People on the Move

Accounting

Sisterson & Co. LLP hired Julie L. Miller, Jennifer L. Potocki and Jessica L. Smith as associates, and promoted Michelle D. Solkovy to supervisor and Raymond F. Herron, Jennifer F. Lovett and Susan M. Tunnecliffe to senior associates.

		Profile of the Week Michelle McGregor Job: Manager of global real estate, facilities and environmental health and safety, Kennametal Inc. Age: 41 Ambitions: To be a successful parent and person, as well as leaving the world in a better state than I found it. First job: Kountz & Rider. Hardest job/why?: Laboratory analyst for a winery in California. During crush season (September through November) we crushed and did analysis 24/7. We often slept at the winery and had constant wine stains on our clothes and skin. Biggest work challenge ever: Peace Corps volunteer, Central African Republic, science teacher. Many of the children could not afford books or paper. We often had to improvise. The country and the people were absolutely amazing. I would do it again! Favorite stock/mutual fund: Stock: KMT and petroleum and raw materials groups. Mutual fund: Vanguard Institutional Index Fund. Away from work I: Am a mom and an avid outdoors/exercise enthusiast. And I participate in some key global environmental education initiatives. One program connects children from Western Pennsylvania to children on the island of St. Croix in the Caribbean. Each group will conduct an ecological study of a water zone and present their findings to each other via live video conferencing! Dream vacation: Sailing around Tahiti. Favorite book: "Jonathan Livington Seagull" by Richard Bach. If I won the lottery, I'd: Be a full-time mom and continue my participation in environmental education and research projects globally.

Architecture

Arthur Sheffield joined the professional staff at WTW Architects.

Charles Krimmel joined Perkins Eastman as intern architect.

Associations/Organizations

Mary Anne Malone, claims representative, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, is on The National Pancreas Foundation Golf Committee.

Timothy P. Ryan, attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, has been elected chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's intellectual property law section.

The American Society for Training and Development, Pittsburgh chapter's board includes: president, Lois Bradley, The Bradley Partnerships; president-elect, Tom Keefe, Training Magic; vice president-programming, Paul Dickerson, PNC Bank; vice president-membership, Ernest Emmerling, Broad Street Consulting; treasurer, Donna Grandinetti, Amerada Hess; secretary, Rhonda Carson Leach, Duquesne University; immediate past president, Richard Headley, Chatham College.

Associated Builders & Contractors appointed Jerry Gorski, construction engineer, Gorski Construction Co. Inc., its Region 7 vice chairman.

John R. Brown III, chairman/certified financial planner, Bill Few Associates, was elected treasurer of the Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners board.

Mark J. Magalotti, principal-in-charge, Trans Associates Engineering Consultants Inc., was elected vice president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania.

Banking, Finance

Invesmart Inc. hired K.C. Cannon Jr. as vice president of sales, San Francisco office.

NorthSide Bank hired Vicki J. Hays as senior vice president and chief lending officer.

Joseph W. Messner joined the Pittsburgh office of Heartland Payment Services as a new relationship manager.

Computer Services

John E. Jester joined SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc. as district sales manager.

Consulting

H.B. Maynard & Co. Inc. hired John Petrachonis, Paul Tracy and Dan Williams as associate consultants; and Robyn Williams as a senior accountant.

Contractor, Construction

Burns & Scalo Roofing Co. hired Aaron Cameron as health and safety director.

Education

Propel Schools hired at its flagship elementary charter school in Homestead Sarah M. Lawentmann, teacher, kindergarten; Ronald O. Jones, behavior support coach, grades K-8; Kelly Ann Lenhart, teacher, fourth grade. Kathleen McCauley, owner/operator, McCauley & Washburn, was appointed to the Propel Schools' board.

Insurance

Leslie A. Molyneaux joined Marsh USA Inc's Pittsburgh office as client representative, risk management casualty department.

Law

William J. Meyer joined the Pittsburgh office of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman as an associate, concentrating on construction and commercial litigation. Joseph A. Sullivan joined Pepper Hamilton LLP as special counsel and director of pro bono. He will start June 28.

Dickie McCamey & Chilcote expanded its intellectual property practice group and hired Darren E. Wolf to spearhead it. And John D. Waclawski Jr. rejoined the firm as an associate, concentrating on litigation and emphasizing commercial law.

Manufacturing

Koppers Inc. hired Jimmi Sue Smith as senior controller, carbon materials & chemicals, and Bill Heinricher, manager of taxes.

Union Switch & Signal appointed Yolande Burnham vice president of manufacturing and supply chain management, responsible for manufacturing operations in Batesburg, S.C., and global supply chain management.

Nonprofit

Asset Inc. elected to its board Rita Bean, professor of education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh; Tim McNulty, special assistant to the provost for strategic technology initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University; Carlo Parravano, executive director, Merck Institute for Science Education; Cathy Samuels, assistant director, The First Tee of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park Golf Course. Officers are Harry Goern, president; Cinda Herndon-King, vice president; Richard Rose, treasurer; and James Smoyer, secretary.

Marilyn Slagel Novak, office administrator, Jackson Lewis, was named to the board of Providence Connections Inc.

Kristy Trautmann joined the FISA Foundation as its program associate.

Laura A. Candris, partner, Meyer Unkovic & Scott, was named president of the board of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc.

Michael Glass was named to Three Rivers Center for Independent Living Services board.

The Arthritis Foundation, Western Pennsylvania chapter, hired Jill Hicks as vice president, programs and community relations.

Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare said Francis J. King was appointed vice president, corporate services, Redstone Highlands; Vicki Loucks was promoted to assistant vice president, quality services; and Candy Kubenic, activity director of the Greensburg community, was named director for all three Redstone communities.

Public Relations

Ketchum promoted Jessica Jackson to senior account executive, Brand/Food Practice, and hired Meghan Belotti as an account coordinator.

Reprographics

Jaime R. Fredericks joined Print-O-Stat Inc. as a regional sales consultant.

Business Notes

World Health Alternatives Inc. closed on its acquisition of Pulse Healthcare Staffing Inc. Pulse is a medical staffing company in Citrus Heights, Calif., that specializes in staffing nurses. World Health has acquired all 100,000 shares of stock in Pulse in return for cash, shares of common stock in World Health and deferred payments.

Questeq formed a strategic partnership with Management Science Associates to broaden services in the K-12 educational market. Questeq has reorganized into four divisions: Questeq Technology Planning, Questeq Technology Management, Questeq Support System and Questeq Desktop Management. The partnership with MSA will provide the technology planning and support system with data tracking capabilities. Questeq also has chosen MSA as its exclusive K-12 hosting provider.

A two-year pilot training program has been arranged between Career Training Academy and Children's Community Pediatrics, a subsidiary of Children's Hospital.

Name Changes

T/C Unlimited, headquartered in Oakland, changed its name to Transportation Solutions, which provides employee, student and medical transportation and fleet maintenance services. Another change for Transportation Solutions lies in the construction of its new building. The new structure consists of 11,000 square feet of space.

Contracts

ServiceWare Technologies Inc. won a contract to provide its customer service and support application, ServiceWare Enterprise, to EADS TELECOM's Customer Support Center.

Burns & Scalo Roofing Co. received a roofing contract award for Kaufmann's, Ross Park.

University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, retained Renaissance 3 Architects to evaluate several alternatives for new student housing on the campus and to renovate Chambers Hall Student Center.

PWCampbell was awarded a design/build contract by First National Bank of Altavista for the construction of a new branch facility located in Forest, Va.

PDG Environmental was awarded a $2.8 million contract to perform asbestos abatement and reinsulation at a U.S. government facility in northern Virginia.

JLG Industries Inc. was awarded a two-year contract with the Marine Corps for the refurbishing of the Tier 1 telehandler fleet.

Making a Difference/Doing Good

Van loads of bandages, peroxide, aspirin, crutches and other goods were delivered to Victory Junction Gang Camp by volunteers from GlaxoSmithKline. Victory Junction, Randleman, N.C., is a camp for children ages 7 to 15 with chronic or life-threatening illnesses that was founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife, Pattie, in honor of their son, Adam, who was killed in a racing accident in 2000.

Awards/Honors

The Executive Council of the American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons awarded Thomas Read, M.D., the 2004 Traveling Fellow Award. Read, chief of the division of colon and rectal surgery at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, will travel to the United Kingdom; and he was named an associate editor of the ASCRS journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. The Traveling Fellow Award began in 1993 and is presented each year to one young board-certified colorectal surgeon in the United States as part of an exchange program with the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.

Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania received an "Outstanding" Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for 2003.

Diane M. Pearson, certified financial planner and shareholder, Legend Financial Advisors Inc., was voted Woman Business Owner of the Year for 2004 by the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

United Way of Pennsylvania honored Jim Rohr, chairman and chief executive officer, PNC Financial Services Group, with the Business Leader of the Year Award for his commitment to United Way and early childhood education. PNC said it would dedicate $100 million over 10 years to improve "school readiness" for children in five states over a full decade.

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