Dateline Pittsburgh
Accounting
H2R CPA said Joseph M. Dickert and Donald J. Reddinger joined as partners.
Architecture
Hayes Design Group Architects announced three new shareholders: Mark Duane, Robert Rensi and Andrew Campanaro. Ryan Gorscak joined as a project architect.
Education
Winchester Thurston School appointed Cedric “CB” Brown as director of athletics, effective July 1.
Shady Side Academy appointed Trixie Sabundayo as head of the Senior School, effective July 1.
Point Park University has two new members on its board of trustees, serving three-year terms: Saurabh Tripathi, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Highmark Health, and Rep. Austin Davis, 35th District.
Engineering
Orbital Engineering promoted Arno Wainikainen to chief operating officer; Stephen Kleinen and Thomas Evans assumed the roles of executive vice president of strategic partnerships and chief technology officer, respectively.
Financial
Michael Hoffman was named senior wealth advisor at First Commonwealth Advisors.
Foundation
Blood Science Foundation, the fundraising and philanthropic arm of Vitalant (formerly Central BloodJudy Murtha
Poise Foundation hired Gray Montague as director of development.
Health
Allegheny Health Network named Dr. Fahad Zubair director of obesity medicine and clinical nutrition at the AHN Comprehensive Weight Management Center.
Law
Cafardi Ferguson Wyrick Weis + Gabriel, llc announce its merger with the law practice of Meg Burkardt, Esq. In addition, Meg Burkardt, John Rushford and Andrew Gabriel were promoted to members.
Robert J. Waine joined Rothman Gordon. Mr. Waine represents businesses in a broad spectrum of matters including commercial transactions, corporate formation, real estate, employment issues and litigation.
Manufacturing
Koppers Inc. named Lance Hyde director, global inclusion and diversity.
Marketing
Jeff Donaldson was appointed senior vice president of PR and content marketing at BLD Marketing.
Museum
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh said Eric Crosby was appointed The Henry J. Heinz II Director of Carnegie Museum of Art.
Nonprofit
The National Aviary elected Jane Dixon to the position of board of trustees president and chair. Ms. Dixon is the president of Mount West Investments.
Hon. Eugene F. Scanlon Jr. (ret.) was named a member of the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Pharmaceutical
Mylan N.V. and Pfizer said Sanjeev Narula, current chief financial officer of Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, was named incoming CFO of Viatris, the new company that will result from the planned combination of Mylan and Upjohn.
Professional Services
Honeycomb Credit hired Chelsea Pepper as director of sales and Chip Homer as director of growth.
Real Estate
Keller Williams Pittsburgh South hired new agents: Paul Fisher, Daisy Jade, Theresa Massie, Francis Molinaro, Paige Swindell, Charles Trau, Samatha Cain and Indra Odari.
Awards and Honors
First Commonwealth Bank was recognized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Money Smart Success Stories-Winter 2020 edition for having the Impactful Money Smart for Adults Partnership of the Year. First Commonwealth partnered with Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania to provide nonviolent offenders the opportunity to serve the rest of their sentence in a community setting instead of jail. Program participants can resume their careers and return to the workforce while getting help reintegrating into the community.