People Buzz ERIEZ ANNOUNCES PROJECT MANAGER PROMOTION Eriez, a world authority in advanced technology for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, headquartered in Erie, announced that Mike Shattuck has been promoted to the position of project managerHeavy Industry. Shattuck is already involved with resource recovery projects, particularly those involving the new line of ProSort, FinesSort™ and EcoTowerSort™ Metal Recovery Systems. In his new role, he will now handle other projects in the Heavy Industry Division pertaining to processing and equipment systems. MACDONALD ILLIG LAW FIRM WELCOMES NEW ATTORNEY J.W. Alberstadt, Jr., has joined the law firm of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, with more than 30 years of experience representing individuals and organizations in real estate, commercial and economic development, conventional and tax-exempt financing, and estate planning. Alberstadt joins the firm as a partner and will co-chair the real estate practice group. He also will be a member of the business transactions and trusts & estates practice groups. STUMPF CHOSEN AS PRO BONO ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR The Erie County Bar Association and Northwestern Legal Services have selected Attorney Colleen Stumpf as this year’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Attorney Stumpf is a 32 < www.mbausa.org < August 2009
graduate of the Dickinson School of Law, and was admitted to the practice of law in Pennsylvania in 2006. She is currently an attorney with The Quinn Firm where she concentrates in the areas of business law, estate planning, elder law and transactional issues. During 2008, Attorney Stumpf devoted over 80 hours of pro bono representation and counsel to lowincome clients in Erie County. She closed three cases during the year; one case involved a guardianship, and the other two cases involved wills and estate issues for lowincome clients. ADVANCED FINISHING PRESIDENT NAMED TO BUILDING COMMITTEE Gregory Yahn, president of Advanced Finishing USA and ArchiTexture Finishing in Fairview, recently participated in the Green Building Alliance Network Committee. The committee is part of the Green Building Products Initiative being promoted by the Green Building Alliance of Western Pennsylvania (GBA). STAIRWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MAKES ANNOUNCEMENTS Stairways Behavioral Health in Erie has announced that: Becky Clark, LSW, CPRP, has been named president-elect of the Pennsylvania Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (PAPSRS). PAPSRS is an organization dedicated to the promotion and improvement of the range of services and approaches that facilitate the recovery of persons with psychiatric disabilities. Clark currently serves as admin-
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istrative director for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Stairways. Attorney Mike Lawson has accepted a fulltime position as the director of Human Resources. Lawson has served as a long-time consultant with Stairways partner, Deerfield Behavioral Health. Richard C. Gacka, Ed.D., was awarded the 2009 PAACE Outstanding Adult Educator at the 44th Annual PAACE Midwinter Conference on Adult Education, the largest gathering of adult educators in Pennsylvania. Gacka was selected by past award winners for his outstanding contribution to the development of adult education across the Commonwealth. NORTHWEST PROMOTES HUYA TO SENIOR VPSPECIAL ASSETS Dean Huya has been promoted to senior vice president, Special Assets and Workout, at Northwest Savings Bank. In his new position, he has the responsibility for overseeing collections, restructuring, litigation, and liquidation efforts related to troubled commercial loans and related assets and formulates and implements strategies to reduce and manage risk loss for the bank’s portfolio. Huya joined Northwest Savings Bank in 1986 as a member of the bank’s Audit Department. In 2000, he became manager of the Special Assets Department.