People on the Move

Accounting

Christopher J. Manning joined Alpern Rosenthal as manager, entrepreneurial services group department.

Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP hired Tressa Holden and Jeff Zatorski as associates in its tax services group.

Advertising

MARC USA promoted Jason Dille to supervisor of online investments and hired Andy Coleman, Kimberly Gunther, Kevin Lazzaro and Angela Potts as media assistants.

Blattner Brunner Inc. hired Jim Luparello, assistant account executive; Jake Bendel, account executive; Chuck Holet, account coordinator; David Waeltz, account coordinator; and Lauren Smart, senior media buyer.

Karen Wall Lamoureux Job: Chief executive officer, Pace School Age: 47 Favorite stock/mutual fund: Don't have one, but I've been holding onto my Boston Celtics stock for 25 years out of sheer nostalgia. Someday I want to: Take a walking tour of Scotland. Interesting/useless facts about me: I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Moo Duk Kwon style. Favorite Movie: "Love Actually" What inspires you? Kids. They never give up, and they have infinite capacity for growth, healing and joy. Person you'd most like to have dinner with: Tony Blair What do you like about Pittsburgh? It feels like home! After nearly 30 years of living in New England, it's wonderful to return to Pittsburgh with all its memories but also with so many exciting changes, business and cultural opportunities.

Associations /Organizations

The Pittsburgh chapter of the Business Marketing Association elected new officers to its 2007-08 board. President: Andy Mowrer, Intelligencer Printing Co.; executive vice president: Sarah Bentz, A Place for Mom; vice presidents of programming: Ms. Bentz and Nate Smith, Wall to Wall Studios; vice president of finance: Dale Chandler, Jack Horner Communications Inc.; vice president of membership: Dorothy M. Clark, DMC Design; vice president of education: Kevin Lane, Pittsburgh Technology Council; vice president of communications: Lauren Annibale, Yearick-Millea Inc.; student engagement leader: Wendy Maletta, Dress for Success Pittsburgh.

Communications

The Pittsburgh office of Mullen promoted Mark Vigna to account supervisor and Jessica Mesnard to account executive.

Consulting

Cowden Advisers Inc. has hired Dennis Kennedy as managing director of defined contribution services.

Engineering

Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. promoted Rachael Smart, Joe Isaac, Matt Jones, Bobbi Lydon and Jennifer Ewing to project managers I; Mary King and Mark Orzechowski, project managers II; Mike Thear, project consultant; Lauren Parker, assistant project engineer; Justin Brooks, senior CADD technician.

Internet

Guru.com named Julie Carlini interaction designer and project coordinator; Eric Spaulding, public relations coordinator; Beth Fricker, quality assurance analyst; and Jiming Liu, senior technologist.

Law

Grogan Graffam said Stephanie Clark Bessko joined as a senior associate in the professional liability practice group.

Burns White & Hickton hired two associates in its Pittsburgh office: Steven R. Chadwick joined the litigation group; Jason A. Mitchell joined the transportation group.

Logistics

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems Inc. appointed Rich Kozak vice president of global sales.

Manufacturing

Cattron Group International named Chris Loeffler senior sales engineer at its Sharpsville, Mercer County, headquarters.

Nonprofit

Kevin Amos was hired as communications director of the Thomas Merton Center.

Sojourner House named Joann Cyganovich executive director. Board officers and members are president: Kathy Froehle, manager, business information services division, Federated; vice president: Susan Orr, director of marketing and communications, Girl Scouts-Trillium Council; secretary: Rebecca Colosimo, conflicts analyst, Reed Smith LLP; treasurer: Jessica Strong, senior financial analyst, Allegheny Health Choices. Board members: Anne Crawford, director, Highmark (also board president, Sojourner House Moms; T. Renee Randleman, regional director, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, Department of Public Welfare. Chair of the governance committee: Joanne La Rose, senior counsel, FedEx Ground. Joining the finance committee: Caritha Scott, assistant manager of Citizens Bank offices, East Liberty.

East End Cooperative Ministry elected board members Adriane Aul, coordinator, Operation Weed & Seed; Steven Reinsel, partner, Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl,; and the Rev. Dr. Ronald Peters, Henry L. Hillman associate professor of urban ministry and director, Metro-Urban Institute at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Michael A. Barfield was named executive director of Outreach Teen & Family Services, Inc.

Professional Services

PeriOptimum appointed Mark Vernallis president and CEO.

Real Estate

Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services appointed Ralston Merchant Jr. to its brokerage team.

Technology

Ralph Massaro was named executive vice president of sales at ASA Corp.

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