Dateline Pittsburgh
Architecture
Parva Markiw joined WTW Architects of Pittsburgh.
Associations & Organizations
Paul R. Yagelski of Rothman Gordon was appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s shale energy law committee. Mr. Yagelski is cochair of Rothman Gordon’s oil and gas practice, representing landowners.
Girls Inc. named Stephanie J. Hull president & CEO and Tony Bucci national board chair.
Michele Palma, administrative/marketing coordinator at Steel Nation, was appointed to the board of directors at the Appalachian Basin Gas Processing Association.
The Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program appointed
Rebecca Gamble as executive director.
Banking
First National Bank, subsidiary
of F.N.B. Corp., named
Ahmed El Nokali as managing director and head of interest rate management and Jeffrey W. Keating as regional manager of investment real restate banking. Linda F. Tasser was appointed vice president of commercial lender at Mid Penn Bank.
Health
UPMC appointed Mark Sevco as president of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Law
Marjorie F. Bagnato joined Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. Ms. Bagnato is a member of its litigation and cyber security services groups. She represents clients in both state and federal courts in matters involving shareholder disputes, general contract disputes, intellectual property rights, and general liability disputes.
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott said Alexis K. McGann joined as an associate in its real estate & lending, corporate & business law, and private clients practice groups. Ms. McGann focuses her practice primarily on real estate transaction and litigation matters, and advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters, including choice of entity issues, general corporate governance, acquisition and disposition of assets.
K&L Gates LLP added
David J. Garraux as a partner in the labor, employment and workplace safety practice. He joins the firm from Fox Rothschild LLP. Mr. Garraux focuses his practice on employment discrimination litigation, traditional labor activities, and
counseling employers on dayto-day employment issues and best practices.
Robb Leonard Mulvihill LLP hired new associates:
Garth Gartin, Michelle A. Ross, Ryan W. French and Kevin D. Huber.
Nonprofit
Economic Development South hired Joey-Linn Ulrich as executive director.
The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank elected two new board members: Tamara
Prince, an outpatient office assistant, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital; and Willina Walker, clinical intake and program coordinator, Therapeutic Nursery Program, Theiss Early Childhood Behavioral Health Child Development Center, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Ms. Prince also was elected board secretary and current board member Anna Joyner was elected treasurer.
Professional Services
DataBank appointed William (Bill) McAndrew as senior technology adviser. Teig Boyle joined Babel Health Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing.
Township
Nina Belcastro was appointed manager of Baldwin Township.
Business notes
Dunbar, Bender & Zapf Inc., an independent regional retirement plan consulting and actuarial firm, is expanding with the acquisition of the TPA firm Advanced Pension Designs LLC. Advanced Pension Designs, located in New Jersey, has worked with clients and their advisers to design retirement plans that meet their needs.
Home Savings has opened a mortgage loan center at 180 Swinderman Road, Suite 200 in Pine. Home Savings is a full-service bank headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio.
Awards and Honors
VisitPittsburgh said Mike Robertson, destination
services’ senior services manager, and Kylie
McCracken, marketing manager, were named to Destinations International’s 30 under 30. Giannis (Yanni) Mpourmpakis, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, received the Bodossaki Foundation Distinguished Young Scientists Award in Chemistry. The award honors the most outstanding scientists of Greek descent under the age of 40 and is given once every two years.