People on the Move

		Profile of the Week John M. Gloninger •  Job: Associate director, Office for Stewardship and Development, Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh •  Age: 42 •  Ambition: To work hard at work worth doing •  First job: Delivering film for Wonday photo labs. •  Hardest job/why: Delivering film for Wonday -- no air conditioning in the car! •  Biggest work challenge ever: To convince people they will benefit from their gift of time, talent and treasure. •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: None -- strictly asset allocation. •  Away from work I: Spend as much time as possible with wife and three kids; run; piano/guitar; read history and theology; travel, especially to southern Italy to visit family. •  Dream vacation: I have it every year -- in Lavello (southern Italy) with my wife's family; wheat fields, olive groves, vineyards and beaches; lots of family time, late meals, late nights and lazy afternoons. •  Favorite books: "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh, and "We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" by Philip Gourevitch. •  If I won the lottery, I'd: Pay off Mom's mortgage and buy her a house in Stone Harbor, N.J.; pay off my mortgage; endow the Bishop's Education Fund; and build a first-class home for Rwandan orphans who lost parents to AIDS or genocide.

Advertising

Marc USA promoted Jolene Getch to senior supervisor, media planning, and Heather Popelka and Jennifer Merriman to senior media planners.

Associations/Organizations

The Economic Club of Pittsburgh elected '05-'06 officers: President, Mark Larson, Eckert Seamans; vice president-programs, Kenneth Cuccinelli, Quest Fore; vice president-publicity, Anne McCafferty, Vivisimo Inc.; vice president-membership, Kevin Acklin, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart; vice president-student affairs, Chris Briem, University of Pittsburgh; treasurer, Debbie Scarpari, Sisterson & Co. LLP; secretary, Timothy Adams, Schneider Downs; and past president, Jerry Paytas, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.

Sybil P. Veeder was elected to the FISA Foundation board. She recently retired as a psychotherapist.

The National Association of Women Business Owners' '05-'06 executive officers and board are: President: Deirdra Gross; president-elect: Liz Tafel Hurley; secretary: Fran Lando; treasurer: Diane Pearson; immediate past president: Peggy Hill. Board committee chairs include: national representative, member services council, Susan Tusick; national representative, corporate/economic development council, Debra Thompson; communications committee, director, Joann Quinn Smith; membership committee, director, Joann Forrester; program committee, interim director, Peggy Hill; finance committee, director and sponsorship committee, director, Diane Pearson.

John Gehrlein, national accounts representative, Guardian Protection Services, was appointed president of the Professional Certification Board of ASIS International.

Frank G. Salpietro, partner, Meyer Unkovic & Scott, was appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Gaming Law Committee.

Banking, Finance

Allegheny Valley Bancorp Inc. named Andrew W. Hasley president and chief executive officer of it and wholly owned subsidiary Allegheny Valley Bank of Pittsburgh.

PNC Bank named Andrew Russell market manager for its consumer banking business in Western Pennsylvania.

Consulting

American Geosciences hired Jamie M. Downing as environmental scientist.

H. B. Maynard and Co. Inc. hired Stephanie Vasiloff as an associate consultant.

Buck Consultants promoted Sharon S. Blichfeldt to director in the health and welfare practice and Martin G. Giglio to director in the communication practice, both Pittsburgh office.

Contractor, Construction

General Industries named Mark A. Zupsic senior estimator and hired Michael D. Allen as a site superintendent.

Design

Pam Peters joined Doug Zappi Dzign as creative director.

Education

Jonas Johnson, M.D., was appointed chair of the department of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Engineering

Paul C. Rizzo Associates promoted Nestor Gomez to senior project engineer and Brian Kelly to surveyor.

Health and Medicine

Steve Williamson was appointed vice president-finance for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America.

WESTARM Therapy Services hired physical therapist Richard B. Wardrop as facility director at its new outpatient center in Cheswick/Springdale.

Investment Management

BlackRock Inc. appointed Kenneth B. Dunn, Ph.D., to its board and as a member of its audit committee. He is dean and professor of financial economics at the David A. Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University.

Law

Shannon M. Clougherty joined Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton as an associate focusing on commercial, insurance coverage and tort litigation.

White and Williams, headquartered in Philadelphia, said Steven J. Forry joined its Pittsburgh office as an associate in the litigation department, concentrating on professional malpractice claims, handling both trial and appellate matters for physicians, hospitals and professional liability insurance carriers.

William J. Meyer joined Metz Lewis as an associate in construction, surety, contract, commercial and business law and litigation.

Thomas Thomas & Hafer said Suzanne B. Merrick was named a partner in the Pittsburgh office.

Manufacturing

H.J. Heinz Co. appointed Theodore N. Bobby senior vice president and general counsel.

United States Steel Corp. named Peter J. Alvarado general manager-automotive and vice president, U. S. Steel International; Sharon K. Kelley was named plant manager of the Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind.; and William J. Kelly was named plant manager of finishing operations at the Gary Works.

Nonprofit

Scott Hanley, director/general manager, WDUQ 90.5 FM, was elected to serve a second term on the National Public Radio (NPR) board.

Pittsburgh Singles Volunteer Network named Joy Braunstein executive director and appointed new members to its board: Mark Martini, Tarasi Tarasi & Fishman; Mike Kuentz, Rapidigm; Karrie Bernhard, U.S. Department of the Interior; and Tom Baker, Three Rivers Adoption Council.

Gateway to the Arts named to its board: John Earnest, president, Team Laminates Co.; Jennifer B. Kelly, program officer, DSF Charitable Foundation; Jennifer Pesci-Kelly, public relations specialist, Development Dimensions International Inc.; Michael Sexauer, database marketing manager, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Peter M. Vercilla, principal, Technology Strategies Inc.

Rebecca Maziarz of Dickie McCamey & Chilcote was recently appointed to the board of Homelessness Ends with Advocacy, Resources, Training and Housing.

United Way of Allegheny County's chairs of its leadership programs are Kimberly Tillotson Fleming, president, Hefren-Tillotson Inc.: Alexis de Tocqueville Society; Carol MacPhail, partner, Deloitte & Touche: Women's Leadership Initiative); and Antonio Dias, partner, Jones Day: Young Leaders Group.

The Looking Glass Institute'05-'06 board included as president and secretary, Benjamin Hodes, founding dean, School of Leadership, Duquesne University; vice president and treasurer, Everett McElveen, president & CEO, Life's Work of Western Pennsylvania; Demeatria Boccella, program associate, Pittsburgh Foundation; Howard Booth, artist/early childhood educator; Kate Dewey, principal, Dewey & Kaye of McCrory & McDowell; Peter Ennis, partner, Klett Lieber Rooney & Schorling; Saleem Ghubril, executive director, The Pittsburgh Project; Pamela Golden, senior vice president, Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Greg Hardy, principal, McCrory & McDowell; Marilyn Sullivan, executive director, Bethlehem Haven; and Laura Zinski, CEO, Mon Valley Initiative.

Professional Services

O'Connor O'Connor Lordi Ltd. said Timothy J. Tetrick has rejoined and was appointed vice president, recruitment and strategic solutions.

Retail

84 Lumber Co. hired Jesica Austin as inventory manager.

Rite Aid Corp. hired Todd C. McCarty as senior vice president, human resources.

Technology

EPlus Technology hired John Moorhead as a sales engineer.

Telecommunications

Marconi Corp. PLC appointed Joseph Ferrara chief executive officer. He also will serve as a member of the executive committee who succeeds Geoffrey Doy, who will remain with Marconi as chairman of its North America division.

Company News

Business Notes

The Armstrong County Chamber of Commerce is looking for exhibitors and crafters for the 2005 Armstrong County Home Harvest Show on Sept. 16 -18 at Lenape Technical School. Call Patti Miller 724-543-1305 or visit the Web site at www.armstrongchamber.org.

L.J. Melody & Co., the real estate investment banking division of CB Richard Ellis, arranged financing in the amount of $15 million for the construction of the Nationwide Centre office property to be located on West Chestnut Street, Washington, Pa.

Contracts

Steelcoast Creative was selected as the agency of record for Next Architecture.

The transportation unit of Bombardier Inc. and its consortium partner, Elin EBG Traction, were awarded a $293 million contract from Austrian Federal Railways for 60 four-car Bombardier Talent electric multiple units to be used on regional and commuter services. Bombardier's share of the contract is about $223 million.

Group 2 Design Inc. was retained for all marketing and communication needs for Steel City Mortage Inc., of Aspinwall. G2D will create a new brand development advertising campaign, an upgraded Web site strategy and print collateral materials.

Imagistics International was awarded five-year contracts by the Karns City and Moon Area school districts to provide multifunction digital copiers to enable faculty and staff to print and copy in a network environment.

Marmion Marketing Communications was selected to develop marketing and advertising programs and materials for Wellington Power, a diversified electrical contractor; Damascus Steel, a manufacturer of wear-resistant steel castings; and Max Environmental, an environmental management and services company.

Dividends

Wabtec Corp. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share, payable Aug. 31 to holders of record Aug. 17.

Grants/Loans

Tickets for Kids Foundation was awarded a $2,500 grant from Dominion Foundation. The grant supports Tickets for Kids' Take Me Out to the Ballgame initiative, which gives underprivileged and underserved children and families the opportunity to experience Pittsburgh Pirates games at PNC Park.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield awarded $175,000 to initiate community wellness and education programs at Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg, which provides health and human services to the surrounding communities.

A $150,000 Highmark Foundation grant will be used to create the Children and Youth Wellness Center to allow area youths to learn more about healthy lifestyle choices through workshops at a Hosanna House-sponsored summer camp and through in-class workshops coordinated through Wilkinsburg School District. The grant will also fund health assessment screenings and structured exercise classes for children. Highmark also donated $25,000 to create the Hosanna House Highmark Education and Learning Center; it will fund 50 workshops and educational events in Allegheny County that will focus on health education, effective parenting, job skill development and more.

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