People on the Move
Education
Duquesne University named Gretchen Givens Generett dean of the School of Education. She had been serving as interim dean since July 2020.
Shady Side Academy appointed Jim Reeder director of campus safety and security.
Pittsburgh Technical College hired Bonnie Ordonez dean of education systems, professional studies and online education; Greg Bolyard, director of campus security and public safety; Rebecca Duncan-Ramirez, associate vice president of outreach, admissions and advising; Gretchen Gardner, chief legal counsel; Dawn Maida, executive director of budget, forecast and reporting; and appointed Alicia B. Harvey-Smith, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Technical College, to the Higher Education Research and Development Institute advisory board.
University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation appointed Melissa Bilec, William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, co-director. Eric Beckman, her predecessor and Distinguished Service Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, was named director emeritus and chief of innovation and translation.
Law
Rothman Gordon announced that Cristina S. Correnti joined the firm. She represents people who have experienced discrimination or harassment at their place of work.
Aparna Nemlekar joined Fox Rothschild LLP as a partner in the intellectual property department. Ms. Nemlekar works with clients to prepare and negotiate patent and trademark licensing, joint research, sponsored research, material transfer and non-disclosure agreements, and provides intellectual property due diligence for a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
Professional Services
Lawrence M. Hayhurst was named facilities and New Century job shop manager at New Century Careers Anselmo Training Innovation Center.
Business notes
Our Clubhouse and Cancer Caring Center — two of Pittsburgh’s most established cancer support nonprofits — have joined forces to better serve those impacted by a cancer diagnosis. A merger agreement to combine the two organizations was completed Sept. 7. The merged organization is now working to combine operations and departments. All programs will continue, and all staff members have been retained from both organizations. Dani Wilson will remain as executive director of the newly combined organization with Rebecca Whitlinger serving as associate director. Currently, all services are being provided virtually. When in-person programs can safely resume, they will be offered at the Our Clubhouse facility at 2816 Smallman St. in the Strip District.
Frost Brown Todd earned its Mansfield Rule Plus Certification after a yearlong diversity tracking program through Diversity Lab. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman in the U.S. admitted to the practice of law 150 years ago.
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First Published: October 4, 2021, 3:45 p.m.
