People on the Move

		Profile of the Week Bryan Putt •  Job: President, American International Relocation Solutions (AIReS) •  Age: 40 •  Ambitions: Develop and maintain a "world class" company with a team of great people, be a good husband and father, and enjoy the many different opportunities that life presents. •  First job: Cleaning offices during summer breaks •  Hardest job/why?: Current! Every day provides new challenges, from a client expectation/need standpoint, as well as from a staff/team growth and development standpoint. There are no "absolute" right or wrong answers, so a lot of effort is spent trying to find the best overall approach to things. •  Biggest work challenge ever: Business Year 2001 & 2002 -- Economy and 9/11 created many challenges for business in general, and required a true team effort from all of our staff to support existing clients, and continue to develop business in an environment that forced many organizations to shrink or experience losses. Through that period we maintained our staff, remained profitable and grew our relocation services business. •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: The "stock" in our own company. Where better to invest than in the people you know and trust the most! •  Away from work I: Enjoy motor sports, boating, skiing, and time with the family. •  Dream vacation: I'm lucky enough to travel globally for business and get to experience a lot of amazing places. So the "dream vacation" is really when I get to share those experiences with people I enjoy. •  Favorite book: "Good to Great" by Jim Collins •  If I won the Lottery, I'd: Keep doing what I'm doing, just more of it!

Architecture

Perkins Eastman hired Kent Edwards as a senior associate; Douglas Lieb, project architect; and Megan Williams, construction administrator.

Banking, Finance

Commercial National Financial Corp., parent company of Commercial Bank & Trust of PA, appointed Thomas D. Watters senior vice president/chief financial officer.

Consulting

Jennifer Pesci-Kelly joined Development Dimensions International (DDI) as a public relations specialist.

Ryan & Co. Inc. hired Robert Maida as a senior manager in its newly opened Pittsburgh office.

MarketSphere Consulting hired Ryan Wolfe and Latoya Pierre as senior consultants.

Design

Zoltun Design hired Theresa Poprocky as creative director and intern supervisor; Jojo Veltri, graphic designer and illustrator; Laura Tatko, vice president, corporate communications; Louri Bean, graphic designer; David Dulick, Web site designer and developer; Jenna Pawlack, graphic designer; and Tim Speicher was promoted to senior Internet programmer.

Health and Medicine

Butler Regional Endocrinology, which is operated by Butler Health Systems, announced that Dr. Eva Toth joined Dr. Oscar Castro in establishing an endocrinology practice in Lyndora that opened in July. She also joined the medical staff at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Law

Tucker Arensberg announced that Frederick J. Wolfe joined the firm as a shareholder in the litigation department. He is a member of the Labor and Employment and Municipal and School Practice Groups.

Nonprofit

Patricia L. Dodge, attorney and member, Metz Lewis, was elected to the board of FamilyLinks.

Allegheny County Division of the American Heart Association announced board officers and directors: President: Judith Olson, partner, Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis; secretary: Connie Cibrone, president and chief executive officer, Allegheny General Hospital; and Connie Conboy, vice president of corporate quality, Bayer Corp., will continue to serve as the past president/nominating chair. Directors: Christopher Gessner, chief operating officer, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Ron Andro, vice president of operations, UPMC Shadyside; and Debra Horn, vice president of clinical services, UPMC Health Plan. Board directors re-elected to additional terms were Bonnie Anton, Cynthia Kutcher, Dorothy Zikos, Makum Ramesh, Nancy Magee, Sean Lazar and Dr. Vince Mosesso.

Family Services of Western Pennsylvania announced new board members and officers: President: Floyd A. Cephas; first vice president: Robert Schaub; second vice president: Maria Greco Danaher; secretary: Dr. Nancy Nelson; assistant secretary: Lou Alexander; treasurer: Emmanuel Ike; and assistant treasurer: Sandra K. Lewis. Members: Barbara Farina, Audrey Glenn-Woods, Philo Holcomb, B.J. Samson, Dr. Dennis Sweeney, Terry Van Horne, Louis T. Alexander, Gordy Opitz, Dr. Lorelei Stein, Christine Probert and Len Lachina.

Zoar NewDay elected new members to the board. They are: Carrie Matesevac Collins, Duquesne University; Guinevere Gregory and Gwen Lammert, Western Pennsylvania Conference United Methodist Women; Leslie Reicher, Department of Human Services; Alexa Seretti, The Paradiso Group; and Megan Sullivan, Jewish Healthcare Foundation.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania elected Terry Murphy, president, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, as chairman of its board of directors.

The Roy A. Hunt Foundation board of trustees appointed Beatrice C. Carter executive director. Carter was appointed following the retirement of Torrence M. Hunt Jr. After 24 years as president. Hunt will remain a trustee.

ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc. appointed the following individuals to its board: Dr. William Hadley, interim president, Carnegie Learning Inc.; Jan Korenich, elementary principal, North Hills School District; Dr. John Lozosky, superintendent, West Jefferson Hills School District; Patricia Rogan, director of operations, Innovation Works; and Dr. Margaret Smith, associate professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh.

Glade Run Lutheran Services hired Cindy Shifflett as director of resource development.

Public Affairs

William J. Green and Associates named John Hartley creative director and promoted Megan Snider to a senior account executive.

Public Relations

Ketchum promoted Jessica Jackson to account supervisor and hired Abbie Pauley and Jared Myers as account executives.

Retail

Gabriel Brothers Inc. hired Blake Stephens as corporate legal counsel and Blaine Kuhn as vice president of planning, allocation and merchandising.

Technology

7 Layer Solutions Inc. hired Steve Ainslie as business development manager.

NEP Broadcasting hired Bart R. Huchel as chief financial officer.

Company News

Dividends

WVS Financial Corp. declared a regular 16 cents per share dividend on its common stock, payable Aug. 18 to stockholders of record Aug. 8.

Calgon Carbon Corp. declared a quarterly dividend of 3 cents a share, payable Sept. 1 to shareholders of record Aug. 12.

Laurel Capital Group Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share on its common stock, payable Aug. 18 to stockholders of record Aug. 4.

Bankruptcies

• Crooked Creek Inn Inc., P.O. Box R. R. No. 3, Crooked Creek Dam Road, Ford City. Chapter 11.

• Pitzer's Townhouse Inc., 101 South 5th Street, Jeannette. Chapter 11.

• Barry Flooring Inc., 2403 Sidney Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh. Chapter 11.

• J&G Inc. dba Forest Hills Plaza Restaurant, 144 Forest Hills Plaza, Pittsburgh. Chapter 11.

• MC8 Inc. dba Monte Cello's, 4848 William Flynn Highway, Allison Park. Chapter 11.

• G.M. Dollar Zone Inc., 4552 William Penn Highway, Murrysville. Chapter 7.

• Princeton Builders Inc., 7409 Irvine Street, Pittsburgh. Chapter 7.

Awards/Honors

Terrence H. Murphy of Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling was inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers as a newly elected Fellow. .....

Attorney Samuel L. Douglass of Rothman Gordon was accepted as a Fellow of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation in the class of 2005. The program was established by the foundation to recognize and honor attorneys who have shown a commitment to excellence in charitable, community, professional, and/or public service activities.

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