Accounting

McCrory & McDowell LLC promoted Michael B. Jones and Jean A. Watson to supervisors. Amanda Anderegg, Todd Asper, Michael Chicone, Danielle Francis, Kristin Jedlowski, Ashley Lintner, Katie Samosky, Greg Sikora and Mia Tutino were promoted to senior accountants.

Promoted at McClintock & Associates were Lori Woodbury, senior tax manager; David McClintock, audit manager; Chad Dinco, tax supervisor; Christopher Albecker, Sean Boyle and Angela Evans, senior accountants; and Judi Klein, office manager.

Associations & Organizations

Maureen Kowalski, shareholder, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, was elected secretary of the ACBA Workers' Compensation Section.

Financial Executives International's Pittsburgh chapter named officers: President, Mark Murtha, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs; first vice president, Patty Stocke, Management Science Associates Inc.; second vice president, Evan Kaffenes, Thermal Industries Inc.; treasurer, Ken Misch, Invivodata Inc.; secretary, Robert Young, WesBanco Inc.; and assistant secretary/treasurer, Eric Lipscomb, The Shaw Group Inc.

Sally Griffith Cimini, shareholder, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, was appointed a member of the Allegheny County Personnel Board. Ms. Cimini will serve a three-year term through 2010.

The Institute for Supply Management Pittsburgh appointed officers and elected new directors: President, Paul Bucciarelli, vice president/source manager, The PNC Financial Services Group; first vice president, David Dudney, manager of purchasing and capital projects, ATI Allegheny Ludlum; and second vice president, George Bissett, group purchasing agent, Ohio Valley Operations of Consol Energy. Paula Massey was re-elected secretary/treasurer; Lisa Romango was re-elected executive director.

Margaret Irvine Weir, president, NexTier Bank, was named to a three-year term as chair of the President's Council for Economics Pennsylvania.

Jim Linder was named chairman of the board for the AE/ATO Fraternity at Duquesne University.

Banking & Finance

Sabrina Renfrew joined First National Bank as vice president, senior treasury management sales officer. She will oversee the bank's Pittsburgh and central regions.

Communications

Mullen hired to its digital team Rod Kight, vice president of multichannel marketing; Jennifer Spencer, senior Web developer; and Joshua Dotson, Web developer.

Consulting

Peter Hess joined Buck Consultants as a principal in its Pittsburgh office.

Contractors

Burns & Scalo Roofing hired Matthew Cowan as health and safety director.

Education

Duquesne University named Dr. Alexandra Gregory associate provost/associate academic vice president.

Total Learning Centers named Dr. John Kuntz coordinator of its South Hills Total Learning Center in Brentwood.

Laurel Technical Institute hired Patricia Campbell as financial aid administrator, postsecondary school.

Foundations

United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania appointed to its board for two-year terms The Rev. Arnold Rhodes, retired pastor, Clarion First UMC; and Tammy Aupperle, director, H.J. Heinz Foundation. Four-year terms: Richard Thomas, Waynesburg University faculty; Joseph Widmer, retired CEO, Widmer Engineering Inc.; Frederick Watts, architect; and The Rev. Barry Lewis, retired pastor, Sewickley UMC.

The Women and Girls Foundation hired Tara Simmons as director of community initiatives and Ashley Clark as development officer; it promoted Adriana Dobrzycka to full-time program officer.

Health & Medicine

Foundation Radiology Group appointed Randall M. Saylor, M.D. executive vice president and hired neuroradiologist Harjot S. Dulai, M.D.

Dr. Shannon H. McGranahan joined St. Clair Hospital as its newest OB/GYN physician.

Law

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl hired attorneys Nicole W. Lobaugh and Ryan O. Hemminger to focus on real estate and government relations law and litigation, respectively.

Beth M. Henke joined Marcus & Shapira as a senior associate in its labor and employment group.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney hired Spencer C. Campbell as business development manager to its practice development team in Pittsburgh.

Manufacturing

Koppers Inc. appointed Louann Tronsberg-Deihle treasurer.

Ansaldo STS named Dr. Alan E. Calegari president and chief executive officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Union Switch & Signal.

Nonprofit

Pittsburgh Disability Employment Project for Freedom's new board members include Russ Caggiano, Microsoft Corp. Mid-Atlantic Sales; Kathleen B. Davis, dean, School of Adult & Continuing Education, Robert Morris University; Susan L. Grant, transition coordinator, Allegheny Intermediate Unit; Thad W. Kaczkowski, attorney, K&L Gates Law Firm; and Barbara L. Lehman, an educator with extensive rehabilitation experience.

Elizabeth White, a trustee of Armstrong Center for Medicine and Health in Kittanning, was elected chair of the board of Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania.

F. Duffy Hanna was named chairman of the board for St. Anthony Programs. Mr. Hanna is general counsel for Barristers Land Abstract Co. The St. Anthony Programs board serves as the governing board to St. Anthony Charitable Foundation and St. Anthony School Programs, a Pittsburgh nonprofit that provides inclusive education to children ages 5 to 21 with autism, Down syndrome and other mental disabilities.

Professional Services

Paul Davis Restoration said Patti McCloud joined as marketing representative.

Black Knight Security hired Ryan Knepshield as director of security for the U.S. Steel Tower and Robert Frauens as security manager.

Public Relations

Euro RSCG Worldwide PR said Susann McMichael joined its Pittsburgh office as office administrator.

WordWrite Communications LLC hired Bob De Witt as senior strategist.

Railroads

Tangent Rail Corp. named John J. Roppo chief financial officer.