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		Profile of the Week Gloria Blint •  Job: President/CEO and principal of Red House Communications Inc. •  Age: 48, but I tell most people that I'm 42 •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: American Funds/The Investment Company of America. •  Someday I want to: Learn to speak French and have an apartment in Paris, and dedicate my time toward humanitarian and environmental issues. I'd also like to write a novel and have it published. •  Interesting/useless facts about me: I played varsity basketball in high school. Last year, I studied Buddhist philosophy with Thich Nhat Hanh in France. •  Favorite Movie: Although I like a wide variety of film, I watch "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed several times each holiday season. •  What inspires you: My 82-year-old father's positive outlook. He lives every moment with courage and optimism. •  Person you'd most like to have dinner with: The novelist Cormac McCarthy. •  What do you like about Pittsburgh? It's a genuine, welcoming and embracing city. Unlike some American cities that are homogenous tracts of development, Pittsburgh has a unique character and personality, which is immediately evident to visitors, and endearing to its residents. Pittsburgh has been supportive to my business and me, so it's a privilege to be involved in the current marketing initiative to showcase Pittsburgh's assets to the world.

Accounting

Grossman Yanak & Ford promoted Anne M. Stalter to manager and Megan R. Oyler to senior accountant, both in the assurance and advisory services group. New hires include: Joshua A. Bergman and Erika F. Heinzl, staff accountants; Sara A. Stevens, associate, business valuation services group; Benjamin R. Hardt, administrative team; William E. Blick and Jennifer L. Crain, associates, tax services group; Charles C. Alcorn, Karen T. Mangis and Christopher J. Bizich, consultants, technology services group; and Julie Ann Sullivan, assurance and advisory services group and technology services group.

Advertising

Marc USA hired Crystal Jewell, senior account executive; Janette Hartley, senior accountant; James Luparello, assistant media buyer; and Amy Zerebnick, administrative assistant.

Architecture

Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects promoted Loren C. Wright to associate.

Associations & Organizations

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Help Desk Institute named officers for 2006-07. President: Matt Howell, Carnegie Mellon University; co-vice president, programs: Ivy Novick, University of Pittsburgh financial information services; co-vice president, programs: Jacque Rowden, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; vice president, communications: Dolores Heagy, Carnegie Mellon University; vice president, membership: Sandy Griffith, LANtek Computer Services; vice president, finance: Michelle Palmer, Touchtown Inc.; Web master: Gigi Wiltanger, University of Pittsburgh financial information services; adviser: Dick Woodruff, consultant.

Gov Ed Rendell named Dr. Mary Carrasco, Mercy Hospital pediatrician and director of the child advocacy center, A Child's Place at Mercy, a member of the cabinet of the Commission on Children and Families.

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy elected new board members: Bill Conrad, executive secretary, Stackpole Hall Foundation; Jim Finley, professor, Forest Resources at Penn State University; Dennis Fredericks, manager, conservation properties and activities, Consol Energy; and Rob McDowell, retired executive vice president and chief financial officer, Education Management.

Jack Millstein works in real estate and serves as trustee of the Millstein Charitable Foundation.

Banking & Finance

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland hired Joseph Ott as an adviser, community affairs, Pittsburgh office, and Lisa Nelson, senior adviser for applied research, community affairs, Cleveland office.

Marc A. Licata joined Sky Bank as vice president, private banking, Pittsburgh.

Sheri Ward joined Kremer & Associates as marketing communications specialist.

Consulting

Mockenhaupt Benefits Group named Colleen Deer vice president.

Development Dimensions International hired Joan Mancing as corporate counsel.

Engineering

Denny Semsick joined GAI Consultants Inc. as director of transportation development.

Chester Engineers said Steve Schoedinger was named vice president of the Florida and Caribbean region.

Health & Medicine

Dan Lagiovane was named manager, marketing and communications, at The Children's Institute.

Law

Lara A. Northrop, patent attorney, joined The Webb Law Firm. She handles such matters as preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright applications and preparation and evaluation of intellectual property license agreements.

Retired Superior Court of Pennsylvania Judge Joseph A. Del Sole joined Del Sole Cavanaugh as of counsel and will be providing arbitration and mediation services.

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. hired new associate Patrick Thomas Woodman, joining the legal action recovery department of the Pittsburgh office.

Adam S. Ennis joined Maiello Brungo & Maiello Attorneys at Law as a principal. He chairs the litigation group.

Media

FSN Pittsburgh promoted Wes Goldstein to chief engineer, production department.

Museums

Colleen Russell Criste was promoted to deputy director of the Andy Warhol Museum.

Nonprofits

Roger Slayton, vice president, Elliance, was appointed a board member at The Pittsburgh Glass Center.

The Three Rivers Regatta board elected John Bonassi vice chairman. He is a senior vice president for Professional Service Industries Inc.

3 Rivers Connect appointed new members to its board: Gerald Holder, dean of engineering, University of Pittsburgh's School of Engineering; Raymond Huber, vice president of IT and e-business, electrical group of Eaton Corp.; and Peggy Outon, founding executive director, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, Robert Morris University.

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh appointed new members to its board: Eric Boughner, co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing, Plextronics; Maureen Oehrle, stay at home mother; Allison Yeske, manager of strategic planning, Bayer Material Science. Separately, Doug Saltzman joined The Children's Home of Pittsburgh's advisory board. He is the vice president of business development, L. Robert Kimball & Associates.

Real Estate

Grant Street Associates said Jared Imperatore joined as a retail brokerage and leasing manager.

Recreation

Fire and Ice Allstars hired Kim Eads as an elite tumbling instructor.

Sales

Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment hired Mark Canello as educational sales manager.

Technology

Data Recovery Services hired Kevin Kees as a senior consulting engineer.

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