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Accounting

Schneider Downs & Co. Inc. promoted John Popies to shareholder, Pittsburgh office.

Robert Messina, tax accountant, joined Cottrill, Arbutina Professional Services.

Advertising

MatchPoint Marketing hired Joe Dilascio as a Web programmer, interactive department.

Engauge hired Lori Lake as staff accountant.

Brunner (formerly Blattner Brunner) promoted Scott Morgan, Mary Kay Modaffari and Petra Arbutina to partners; Ms. Modaffari also was promoted to executive vice president, Pittsburgh managing director.

		Profile of the Week Yvonne Hudson Job: Billing manager, Credit Management Co., and owner of Great Expectations, a medical billing company. Age: 49 Favorite stock/mutual fund: I am not an aggressive investor, and my portfolio consists of quite a mix of commodity stocks and midcap mutual funds. With the market so unstable these days I like to play it safe with the money market and ride out the turbulence. Someday I want to: go up in a hot air balloon. By nature I wouldn't consider myself an extrovert, and this seems so crazy. When I was a little girl growing up in Jamaica, I would climb the trees all the time, and I guess there is still an adventurous side of me. Interesting/useless facts about me: I am bicultural -- born in Jamaica, comprised of African and eastern Indian decent. Then after my divorce, I moved to New York to be close to my mother who had taken ill. My daughter is attending Pitt and working towards her Ph.D. in Health and Wellness while she is running her own business, Camille's Fitness. So after traveling back and forth from New York to Pittsburgh a number of times, I decided to make this city my home. Favorite Movie: "Ghost." I am much more of a book reader, but I just love Patrick Swayze! I have seen this movie eight times thus far and counting. What inspires you? My mother. I always saw her overcome difficulties with a smile, and never saw her depressed, even when she was dying of cancer. There were times when I would ask her if she was depressed, and her answer always was, "I do not know that word." She has become my inspiration to succeed in life and be happy. Person you'd most like to have dinner with: Oprah. She is an amazing woman to have built such a well-respected empire after growing up so poor, and still maintain a heart-felt compassion for her fellow human beings. I would like to find out what drives her, and of course I would want to hear what advice she can give me to also become so successful! What do you like about Pittsburgh? I lived in New York City for 15 years, and comparatively it is much more peaceful in Pittsburgh, and the people here are so friendly! For example, when I drive everyone is so courteous -- you never experience that in New York. There also is such a sense of community and pride here that extends from the love of hometown sports teams to being family oriented. You can feel the love for this city just by walking around and seeing the smiles on people's faces. And the city is so clean and taken care of!

Associations & Organizations

The Allegheny County Bar Association named new officers: president, Jay A. Blechman; president-elect, Kimberly A. Brown; and treasurer, Michelle Lois Kopnski. Philip A. Ignelzi and Bryan Scott Neft were elected to the board of governors; and Lisette M. McCormick, Erin J. Boyts and Marla Nicole Presley were elected board liaisons.

The Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers elected 2008-09 officers: president, Richard Bogovich; first vice president, Paul Messineo Jr.; second vice president, David Cooper; secretary, James Weaver Jr.; treasurer, Gerald Pitzer; immediate past president, Daniel Patterson; regional director, Gerald Pitzer.

Luis F. Granes, Latin America manager, Sauereisen, was recently appointed president of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers Pittsburgh Chapter.

Raymond W. Buehler Jr., president and CEO, Schneider Downs, was named chairman of IGAF Worldwide, North America.

Automotive

Dave Smith Chevrolet hired Valerie Tierno as its first fleet/commercial specialist.

Banking

First National Bank promoted Ron Giulianelli to market manager responsible for oversight of operations and sales at its Moon, Peters, South Side, Mount Oliver and Oliver Plaza offices, along with the branch offices to be acquired by First National Bank in connection with its merger with Iron & Glass Bank, scheduled for Aug. 15.

Communications

Brady Communications hired Daniela Husarova as associate creative director and Aya Matsuo as a graphic designer.

Education

Geraldine M. Jones, currently dean of the College of Education and Human Services at California University of Pennsylvania, was named interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

Sewickley Academy hired new administrators. Bill Gellman joins the Academy's Summerbridge Pittsburgh staff as executive director; Mark Hansen joins Sewickley Academy as head of Lower School; Brendan Schneider joins as director of admissions; and Neal Holmes joins Sewickley Academy as the director of diversity and global education.

Foundations

Hillman Foundation appointed Lisa R. Johns, treasurer and program manager and Lauri K. Fink joined as program officer.

Law

Dickie McCamey & Chilcote said Terri Imbarlina Patak joined as of counsel in the Pittsburgh office. She focuses on employment and labor law.

Logistics

David Mudd joined Knichel Logistics as vice president of logistics.

Manufacturing

Bayer MaterialScience named Patrick Sion head of BMS Procurement, Nafta.

Kennametal Inc. appointed Paul DeMand, vice president, and president of its Metalworking Solutions Services Group.

Cattron Group International named James Kingerski executive vice president of marketing and sales.

Nonprofit

The United Jewish Federation named Brian Eglash senior vice president of financial resource development; Emily Farkas, senior manager, campaign; Jennifer Jones, director of the young adult division; and Jessica Smith, director of resource development operations.

Professional Services

Wealthcare Capital Management hired John J. Cully as senior vice president, investment manager.

Ad-Base Group hired Erica Hollyfield as a staff accountant.

Compass Advisory Partners said Thomas J. Kuehl II and Jack Teitz were named directors.

Public Relations

Jack Horner Communications Inc. hired Kate Hennelly as a graphic designer in the creative division.

Eva Simeone joined WordWrite Communications as assistant account executive.

Technology

4CTechnologies hired Gary Bielski as a senior solutions engineer.

Robert J. Sclabassi joined Computational Diagnostics Inc. as chief executive officer and chairman.

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