Accounting

Schneider Downs & Co. hired James A. Sayre as senior manager of tax advisory services.

Advertising

Brunner hired Jason Welch, project manager; Adam Britt, database operations administration; Brennan Butler, webmaster; Natalie Costa, search account manager; and Mahdi Daud, digital project manager.

Associations & Organizations

The National Association of Manufacturers named Antonis Papadourakis, president and CEO, Lanxess Corp., to its board.

Banking

Key Private Bank said Victor Laurenza joined as vice president, wealth adviser.

Mark B. Disco joined Huntington Bank as senior vice president, health care banking.

Community Bank hired Lance DiYanni as a commercial relationship officer and Margaret Irvine as a commercial banking consultant.

Consulting

CCI (formerly known as Conservation Consultants Inc.) has elected its board officers for 2017. They are: president, Theodore M. Trbovich, attorney at law; vice president, Steve Moritz, Encentiv Energy; treasurer, Matt Mehalik, Air Quality Collaborative; and secretary, Joseph Freudenberg, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc. In addition, Valerie Beichner was hired as director of operations and analytics, and Tammy Lee as coordinator of market initiatives.

Education

The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering hired Tagbo H.R. Niepa, who holds a doctorate, as assistant professor.

Engineering

Michael Baker International hired Elese “Lisa Roger as executive vice president and chief information officer.

Health

Nyati Asher, a board-certified, fellowship-trained hematologist/medical oncologist, has joined Allegheny Health Network.

Insurance

Evan Chambers of Chambers Insurance Agency Inc. was promoted to vice president and is now a shareholder.

Law

Sean J. Donoghue joined Sherrard, German & Kelly PC.

Eckert Seamans announces new leadership roles: Kathryn A. English, chair of its business division; Patricia S. Mahlstedt, cochair of hospitality and gaming group; Christopher L. Bennett, vice chair of hospitality and gaming group; and April Morgan Hincy, vice chair of financial services litigation group.

Roberta D. Anderson joined Cohen & Grigsby PC as a director. Ms. Anderson’s practice is concentrated on insurance recovery and emerging cybersecurity and data privacy-related issues.

Burns White LLC has appointed attorneys James R. Schadel as general counsel and Amanda H. Sargent as associate general counsel.

Sharon R. Stritmatter joined Robb Leonard Mulvihill as an associate. Her practice focuses on extra-contractual insurance litigation, complex insurance coverage, commercial litigation and general civil litigation.

Manufacturing

IMS named Chris Lackinger general manager and chief operating officer.

Nonprofit

Western Pennsylvania March of Dimes Foundation elected Betsy Teti and Michael Davidson to its board. Ms. Teti is a community volunteer. Mr. Davidson is vice president and general manager of Columbia Gas of Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh Opera said David Belczyk has joined its board. He is an attorney with the law firm Jones Day.

Barbara Noble Howard was elected to the board of trustees of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. She is director of the Impact Young Lives Foundation.

Pharmaceutical

Mylan N.V. appointed Daniel M. Gallagher as chief legal officer.

Awards and Honors

Chuck Bartel of Duquesne University was named chief information officer of the year for education by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group.

The Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division presented physician Debra K. Weiner with the 2017 Geriatrics Teacher of the Year Award. The society presented Pamela E. Toto, who holds a doctorate, with the 2017 Healthcare Professional Geriatrics Teacher of the Year Award.

Jeff Novak, lead commodity manager in U.S. Steel’s global procurement organization, was named to the “30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star” Class of 2016 by the Institute for Supply Management and THOMASNET.com.