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Dateline Pittsburgh: 11/23/08
People on the Move
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Accounting


Benjamin Gordon
  • Job: Assistant project manager, industrial projects, Chester Engineers
  • Age: 28
  • Favorite stock/mutual fund: Everything Warren Buffet bought when the stock market crashed in October.
  • Someday I want to: Visit every continent and then travel to outer space.
  • Interesting/useless facts about me: I've read the Bible cover to cover twice and the Qur'an five times.
  • Favorite Movie: No one favorite, but my list of favorites includes "Forrest Gump," "Crash," "Vanilla Sky" and "She Hate Me."
  • What inspires you? Barack Obama and the American dream. He has demonstrated that if you put your mind to something in this country, you can do anything.
  • Person you'd most like to have dinner with: A dinner party with Michael Jordan, George W. Bush, Oprah, Nas, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Anon and Soledad O'Brien.

Malin, Bergquist & Co. LLP hired Nils P. Magnusson, staff accountant, business valuation, forensic and litigation support group; David Moyer and Daniel J. Rajakovich, staff accountants, tax group; Brian P. Swantek, senior accountant, tax group; and D. Brandon Woolslare, staff accountant, business valuation, forensic and litigation support, employee benefit plan audit group and public company/SEC group.

Associations & Organizations


Cyndi Sanborn has joined BNI -- Business Network International of Western Pennsylvania as placement specialist.

Banking


First National Bank appointed David B. Yates senior vice president, corporate strategies coordinator.

Consulting


R.A. Smith National (formerly R.A. Smith & Associates) hired Michael A. Misak as survey department manager.

Engineering


Herbert Rowland & Grubic Inc. hired David Hechmer and Justin Forzano as staff professionals in its water and energy group.

Health


Sandra Mauro and Gretchen Cohen of Family Nurse Midwives are now associated with East Suburban Ob-Gyn Associates in Monroeville and are helping patients deliver their babies in the Women's and Infants' Care Center at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Forbes Regional Campus.

LuAnn Bird was named director of utilization management and social services at Canonsburg General Hospital.

Insurance


Jeff Oberdorff has joined The Baltimore Life Cos.' Pittsburgh agency as agency manager.

Law


Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl hired attorney Jennifer C. Johnson to focus on estate planning and administration, and employment.

The Cook Law Group hired Eric Jobe as a senior associate attorney and Jeffrey T. Morris as an equity partner.

Douglas L. DeMartino joined Costa Law Offices as an associate concentrating on estate planning, estate administration/probate guardianships/special needs trusts, elder law, real estate and Social Security disability.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott hired attorneys Frank C. Botta and Clare M. Gallagher as members. Mr. Botta focuses on litigation, labor and employment, transportation law, arbitrations and mediations. Ms. Gallagher concentrates on traditional labor law, employment law and litigation.

Library


Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh appointed Patricia Quinn Winter director of development and promoted Karlyn Voss to director, external and government relations.

Manufacturing


Wesco International Inc. hired Brian Begg as assistant treasurer.

David Sauder has joined L.B. Foster Co. as vice president, global business development, a newly created position.

Nonprofit


Jordan Hinds has joined the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania as the Children and Family Services Coordinator.

Karen D. Jacobsen was appointed executive director of the Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh. Margaret Pollock was named chief financial officer, and Tiffany Merriman-Preston, director of special events and fund raising.

Familylinks named Charles W. Kenrick and Rudy J. Agras to its board. Mr. Kenrick is an experienced attorney and partner with Meyers Kenrick Giuffre & Evans. Mr. Agras is executive vice president of Triangle Tech Group.

Professional Services


HbK Sorce Financial said Scott Cross was admitted as a principal.

Bookminders hired Melissa Toth and Jane Ahlstrom as bookminders.

Technology


Tollgrade Communications Inc. appointed Gary W. Bogatay Jr., chief financial officer and treasurer; David L. Blakeney, vice president, research and development; and Kenneth J. Shebek, vice president, operations.

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First published on November 23, 2008 at 12:00 am