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Advertising

LarsonO'Brien Advertising, Public Relations and Interactive hired Ashley Moss and Nick Murosky as public relations account executives and Dan Brettholle as art director.

Kathy Morrell joined GatesmanMarmionDrake as media director.

Garrett CMG hired Mandi Babkes as account executive, new business development.

Architectural

Desmone & Associates Architects hired Tamara Hayes, commercial practice; and Brad Frankhouser and Nancy Policicchio, commercial and residential divisions.

Associations & Organizations

The Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association named officers. President: James G. Porcelli, patent attorney, The Webb Law Firm; vice president: Carol Marmo, member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott; secretary/treasurer: Alan G. Towner, partner and member, intellectual property practice group, Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon.

Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce appointed board members for 2008: Mary Lou Barud, Karen L. Vidt CPA; John Laslavic, ThistleSea Business Development; Kelly Mahoney, Huntington Learning Center; and Joe Weis, Lynch Weis.

The Greater Pittsburgh Postal Customer Council named its 2008 board members. Industry co-chair, Pam Kriley, Duquesne University; postal co-chair, James Johnston II, USPS; vice chair, Maureen Kennedy, Federated Investors; secretary, Cindy Capozzoli, Mid Atlantic Data Services; treasurer, Ted Swoger, Marketplace Direct; Michele Argast, Leadsource; Bob Blazina, OCE Business Services; Diana Graves, Pittsburgh Technical Institute;, Frank Hayes, County of Allegheny; Brian Henciak, Pittsburgh Mailing; Michelle Labash, Highmark; Theresa McArdle, USPS; Jane Rahenkamp, USPS; and Jerry Sterling, Pitney Bowes.

Consulting

LunaMetrics hired Jason Green, Web analyst; Traci Scharf, search analyst; and John Henson, senior analyst.

Education

David Dombrosky was hired as executive director of the Center for Arts Management and Technology, an applied research center in Carnegie Mellon's Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises. It is a joint program between the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and the College of Fine Arts.

Dane S. Claussen, professor and director of graduate programs, department of journalism & mass communication, Point Park University, was appointed to the editorial board of Communication Education, the quarterly scholarly journal published by the National Communication Association.

Richard H. Roberts was named assistant director of work force development/continuing education at Penn State University, Greater Allegheny.

Foundations

David K. Roger was appointed president of the Hillman Foundation.

Health

Dr. William Pendergast was elected president of The Washington Hospital medical staff.

Law

Philip P. Keating and Lori S. Rardon joined the Pittsburgh office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti. Mr. Keating is an associate in the litigation defense practice group; and Ms. Rardon is an associate in the intellectual property practice group.

Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir named Timothy J. Bish a shareholder. Mr. Bish practices in the public sector services and business services groups.

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis hired Jay L. Panzarella as a partner and member of the corporate services practice group. Mr. Panzarella focuses on corporate and securities law.

Robb Leonard Mulvihill named Phillip R. Earnest a partner. Mr. Earnest will focus his practice on insurance coverage and extra-contractual insurance litigation.

Manufacturing

Tube City IMS hired Jacki Savage as director of treasury, finance department, in its Glassport office.

Ron Cosper was promoted to president and COO of Millennia Technology Inc.'s parent corporation, The Millennia Group Inc.

Nonprofit

Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council named board members: Mary Ann Brown, general manager, post-gazette.com, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; George Manos, president, USS Real Estate, United States Steel Corp.; Jayanne Newcaster Matthis, senior manager and public sector chief of staff, Deloitte Consulting; and Regina Rattigan Desbrow, former vice president, strategic communications, Mellon Financial Corp.

Alyssa Cholodofsky joined Family Services of Western Pennsylvania as director of development and communications.

Radio Information Service said John Guehl and Janet Simon were elected to its board. Dr. Guehl is chief of the division of ophthalmology at West Pennsylvania Hospital. Ms. Simon retired in 2007 from the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children.

Homeless Children's Education Fund named Jennifer Banks Vickers managing director.

Real Estate

Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate Inc. hired J. Mark Frankovitch in its industrial division.

Technology

Landslide Technologies Inc. hired Chris A. Kiminas as vice president of sales process consulting services.

Elsewhere

Pittsburgh native Michael Costabile was named chief financial officer at Amerinet Central's headquarters in St. Louis. He was previously president at its Warrendale location.

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