People on the Move

		Profile of the Week Matthew D. Galluzzo •  Job: Business development specialist, Hazelwood Main Street •  Age: 28 •  Ambition: To effectively balance my professional pursuits and aspirations with my personal interests and goals. •  First job: Field worker at a large commercial horticulture nursery in rural Ohio. •  Hardest job/why: Door-to-door salesperson for a dry-cleaning service -- a tough sell in a blue-collar town. •  Biggest work challenge ever: Attracting attention to Hazelwood as the prime urban location for commercial revitalization. The former LTV Steel site is poised for major development. With a major investment on the horizon, our challenge is to facilitate the exchange of information between potential investors, commercial developers, the community and the public. There are ample development opportunities within the Hazelwood business corridor. •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: Disney •  Away from work I: Train for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race and the Greater Hazelwood 5K, play guitar and walk my dog. •  Dream vacation: Two weeks with my wife on the beaches of Kauai, Hawaii •  Favorite books: "Revolutionary Road," by Richard Yates and/or "Winesburg, Ohio," by Sherwood Anderson •  If I won the lottery, I'd: Develop a private local foundation to give back to Pittsburgh, a city that has given so much to me.

Associations/Organizations

Cathy Bissoon, partner and director of diversity at Reed Smith LLP, was appointed a member of the state Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness by Ralph J. Cappy, chief justice of Pennsylvania.

Burton Patrick, owner of the Western PA/Pittsburgh Pet Supplies "Plus" franchise, was named president of the American Marinelife Dealers Association.

Banking, Finance

First National Bank named Christian Chelli vice president and relationship manager, commercial lending division.

ESB Bank said Joe DeNardo is its public relations spokesperson.

Patricia Shultz was named processing manager for Dollar Bank Residential Lending.

William J. Andrews was promoted to senior vice president at C.S. McKee.

First National Trust Co., a division of F.N.B. Wealth Management, named Joseph Mielecki assistant vice president and trust officer for the Slippery Rock office.

Communications

FSC Marketing Communications hired Karin Dietrich, account planner; and Lisa Sabol, graphic designer.

Education

The Allegheny Intermediate Unit announced personnel changes: Roger Tachoir, a school director from the Clairton City School District, was appointed to fill the term of AIU board member Sarah Werner, who resigned in March. Rosanne Javorsky was promoted to senior program director, educational services program. Alan Friedman was promoted to senior program director, special education program.

Edward B. Harmon, partner, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, was appointed a member of the advisory board for the department of finance/economics at Robert Morris University's School of Business. Harmon is in Thorp's business practice group and is leader of the strategic transactions group.

Government

Jeffrey T. Wallace, of Harrisburg, was appointed executive director of the state Civil Service Commission, effective May 9.

Law

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott elected six attorneys as board members for three-year terms: Richard K. Dandrea, chair of the mass tort practice who concentrates on product liability defense, with a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical claims; Steven R. Delinsky, who concentrates on white-collar criminal defense representation; Kathryn A. English, who is in the employee benefits area, focusing on ERISA and tax matters and executive compensation; Stephen M. Foxman, who focuses on corporate, real estate and securities law. Dean F. Richardson, vice chair of the public finance department. Timothy P. Ryan, a member who encompasses commercial, business and regulatory litigation with a focus on intellectual property disputes.

Yarone S. Zober joined Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel as an associate in the business and finance department. Zober's focuses on real estate, tax and general corporate matters.

Tucker Arensberg said Bruce F. Rudoy joined the firm as a shareholder, business and finance department. He concentrate on business transactions, general corporate law, estate and trust planning and administration law.

Manufacturing

Industrial Scientific Corp. promoted Chris Lange to the new post of advertising and promotions manager.

Money Management

Bill Few Associates hired Brandon Dunn as sales assistant.

Nonprofit

The Life Enrichment Trust Inc., a subsidiary of Passavant Memorial Homes, named Timothy Pawol trust administrator.

Sports

The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Mike DeMars, corporate partnerships coordinator; Jason McClelland, account executive/media sales; Terri Smith, manager/new business; Jordan Wadsworth, account executive/premium sales.

Technology

Vivisimo Inc. hired Philippe Lequerre as senior director, OEM and strategic alliances, and Ed Bruins as senior director, Web business development.

Company News

Business Notes

Rex Gatto, Ph.D., a business psychologist said his firm, Gatto Associates LLC, opened a training facility attached to its offices in Mt. Lebanon. Visit the Web site www.rexgatto.com.

Leases

Landmark Properties Group acting in alliance with Lorraine DiDomenico at Northood Realty Services, were instrumental in obtaining a lease for 964 square feet with Family Behavioral Resources Inc., for the Two Landmark North office building in Cranberry.

New Business/ New Offices

The newest concessionaire at the Pittsburgh International Airport's AIRMALL, XpresSpa, opened last month on Concourse A. Owners are Marisol and Moreton Binn. Besides massages, XpresSpa provides manicures and pedicures, skin care and waxing. Grandview Capital Management Corp. had a grand opening of its first area real estate office. The ReMax Premier Group is at 3555 Washington Road, McMurray. Michele Welch is broker of record, and Mimi Lohm, corporate recruiter.

Contracts

Inmedius, a provider of performance-oriented applications that capture, create, manage and deploy technical information, signed an agreement with Antea to distribute its ASD S1000D software solutions. Antea, a Paris based technical documentation company, will sell and provide services for the French marketplace. Inmedius customers in France include aerospace and defense organizations. Antea is the first distributor of Inmedius products and services in Europe.

Master artist R. Jean Vallieres has an agreement with Renaissance Galleries Inc. to market his body of work.

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