Associations & Organizations
The Turnaround Management Association, Pittsburgh, announced its 2019 officers and board of directors. President: David Duffus, Baker Tilly LLP; treasurer: Mary-Jo Rebelo, Burns White LLC; and executive director: Kelly Szejko, TMA Pittsburgh. Board members include: Robert Beer, F.N.B. Business Credit; David Chambers, Wells Fargo Bank; William Frederick, Schneider Downs Meridian LP; Robert McGuire, North Park Capital Partners; Kelly Neal, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; Eric Rosenberg, Metz Lewis Brodman Must & O'Keefe LLC; Daniel Schimizzi, Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP; Jerome Schmitt, Jr., Gleason Experts; Jillian Nolan Snider, Tucker Arensberg PC; Megan Walsh, Sisterson & Co. LLP; and Dustin Wehman, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.
Banking
Adrianne Bernini joined F.N.B. Corp. as director of data science.
Education
Nancy M.K. Merritt joined the University of Pittsburgh as vice chancellor for alumni relations.
Point Park University named Rep. Robert Matzie, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, to its board of trustees. He will be serving a three-year term.
The University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering said Thomas Schutzius will join the chemical and petroleum engineering faculty as assistant professor.
Engineering
Skelly and Loy promoted Brad Reese to technical services manager in its Pittsburgh office.
Law
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC said Julia Wu joined as an associate in its corporate and real estate practice groups. She focuses her practice in the areas of corporate, business and real estate law.
Eric VanKirk has joined Robb Leonard Mulvihill LLP as an associate.
Manufacturing
Industrial Scientific hired Parker Burke as senior vice president and general manager.
Security
Guardian Protection appointed John Piroli as vice president, residential business; promoted Rich Sieman to a newly created role of director of field sales, April Maloney to director of sales operations; and hired Kristen Canale as director of human resources.
Wealth Management
Bernstein Private Wealth Management, a unit of AllianceBernstein L.P., said Christopher Amar joined as vice president and financial adviser leading Bernstein’s practice in Pittsburgh.
Awards & Honors
The Manhattan Institute named Steve Shelton of the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh one of its $25,000 Civil Society Award winners for 2019.
Applied Cloud Systems, a Managed Gold Microsoft Partner focusing on the Microsoft Cloud was named Barracuda’s Cloud Partner of the Year. The award recognizes partners who deliver exceptional support for Barracuda and their product portfolio.
Youngjae Chun, associate professor of industrial engineering and bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, received a funding award from the American Heart Association for his project creating a stent that will use sensors to monitor for signs of restenosis and alert the patient’s doctor without the need for endless follow-up visits. Mr. Chun’s project has been selected by the American Heart Association for its 2019 Innovative Project Award. The award includes a total of $200,000 over two years beginning on July 1, 2020. The project will be conducted through a multidisciplinary collaboration with W. Hong Yeo, assistant professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, and John Pacella, MD, cardiologist at UPMC.
Business notes
Greg Teufel, managing member of his own small law firm, OGC Law, LLC, is creating a community where solo and small firm lawyers can work together under one roof. Law Office Spaces Mt. Lebanon is located at 1575 McFarland Rd.
Hoffmann Murtaugh, an integrated media agency specializing in media planning, buying, digital, social media, and public relations, opened an office in Cleveland. This is the agency’s second office.
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First Published: August 26, 2019, 4:00 a.m.
