People on the Move

		Profile of the Week Edward C. Gainey •  Job: Manager of Special Projects, City of Pittsburgh •  Age: 35 •  Ambition: To be a political leader. •  First Job: Community Development Specialist, East Liberty Development Inc. •  Hardest job/why? Manager of a fast-food chain. Trying to motivate the work force. •  Biggest work challenge: Bringing developers and community leaders together to develop and complete housing projects. •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: Google •  Away from work I: Enjoy watching sports (football and basketball), exercising and reading. •  Dream vacation: Jamaica. •  Favorite books: "The Bible; "The Debt," by Randall Robinson; and "PowerNomics" by Claud Anderson. •  If I won the lottery, I'd: Travel. I'd like to see what the world has to offer. And invest.

Accounting

Alpern Rosenthal hired Adam G. Yofan as a vice president of Alpern Rosenthal Financial Services LLC.

Advertising

Stephanie Satterfield was promoted to vice president, director of media operations at Marc USA.

Blattner Brunner promoted Scott Morgan to president; Mary Kay Modaffari to executive vice president, retaining her title of director of client services; and Jeff Burkel to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Associations/Organizations

Association for Corporate Growth -- Pittsburgh named officers and its board of directors for 2005-2006. President: Gary G. Glausser, partner, Birchmere Ventures; secretary/treasurer: Daniel Sarver, director, Strategic Advisors; vice president, membership: Brian Smith, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; vice president, awards: Mark Stabile, director, M&A and Private Equity Group, Cohen & Grigsby; vice president, programming: Gregory A. Steve, managing director and regional manager, National City Business Credit Inc.; vice president, marketing: Robert Faletti, principal, Blue Archer; past president/executive committee: Richard S. Donley, president, Chaska Property Advisors Inc.; programming/marketing: Peter C. Blasier, partner, Reed Smith; director/programming: Joseph Bute, Gladstone Capital; membership, women/minorities: Mary Ann Dunham, shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll; programming-technical sessions: John Kaye, partner, Sisterson & Co.; directors: Michael Anselmo, vice president, PNC Bank; John Kelly, principal, Transition Management Services Co. and Jeffrey Kondis, manager, Corporate Marketing, L.B. Foster Co.; programming, sponsorships: Mark Latterner, senior vice president, Citizens Bank; programming, conference: James Marucci, partner, Ernst & Young; membership, corporate membership: Keith McDonough, senior vice president/and CFO, Rue21 Inc.; chapter administrator: Paula Sapienza.

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Business Marketing Association named its board of directors and officers for 2005-2006. President: Holly Bulvony, president, The Antwerp Group; executive vice president: Melinda Miller, director of marketing, Shadyside Academy; vice president, programming: Sarah Bentz; vice president, finance: Tanya Molnar; vice president, communications: Jeanne DeValeria; vice president, membership: Candace Dunhoff; and vice president, education: Jeff Krakoff. New members are: Jeanne DeValeria, Idea League; Dale Chandler, Jack Horner Public Relations; and Melissa Franko, WYEP radio.

Pittsburgh Young Professionals announced its new board of directors: President: Helen Wylie, DDI; vice president: Kimberly Love, UPMC Health Plan; treasurer: Brad Collins, Deloitte & Touche; administrative secretary: Heidi Aufdenkamp, University of Pittsburgh; recording secretary: Aviel Selkovits, DDI; director and new Pittsburgh collaborative president: Matthew McClay, AFLAC; directors: Steven Gifford, Gifford Consulting Group; Kathryn Kesich-Glover, Kesich & Deluca Financial Services Group; T.J. Morton, Aliquippa Alliance for Unity & Dev.; Beth Sanchez, BH Technology Partners / Sim Medical; Julie Slaybaugh, Merrill Lynch; and Emilio Zegarra, IBM.

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) announces its officers for 2005-2006. President: Nicoletta A. Bleiel; vice-president: Beverly Spagnolo; treasurer: Marlene Miller; secretary: Nancy Carpenter; and immediate past-president: Barbara Stanton.

Consulting

Protiviti Inc. promoted Tim Hartzell to associate director.

Todd Owens was promoted to manager of the Executive Search practice at Dewey & Kaye, a division of McCrory & McDowell.

Electric/Utilities

Duquesne Light Holdings elected Pritam Advani, president and chief executive officer, Professional Closing Network, to its board of Directors.

Finance

Invesmart Inc. hired Cheryl Talerico as director of marketing and promoted Jeff Spindler to director of human resources.

Graphic Design

Neil Donnelly of Landesberg Design will be opening the firm's Chicago office. He will focus on print and interactive communications as well as environmental graphic design.

Health and Medicine

Dr. Al Graham announces his appointment to provide chiropractic care to patients at the Butler VA Medical Center.

Insurance

James A. Joe was named general manager of AIG-American General Life and Accident Insurance company's Three Rivers division.

Law

Tucker Arensberg appointed Robert B. Webb chief operating officer.

Chris Voltz joined Lewis & Sargent as an associate attorney specializing in general litigation.

Media

Tony Bernados joined the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as classified advertising manager. He joins the newspaper from the Post-Gazette's sister paper, The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, where he was classified advertising manager.

Nonprofit

Donna Van Kirk was named vice president for system development at Lutheran Affiliated Services.

PSVN (Pittsburgh Singles Volunteer Network) announced the election of three new members to its board: Michael Bernarding, executive director, Western PA/West Virginia Chapter of the ALS Association; Cara Crowley, account executive, Ripple Effects Interactive; and Julie Ransom, consultant.

Junior Achievement promoted Dennis Gilfoyle to executive vice president of the Western Pennsylvania chapter.

Professional Services

Pittsburgh Telephone and Answering Service Co. hired Christine Kilgore and Kelly Stokes as virtual receptionists.

Public Relations

Joanne Beardslee was appointed director of public relations at Elias/Savion Public Relations.

Retail

84 Lumber hired Michael Iagnemma as attorney and Carrie Ponce as inventory manager.

Technology

Ripple Effects Interactive launched a new online relations practice to help companies build stronger relationships with its target audience on the Internet. David Gong was appointed its online relations manager.

Company News

Business Notes

Carlton Cardiology Associates Inc. was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) and the American College of Radiology for its echocardiographic and vascular ultrasound laboratory. In addition, Carlton Cardiology was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories 9CANL) for its nuclear cardiology laboratory.

New Business/ New Offices

24-7 VISION LLC , a provider of video surveillance and monitored security, announced the opening of its corporate headquarters, 3468 Babcock Blvd., North Hills.

InterTECH Security has begun its move into a larger facility in Frederick, Md., to accommodate the company's growth. InterTECH currently operates offices in Warrendale, Morgantown W.Va., and Gaithersburg, Md., and will be moving all Gaithersburg operations to the larger Frederick space on Grove Road.

Contracts

L.J. Aviation has hired Giant Ideas to develop a corporate identity program.

LOI Inc. received a contract from Allegheny Ludlum for the supply of a high temperature roller hearth furnace. The furnace will be located at its Washington Plate facility and will reheat a wide range of specialty steel plates for rolling.

General Industries of Charleroi was awarded the contract to serve as the general contractor for the $14 million dollar Nationwide Centre Office Building in Washington, Pa. Millcraft Industries Inc., of Canonsburg, is the master developer of the project. Nationwide Centre is the first phase of "The Crossroads" -- a $100-million-dollar mixed-use urban revitalization project in downtown Washington. Nationwide Centre is a 156,000-square-foot, seven-story office building that will be the new headquarters for Nationwide Appraisal Services Corporation.

Marmion Marketing Communications was selected as the advertising agency of record for the following companies: Seal Guard, a Mars-based manufacturer of sealants for the waterworks industry, and KIPO Motors, a Suzuki auto dealer located in Lockport, N.Y.

Crytzer Communication is providing marketing communication services for The Silver Ring Thing.

Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc. was awarded the design, supply and installation of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems at PPL Corp.'s Montour power plant, Units 1 and 2, in Washingtonville, Pa. The Wet FGD systems at Montour will be designed to remove between 95 and 97 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions from the station's coal-fired boilers, which generate about 760 megawatts each. Construction of the Wet FGD systems is scheduled to begin in April and is expected to be completed in May 2008.

Lava New Media will provide Web design and technology services to the Mattress Factory and the Children's Institute.

Sewickley Graphics & Design Inc. was contracted for design and communications for the following three new accounts: Direct Settlement Services, to create a new logo, Web site and other materials for its marketing efforts; Don Conkey & Sons, Inc., to design and produce two new jewelry catalogs and Hussey Copper, to design and produce a product package design for a direct marketing effort to its clients and a overview brochure to communicate its manufacturing capabilities.

Grants/Loans

Tickets for Kids Foundation was awarded a $200 grant from the Friedman Family Philanthropic Fund of the United Jewish Federation Foundation. The grant supports Tickets for Kids' mission to enrich the lives of some of the most forgotten children and families in our area by including them in cultural, recreational and educational events they would otherwise not be able to attend.

ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc. received a grant from the Vira I. Heinz Endowment of $350,000 to support ASSET's research and development project on science and math integration.

Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania was awarded a $15,000 grant from the H.J. Heinz Co. Foundation to support JA's Urban Outreach Program.

Awards/Honors

William Beale, retirement plans division sales representative, Henderson Brothers, achieved certification as a PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional by PLANSPONSOR Magazine.

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