Dateline Pittsburgh
NATALIE HILL
People on the move
Associations & organizations
Jay N. Silberblatt of Silberblatt Mermelstein PC, will become president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) at the conclusion of the association’s May 13 House of Delegates meeting in Hershey. Mr. Silberblatt is a member of the PBA Bylaws, Finance and Investment committees.
Banking
F.N.B. Corp. and its banking subsidiary, First National Bank, announced that Jennifer M. Reel was named chief communications officer.
Nonprofit
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra elected
new members to its board. They are Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Ja’Ron Bridges, Earl Buford, Dr. Donald J. Green, Kathy Humphrey, David L. Johnson, Michael Maglio, Brian Portman and Nicole Theophilus. Mr. Bridges is senior vice president and chief financial officer at Highmark Wholecare; Mr. Buford is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning; Mr. Green is president of Point Park University; Ms. Humphrey is president of Carlow University; Mr. Johnson is vice president and chief customer officer of Duquesne Light Co.; Mr. Maglio is the executive director and
banker of Pittsburgh’s J.P. Morgan Private Bank; Mr. Portman is a principal at Ernst & Young, LLP; and Ms. Theophilus is a global human resources and communication executive at Wabtec Corp.
Professional services
Steven Garbon was promoted to managing director for The Braff Group, a health care mergers and acquisitions company.
Awards and honors
Seulgi Byun, associate professor and chair of the Department of Biblical & Religious Studies and Philosophy, is Grove City College’s 2022 Omicron Delta
Kappa Professor of the Year. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honorary that has recognized collegiate scholarship, leadership, and citizenship for more than a century. Mr. Byun teaches courses on the Old Testament, world religions, and in the Humanities Core.
Antonis Papadourakis, presidentand CEO of LanxessCorp., was named a DistinguishedAlumni by the Universityof Massachusetts, Amherst.The University’s Collegeof Engineering recognizedMr. Papadourakis for hiscareer accomplishments, aswell as his leadership in theengineering field and focuson shaping the future of engineering.
The Pennsylvania Bankers Association awarded the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Pioneer and Changemaker Awards to two industry leaders who have been driving forces behind the association’s DEI efforts. They are Joseph Major, bank leader, chairman and CEO of The Victory Bank, who received the DEI Pioneer Award in recognition of his leadership role in promoting the importance of DEI within the Pennsylvania banking industry. T. Michael Price, president & CEO of First Commonwealth Financial Corp., received the DEI Changemaker Award in recognition of his commitment to advancing DEI engagement throughout the PA Bankers membership.
Business notes
Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard was awarded a $2 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, to construct a multi-purpose building to include handicap-accessible apartments, a wellness center, and additional space for behavioral health and other supportive services. This project will expand Veterans Place’s ability to continue to meet the needs of homeless veterans including female veterans, the aging population, and those with disabilities.
DipJar, a giving technology platform, has opened its new corporate headquarters located at 607 Washington Road, Suite 300, Pittsburgh 15228. The facility will allow the company to expand its sales, marketing and executive functions while maintaining a strong engineering presence in the company’s Boston office.
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