Profile of the Week Denise L. Norris Career: Advertising media buyer, event planner, marketing director, travel agent, corporate planner, www.corporateplanners.org, and advertising and marketing director, www.thesoulpitt.com Favorite Stock/Mutual Fund: Vanguard REIT Index Fund Someday I want to: Become an Academy Award-winning screen/script writer or an Emmy Award-winning meaningful television executive producer/writer & director. Interesting useless fact about me: I am a connoisseur of fine ice cream. And in high school, Tom Hanks often borrowed my cheerleading pompoms to amuse us with his cheering capabilities, or lack of them. Favorite movie: "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Lady Sings the Blues," "Pretty Woman," and any movie with Denzel Washington in it. What inspires me: The Bible, beautiful performing and visual art, positive, intelligent, sweet spirited, creative and passionate people. Who would you'd most like to have dinner with: The late Jackie O, Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Condelezza Rice, Hillary Clinton and Maya Angelou. I am challenged by: A dynamic sermon on Sunday, high achievers, people of excellence, innovative and enlightening thought processes and providing my clients with more than they ever expected.

People on the Move

Accounting

Kelly, Sparber, White & Associates LLC announced its new association with Joan M. Wesley, who specializes in investment and insurance services.

Catanese Group named Sharon A. Burnheimer as firm administrator.

Sisterson & Co. LLP named Cheryl Talerico as its new marketing manager.

Advertising

MatchPoint Marketing hired Devon Bender, graphic designer; Jessica VonHofen, account coordinator; and Lisa Gaston, Jordan Hinds and John Maas as field promotion coordinators.

Architectural

Burt Hill announced that John Kaminski, James McMullan and Nicole Duncan joined the firm.

Strada has hired Raymond F. McCaughey as a senior project manager and Alexa L. Olivett as an intern architect.

Associations/Organizations

Dusty Elias Kirk, partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and co-chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group, was appointed to serve on the board of the Allegheny Regional Asset District. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of real estate development, with an emphasis on real estate litigation, including real estate tax assessment appeals, land use and zoning appeals, and eminent domain proceedings.

Thomas E. Birsic, litigation partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, was inducted as a fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Michael D. McDowell, attorney, arbitrator and mediator, was appointed by the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to its pilot program for mandated Alternative Dispute Resolution. He will serve in the program as an arbitrator, mediator and as an early case evaluator.

Rick Milenthal, chairman, Ten United, was appointed chairman of Worldwide Partners, the largest network of independent agencies in the world.

Burt Hill announced that Jon Shimm, principal, was appointed by the governor to the Pennsylvania State Architecture Licensure Board.

Institute for Supply Management of Pittsburgh (ISM-Pittsburgh) elected the following to its board for 2006-2007: George Bissett, buyer, Consol Energy Inc., Soheila Lunney, vice president-procurement for EDMC, Dianna Sroka, purchasing agent, Adams Manufacturing Corp., Carmen Webb, senior raw material commodity manager, Nova Chemicals, and Jeff Ryan, procurement analyst, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

Banking, Financial

Fifth Third Bank, Western Pennsylvania announced additions to the Pittsburgh office: Carlos T. Carter, vice president, commercial lending; Charles J. Chiatto, vice president, commercial lending; David Adan, vice president, business banking, LaMarcus Thurman, senior relationship manager; and Lou Garcia, senior relationship manager.

Broadband Cable Networks

Comcast named Carroll Quinn, area vice president of Three Rivers West system, and Steven Makowski, area vice president of Three Rivers East system.

Consulting

Ergonomic & Safety Services said that Delwyn Kubeldis was hired as project manager and senior consultant.

Contractor, Construction

Donnie Cloud joined Guardian Construction Management Services, Inc. as director of business development and senior project manager.

Communications

Apple Box Studios hired Shannon Matula to be in charge of new business development and Traci Scharf as office manager.

Verizon has hired Rachelle Zoffer to manage interactive programming.

Education

Professor David Allen Wehr was named the Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair in Duquesne's Mary Pappert School of Music.

Foundations

Hillman Foundation appointed David K. Roger vice president and named Susan M. White senior program officer.

Internet Marketing

Taylor Pratt joined LunaMetrics as a search analyst.

Law

Tucker Arensberg said that Paul J. Welk joined the firm as an associate. He focuses his practice in the areas of business and corporate law and health-care law.

Manufacturing

Koppers Inc. appointed Robert J. Howard vice president, human resources.

R. Mark Cox was named vice president of corporate development for Wabtec Corp.

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