-Lee, president-elect; Harry F. Kusick, secretary; and Matthew Stalder, treasurer. Health and Medicine Rick Rach was named executive director of Mercy Behavioral Health. Law C. Shawn Dryer joined Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir as an associate in the litigation services group.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott said it expanded its office at the Southpointe Office Park, adding four lawyers: Phillip J. Binotto will be member in charge of the Southpointe office and focuses his practice on labor and employment law, health-care law, general litigation, construction contract litigation and general corporate law; Jana Phillis Grimm focuses on employment, civil litigation and real estate; Thomas C. Gricks III concentrates on environmental litigation; and W. Patrick Boyer focuses on civil litigation and municipal law.

Manufacturing United States Steel Corp. named Raymond R. Terza general manager of the Mon Valley Works.

Johnstown America Corp. appointed Timothy D. Johnson vice president of sales, western region.

Museums Sewickley Heights History Center named its 2003 board: John J. Edson V, Jeff Kendall, Jeff Mizgorski, William D. Roberts, A. Reed Schroeder, William Penn Snyder III, G. Whitney Snyder Jr. and Furman South III. Nonprofit Daniel O. Brandeis has been named director of the United Jewish Federation Foundation, the planned giving component of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh.

Providence Family Support Center has named Janis Davies coordinator, children's program.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia elected members to its board: Rebecca L. Lando, shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll, and James W. Swistock, founder and president, Penncara Energy.

Professional Services Dean Owrey has been named partner in the Assurance & Advisory Business Services practice at Ernst & Young in Pittsburgh. Retail David Repp has been hired as director, supply chain technology for American Eagle Outfitters Inc. Technology Evoxis Inc. appointed Dr. Eric Cooper, Dr. William Guttman and Eric Werner to its board. Cooper is founding partner, G4 Partners LLC; Guttman is distinguished professor of economics and technology, Carnegie Mellon University; and Werner is with Werner Holding Company Inc. Elsewhere McKeesport native Paul Kobulnicky has been named executive director of Youngstown State University's Maag Library.

New Kensington native Richard Dayoub has been appointed chief operating officer at the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.

BUSINESS NOTES

CBC Companies acquired Pittsburgh-based Advantage Equity Services, a title insurance agency.

Gorell Windows & Doors is partnering with the National Crime Prevention Council to help raise awareness about home crime prevention strategies, particularly around window and door security. Gorell and NCPC have created this alliance to serve as a catalyst for educating citizens on how they can take additional steps to protect themselves from burglaries.

McGuireWoods and Ross & Hardies said the two law firms will merge on Tuesday. The partners of the two firms voted unanimously this week to approve the merger, which will result in a firm with about 725 lawyers.

Effective Tuesday, Trimark Engineers/Constructors Inc. will formally change its corporate identity to that of its parent, River Consulting Inc. (a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners). As RCI-Pittsburgh, the staff of Trimark Engineers will join the Metairie, La., and Columbus, Ohio, offices to provide engineering services to local clients as well as to customers in the United States and abroad.

Greyfox Systems has entered into a distribution agreement with ADI, a wholesaler of security and low-voltage products. Under the agreement, ADI will begin distribution of Greyfox's structured wiring products effective immediately.

NEW BUSINESS/ NEW OFFICES

Thomas L. Cooper and Donald E. Ziegler opened a law office, Cooper & Ziegler, at 100 Ross St., Downtown, specializing in mediation, arbitration and select civil and criminal litigation. Call 412-281-6770.

CONTRACTS

The Regents of the University of California have retained Urban Design Associates of Pittsburgh to prepare a campus plan for the University of California at Santa Barbara. UDA will conduct an intense five-month process that will engage a wide range of stakeholders to create a unified vision for the entire campus. The plan will organize the public space of the campus, identify future buildings sites and provide design guidelines for architecture and landscape elements.

Tender Care Learning Centers has chosen Audrey Reichblum, president of arPR, as its public relations consultant. Tender Care Learning Centers are operated by Bradford Child Care Services. VAI Automation, global business area of Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, received a contract for the process optimization with the Dynacon off gas model by Maanshan Iron & Steel, China. The contract also comprises the VAI developed gas analysis system Lomas. The equipment will be installed on three converters in the newly erected Steelworks No. 1 in Maanshan.

DIVIDENDS

S&T Bancorp Inc. declared a 25-cents-per-share cash dividend, payable July 25 to shareholders of record July 1.

Eureka Financial Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 17.5 cents per share on its common stock, payable July 31 to stockholders of record July 15.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock, payable July 31 to shareholders of record July 15.

Parkvale Financial Corp. declared a cash dividend of 18 cents per share, payable July 29 to stockholders of record June 30.

North Pittsburgh Systems Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share, payable July 15 to shareholders of record July 1.

ESB Financial Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents a share on its common stock, payable July 25 to stockholders of record June 30.

BANKRUPTCIES

MotorCars of North Hampton Inc., 5048 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia. Chapter 7.

The Cedars Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., 3301 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell. Chapter 7.

Russ Firewicz Inc., a corporation, 50 Hobbitt Lane, Finleyville. Chapter 7.

Gasoline Alley Entertainment Complex Restaurant & Lounge, 3510 Route 130, Irwin. Chapter 11.

Alpha Housing and Health Care Inc. dba Main Line Nursing & Rehabilitation dba Haverford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 210 N. Cedar St., New Castle. Chapter 11.

Marlo Enterprises Inc., 606 Brown Ave., Turtle Creek. Chapter 11.

LTW Mechanical Group Inc., 373 Carol Ave., Bridgeville. Chapter 7.

GRANTS/LOANS

Vivisimo Inc. has been awarded two National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grants to develop capabilities for homeland security and intelligence gathering. The value of the Supplemental and Phase IIB grants is $350,000, which brings Vivisimo's total SBIR grant funds to more than $960,000.

AWARDS/HONORS

The Association of Public Treasurers for the United States & Canada notified Allegheny County Treasurer John K. Weinstein that the revised investment policy he wrote for Allegheny County has successfully completed the International Investment Policy Certification Process. The investment policy of Allegheny County is the official guide utilized for the investment of county funds. Weinstein will receive the APT-US&C Investment Policy Certification Award of Excellence at the association's annual conference in Washington in August.

John R. Java, vice president of facilities at Mellon Financial, has been named Regional Member of the Year by The Building Owners & Managers Association.

The Pennsylvania Association of Parole, Probation and Corrections selected Harry E. Wilson, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution Cresson, Cambria County, as the Adult Corrections Professional of the Year.

GAI Consultants Inc. received the 2003 Federal Highway Administration Pennsylvania Division Historic Preservation Excellence Award for its archaeological excavation of Pittsburgh's Voegtly Church Cemetery. Prior to construction of the I-279/I-579 highway project in the Downtown Pittsburgh area, GAI conducted a Phase III archaeological excavation of 744 historic German-American burials dating from 1833 to 1860 on the city's North Side.

Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates said Jayesh Hariyani has received his professional architectural registration. Hariyani is an architect in Burt Hill's science & technology studio.

The Center for International Regulatory Assistance at the Duquesne University Chrysler Corp. Small Business Development Center was selected for the 2003 North American Small Business International Trade Educators Association Program Excellence Award.

Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania received the GSUSA 2002 Quality Recognition Award for exemplary best practice with its science education program. GSUSA presented the council with $1,000 and a certificate for its achievement. In addition, GSSWPA will be recognized in future GSUSA publications and its Web site. The program, in collaboration with Chatham and Carlow colleges, offers inner-city girls the opportunity to participate in Girl Scout activities that focus on math, science, technology and the environment.

Greyhound Lines Inc., has received the 2003 Labor-Management Award from the Union Label & Service Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. The award is presented annually to honor employers who demonstrate a "commitment to the collective bargaining process" and "exemplary labor-management relations" while "producing competitive, union-made products and services."

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