John K. Gisleson Job: Trial lawyer specializing in business litigation for Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis. Age: 41 Favorite stock/mutual fund: Dodge & Cox Stock Fund. Someday I want to: Own an antebellum home in the Garden District of New Orleans. Interesting/useless facts about me: I was the goalie on a state championship soccer team during high school in New Orleans. Favorite movie: "The Sound of Music" What inspires you: The opportunities to make a difference in my personal and professional life, including the reaction of clients while watching me try a case. Person you'd most like to have dinner with: Michelangelo Buonarrati. What do you like about Pittsburgh: Its beauty, history, creativity and culture, especially the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, where I volunteer as president of its board of directors.

People on the Move

Associations & Organizations

William Pietragallo II, founding partner, Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon, was reappointed to a second, 3-year term on the 16-member Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers elected officers and board members for 2007-2008:President: Daniel Patterson, Mackin Engineering Co.; first vice president: Richard Bogovich, Port Authority of Allegheny County; second vice president: Paul Messineo Jr., Pennoni Associates Inc.; secretary: James Weaver Jr., Zell Engineers Inc.; treasurer: Gerald Pitzer, GAI Consultants; immediate past president: Katie Anderson, CMA Consultants; regional director: Gerald Pitzer, GAI Consultants. Board members include: David Cooper, JMT; Sarah Cunningham, Quality Engineering Solutions; Paul Joyce, HDR; Brian Krul, L. Robert Kimball; John Lepri, HDR Inc.; Ty Murcko, McCormick Taylor Inc.; John Nemmer, PennDOT District 11-0; John Perkun, SAI Consulting Engineers Inc.; John Petulla, McCormick Taylor Inc.; Benjamin Reitz, DMJM Harris; John Tricini, Michael Baker Jr.; and William Woodford, Trumbull Corp.

Ellen Freeman, immigration attorney, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, will serve on the health-care professionals committee and the ethics and practice management committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Her one-year term begins at AILA's annual conference starting June 13.

Banking & Finance

Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania promoted Nathan Sommer to vice president and regional manager for Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania's West In-Store region, comprising 10 branches in Allegheny and Beaver counties. Katina Lee was promoted to vice president and regional manager for Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania's Community Region, comprising nine branches throughout Allegheny County. Dana A. Drago was appointed vice chairman in charge of Citizens' Retail and Business Banking Group, and will be a member of Citizens' executive management committee.

Communications

The Pittsburgh office of Mullen promoted Leigh Ann Derringer to associate media director and hired Diana Peters, assistant media planner/buyer, and Kristin Ronca, account supervisor.

Education

Apangea Learning hired Jan Miller as a sales executive.

Engineering

Pennoni Associates added a Pittsburgh Environmental Division, led by Jerry V. DeRosa, senior environmental scientist.

Financial Services

Luttner Financial Group Ltd. hired Paul J. Pantano, John R. Schaeffer and Donna T. Dooley to its team of financial service representatives.

Health & Medicine

Sherry Zisk was appointed vice president and chief operating officer for West Penn Hospital.

Precision Therapeutics Inc. said Joe Flanagan joined its sales force and that it promoted Theresa Simonetta to billing specialist.

Law

Blumling & Gusky said Jeanette E. Oliver joined as an associate in the construction and surety industry practice group. Megan Tymoczko-Korch joined as associate in the commercial, corporate and real estate law practice groups.

Nicholas E. Meriwether joined the Pittsburgh office of McGuireWoods as an associate in the restructuring and insolvency department.

Russell D. Giancola joined Goldsmith & Ogrodowski as an associate attorney.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney added two real estate shareholders, Charles G. Knox and Carrie Kochenbach.

Jay D. Marinstein was elected managing partner of the Pittsburgh office of Fox Rothschild.

Manufacturing

II-VI Inc. named Francis J. Kramer to succeed Carl J. Johnson as chief executive officer, effective July 1. Dr. Johnson will remain an executive serving as its board chairman.

Tube City IMS Corp. promoted Charles Kiss, manager, yard purchases, Tube City Division, West Mifflin, Processing Plant; Robert Esposito, senior project engineer, technical services department, IMS division, New Castle office; Andrew Kurpiel, project engineer, technical services department, IMS division, Horsham, Montgomery County, office; Anita Caruso, accounting manager, accounting and finance department, Tube City division, Glassport office; Peggy Corson, area aggregates technician, quality department, IMS division, Johnstown operation. And hired were Kevin Snyder, senior financial analyst-outsourced purchasing, accounting and finance department, Tube City Division, Glassport office; Judy Hamric, tax manager, tax department, Tube City Division, Glassport office; and Ralph Swavely, systems coordinator, IT Department, Tube City Division, Horsham office.

Triangle Circuits of Pittsburgh Inc. named Mark Francis off-shift manufacturing supervisor.

Public Relations

Skutski & Oltmanns hired Kelli McElhinny as a senior account executive.

Burson-Marsteller named Keith G. Dorman director of its public affairs practice in Pennsylvania.

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