
Megan M. Ott, associate, Goehring Rutter & Boehm, was elected to a one-year term as vice-president of the Allegheny County Association of Municipal and School Solicitors Section.
The Pittsburgh American Marketing Association elected its new board. President: Kim Butler, marketing manager, The Bank of New York Mellon; executive vice president: Julianne Trichtinger, marketing specialist, Nova Chemicals; vice president of programming: Diana Engelmeyers, owner, Email Equation; vice presidents: Bruce Downing, vice president, integrated marketing, Pipitone Group; Mike Kaulakis, consultant; Bob Kushner, vice president, Directions Research Inc.; Mat Simmons, president, The Garrett Group; Ed Scherer, partner, Horovitz, Rudoy & Roteman LLC; past president ambassador: David Oshlag, president, Project Marketing Associates; chapter mentor: Steve Wayhart, managing director, BrandMill; and immediate past president: Justin Mastrangelo, president, JA Interactive.
David L. Somers was selected as the second holder of the Anna Rangos Rizakus Endowed Chair in Health Sciences and Ethics at Duquesne University. Mr. Somers, chairman of the physical therapy department in the Rangos School of Health Sciences since July 2008, was previously assistant director of the department and a founding director of the graduate program in rehabilitation science at Duquesne.
Rob Byer, partner, Duane Morris, was appointed a member of the Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. His term will expire on June 30, 2011. Mr. Morris is head of the firm's appellate litigation practice.
Vision Financial Group Inc. named Mark W. Stone, senior vice president, leasing and new business development; Ryan M. Hayes, lease account manager; Kimberly D. Ryan, marketing coordinator; and Ryan Gottron, assistant controller.
Joseph M. Piszczor joined BenchMark Financial Network as a financial adviser.
Gateway Health Plan named Dr. Michael Madden chief medical officer.
Hefren-Tillotson Inc. hired John Reba as a financial adviser.
Cohen & Grigsby said Alexa Forte has joined the firm as director in the immigration practice group. Ms. Forte has exclusively practiced immigration law for more than 18 years, managing compliance projects and consular processing for multinational corporations.
GENCO Supply Chain Solutions expanded its reverse logistics solution to include test, remanufacture, repair and refurbishment of consumer electronics and IT equipment, and named Bert Munnikhuis, senior vice president and general manager to lead this new initiative to maximize margin recovery.
Industrial Scientific appointed Griffin Schultz general manager of its sister company, Design, Build, Own, & Operate Inc.
Tim Brown joined East End Cooperative Ministry as community relations coordinator.
The Homeless Children's Education Fund hired Laura Bailey as office manager.
Seth I. Corbin, an employee benefits attorney with the Pittsburgh office of Fox Rothschild LLP, was elected to the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. Mr. Corbin focuses on pension and welfare, executive compensation, employment law, estate planning, corporate law and taxation.
ThoughtDrivers promoted Sherian Foust to business development director.
Paul Davis Restoration named Tyler Greenfield an associate.
DHR International hired John R. Hamilton as executive vice president.