People on the Move

		Profile of the Week Herman A. Jones Jr. •  Age: 56 •  Job: Associate professor of social work, Slippery Rock University •  Ambition: To hold social service systems accountable to their goals and missions of providing quality services (health care, housing, education, etc.) to their client populations. •  First job: 1964, selling ice cream at Orchard Beach (Bronx, N.Y.) •  Hardest and most fulfilling job: Director of residential life, Ward Home for Children. In this position I supervised the day-to-day operations of the "Home." Specifically this meant: 1. creating a safe and predictable "home" environment, within an institutional context; 2. addressing each youth's emotional, health, psychiatric, educational and personal trauma created by family dysfunction; 3. assisting these children to regain (and for many develop) a childhood; and 4. developing programming that would assist these youth to live independently after graduation from high school. •  Biggest Work Challenge: To confront institutional ineffectiveness and develop "win-win" change strategies. •  Favorite Stock: One that does not lose money. •  Away from work I: love to listen to good music and practice my dog training skills. •  Dream Vacation: Watching the surf from a shady place in Cabo, Mexico •  Favorite Book: "The Price of the Ticket" by James Baldwin •  If I won the lottery, I'd: be in Cabo ... full time.

Advertising

MatchPoint Marketing hired Wes Howarth, account supervisor; Ken Krapfl, junior graphic designer; and Jessica Beley, junior copywriter.

Chad Gutermuth joined Elisco Advertising as an art director.

Architecture

Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel hired Anne Rainbow Savage, Lisa Doerfler and Dan Zhou as intern architects.

Associations/Organizations

Eric P. Wallace was elected 2006-07 vice president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Wallace is a partner and coordinator of construction services niche for Carbis Walker.

Esther L. Bush, president and CEO, Urban League of Pittsburgh, was given the oath of office for the Pennsylvania State Board of Education. She was nominated to the board by Gov. Ed Rendell and was confirmed by the Senate on April 19. She will serve on the board until 2010, or until a successor is confirmed.

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures named Sylvia Keller executive director.

Banking

Mellon Global Securities Lending announced senior appointments to its U.S. collateral reinvestment and U.S. securities lending teams: Robert P. Fort Jr., director of U.S. collateral reinvestment, and David C. Whitney, director of U.S. lending, both leading their respective teams in Pittsburgh.

Consulting

Terry L. Downs was named manager of geotechnical services for the Pittsburgh office of Gannett Fleming.

Trans Associates announced that Matthew Pierce returned as an associate analyst, Pittsburgh Transportation Planning Group.

Education

West Liberty State College appointed Charles Jeswilkowski regional development officer.

Engineering

Michael Baker Jr. Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corp., announced the formulation of a Base Realignment and Closure/Program Management Office team that includes the promotion of several key senior managers. Neal T. Wright was promoted to vice president and Base Realignment and Closure Program Management Office, Virginia Beach, Va.; Frank D. Terak, assistant vice president and business development lead, Moon; Jeffrey S. Gidley, assistant vice president and operations, Atlanta; and Ralph Pasini, assistant vice president and business development, Moon.

Finance/Investments

Legend Financial Advisors Inc. announced that Benjamin M. Greenfeld joined as an assistant financial adviser.

Health

Gregory Cherpes, M.D., has joined the medical staff of The Children's Institute as a psychiatrist. He is board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry and will be serving the needs of children in the pediatric rehabilitation inpatient unit as well as children and adults in the Prader-Willi and Behavioral Disorders program at The Children's Institute.

M. Joseph Grennan Jr., M.D., was appointed senior vice president, chief medical officer, for Humility of Mary Health Partners.

Investment

Janney Montgomery Scott announced the following promotions: Robert Bishop, executive vice president/investments, Pittsburgh office; Jeffrey Ingros, executive vice president/investments, Beaver office; Robert S. McCulloch III, executive vice president/investments, Salem office; Christopher Freeman, senior vice president/investments, Wheeling office; Mark Mendicino, first vice president/investments, Pittsburgh office; Sean Giliberti, vice president/investments, Pittsburgh office; Mark Scholl, vice president/investments, Pittsburgh office; and Jerry Starr, vice president/investments, North Hills office.

Law

Elizabeth Hughes has joined Willman & Arnold as an associate, concentrating on the defense of toxic tort claims, products liability, insurance defense and civil litigation.

Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott said former Allegheny County solicitor Charles P. McCullough joined as a member.

Meyer Unkovic & Scott appointed Thomas A. Berret to lead the litigation department and named Ronald L. Hicks and Frank G. Salpietro co-chairs of the business litigation group; Beth A. Slagle, chair of the new insurance coverage group; and Russell J. Ober, chair of the tort litigation group.

Logistics

Genco said Daniel Sellers has joined its Supply Chain Management division as senior vice president of parcel solutions.

Marketing

Communifax Corp. hired Brandon Kelly, assistant editor/Mac network administrator, film production department; Alan Schultz, developer, IT department; and Jessica Zelt, staff accountant, accounting department.

Brady Communications promoted Lauren Cefalo to account supervisor and hired Christie Moeller as account coordinator.

Media

WQED Multimedia said Rosemary Martinelli was hired for the new position of executive director of marketing.

Nonprofit

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy named Cynthia Ference-Kelly director of communications.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia announced the election of Susan Farrell and Mike Mortensen to its board. Ms. Farrell serves as senior vice president and the Charitable and Endowment Service team leader for National City Bank. Mr. Mortensen is the president and CEO of PNC Investments.

Carnegie Museum of Art announced that board member William E. Hunt assumed the position of chairman, effective June 2. He succeeds Marcia Gumberg, who has served as chairman since 2000. She will continue to serve on the board as emerita trustee.

Bob Carter, president of Ketchum Inc., was named chairman of the board of trustees for the ePhilanthropy Foundation, the global leader in providing training for nonprofit organizations for the ethical and efficient use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes through education and advocacy.

Professional Services

K.A. Hamilton & Associates hired new recruiters to its staff: Jeffrey Cofer and Daniel Busch.

Public Relations

Pascale Communications named Erin Blashford, Laura Kochan, Devon McSorley and Patti McVey, account executives.

Public Agencies

VisitPittsburgh (formerly the Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau) hired its first corporate marketing director, Anna Jane Dobkin.

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