People On the Move

		Profile of the Week James J. Lamb •  Job: President, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh •  Age: 45 •  Ambitions: Be a great father and husband; work toward a "just peace" in Ireland; and serve the disadvantaged. •  First job: Maintenance worker at the Meadows Race Track (1977) •  Hardest job/why?: My current position, for two reasons: 1. My predecessor (Sr. Michele O'Leary, who passed away in September) left big shoes to fill; and 2. Ireland's astounding economic success has compelled the institute to rethink its mission, strategic planning and operations. Thankfully, scores of bright people in Ireland and in Pittsburgh, especially our board of directors and staff, have committed to helping me with these and other challenges. •  Biggest work challenge ever: Convincing Ireland and Western Pennsylvania that each still has something to offer the other. After 15 years, having served more than 1,500 visiting students to Pittsburgh, more than 100 companies and other organizations traveling in both directions, and having offered more than 500 seminars in mutual understanding and conflict resolution, affecting thousands, directly and indirectly by our work, this challenge remains. •  Favorite stock/mutual fund: American Funds Cap World Growth and Income. •  Away from work I: Play in a local Irish folk band (Guaranteed Irish), study at CMU's Heinz School, obsess over the Steelers and golf poorly. •  Dream vacation: With my extended family to any beach. •  Favorite book: "Trinity," by Leon Uris •  If I won the Lottery, I'd: Buy property in Ireland, and in Stone Harbor, N.J.

Accounting

Dr. Noreen Dornenburg was appointed director of business valuation and litigation support Services at Urish Popeck & Co.

KFMR hired Adam Lechner as staff accountant; and promoted Daniel E. Luko Jr., senior manager, tax advisory services; Donald W. Rhodes, senior manager, accounting assurance and advisory services; Steven R. Hritz, tax manager; Tina A. Cardinal, manager, client accounting services group; and Maureen D. Barry, senior accountant.

Advertising

Marc USA promoted Ron Sullivan to senior vice president, creative director, and Holly Humphrey to senior vice president, creative director.

Associations/Organizations

Donnie L. Cloud, vice president, business development of General Industries, was appointed vice chairperson of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.

Pittsburgh Human Resources Association announced its 2006 board of directors: President: Kelly Scott, PHR, Venturi Staffing Partners; president-elect: Tina Lynch, SPHR, Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh; vice president/secretary: Glenda Morgan, SPHR, AAA East Central; vice president/treasurer: Faith Stipanovich, PHR, County of Allegheny; vice president/sponsorships: Bill Wolfe, Marsh USA Inc.; vice president/people do matter: Vanessa Lund, Human Capital Policy Initiative, University of Pittsburgh; communications chair: Erin Hagan, American HealthCare Group; membership and diversity chair: Marla Bradford, Duquesne University; networking chair: Debra Salazar, Boston Market; annual conference chair: JW Wallace, UPMC; learning and professional development chair: Bob Voas, PHR, Pricewaterhouse Coopers; emerging trends chair: Steve Korbel, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir; past president: John Oliverio, SPHR, Advo Inc.; directors: Neil Alexander, Hefren-Tillotson; David Baker, SPHR, Adams Capital Management; Laura Buck, PHR, Mailing Services of Pittsburgh; Christine Chapman, SPHR, Highmark; Jennifer Ciccone, SPHR, Matthews International; Lola Komisin, SPHR, Carnegie Mellon University; Rod Craighead, Highmark; Renee Mack, Nova Chemicals; Nancy Simpronio, PHR, Human Resources Collaborative; Bill Thomas, SPHR, Centric Performance; Jane Volk, Gefsky & Lehman; Liz Wells, PHR, Fiserv; and Bernard Wetzel, Wetzel Consulting.

Architecture

Burt Hill said attorney Robert J. Ray joined as general counsel, effective Feb. 1.

Banking

Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio, said James Ferguson III, executive vice president, has assumed responsibility as market president for the Pittsburgh market.

Construction

Dick Corp. promoted the following: Kevin Rihn, director of accounting and financial reporting; Dave Volpe, director of scheduling; and JoAnne Oechslein, vice president and corporate controller, of the Dick Organization.

Digital Printing

Ditto Document Solutions promoted David Kehoe to operations manager in its digital printing division.

Education

Westmoreland County Community College board of trustees appointed Dr. Patrick E. Gerity vice president of continuing education, work force and community development; John C. Detisch, director, facilities; and Patrick R. McKula, director, information technology.

Rose Woolley was named director of alumni affairs and special events at La Roche College.

Health and Medicine

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine named Steven D. Shapiro, M.D., chair of its department of medicine.

Law

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote appointed Katherine Horigan an associate in its Pittsburgh office.

Dell Moser Lane & Loughney announced the advancement of Brad D. Trust, George A. Power and Scott A. Matthews to partners of the firm. Trust concentrates his practice in general litigation; Power concentrates his practice in workers' compensation; and Matthews concentrates his practice in general litigation and asbestos litigation.

Libraries

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh appointed Michele Atkins, director of external relations and Mike Nangia, director of information technology.

Manufacturing

Koppers Inc. promoted Fran Wisniewski to vice president and general business manager of the Utility Poles and Piling group.

Neville Chemical Co. promoted Ronald E. Molnar to director, information and communication technology; William J. Pesce, general counsel; and Denise J. Butler, director of finance.

Nova Chemicals Corp. announced that Janice Rennie rejoined the company's board of directors.

Tube City IMS Corp., Tube City Division, hired Hideyuki "Nishi" Nishizawa as vice president of the newly created mineral resources division; and Detlef Mu?ller as managing director of its newly created U.S. Ferrous Division.

Alcoa named Eric Beringause president of its consumer products business.

Marketing

Yearick-Millea hired Rachel Contrucci as administrative assistant and Jeffrey Inscho as account coordinator. Inscho also will serve as marketing director for Lighthouse Point Press, Yearick-Millea's book publishing division.

Nonprofit

Mark Katich, regional sales manager for Chartwell Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of UPMC, was appointed to the Every Child Inc. board.

Pamela Gaynor was appointed director of communications and external relations for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative.

The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh elected members to its board: Lisa Kunst Vavro, director, Landscape Architecture/Landscape Studies, Chatham College; Amy Merritt, vice president/development adviser, PNC Bank; and Christine Mondor, principal, evolve environment: architecture. New officers for 2006 include President: Georgia Petropoulos, executive director, Oakland Business Improvement District; first vice president: Bill Stein, consultant; second vice president: Lee Ferraro, general manager, WYEP; treasurer: Craig Dunham, senior vice president of development, Soffer Organization; and secretary: Kilolo Luckett, real estate associate, no wall productions.

Samuel L. Douglass, attorney, Rothman Gordon, was elected to the board of The Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Restaurants

Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill appointed Wade Hartzel general manager of the new restaurant at Greengate Centre.

Technology

TrueClose LLC announced the addition of Janice Askew as its chief technology officer and vice president of engineering.

Elsewhere

Pittsburgh native Cliff Frescura was promoted to CEO of PCNalert in Los Angeles, Calif. He is a graduate of Indiana University of PA, University of Pittsburgh and Butler High.

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