It’s Your Business
Uniontown Seneri joins Fay-Penn staff
Fay-Penn Economic Development Council has announced that Barry Seneri has joined its staff as manager of economic development. Seneri is replacing Donna Bates who left Fay-Penn to accept a position as director of federal programs for the Westmoreland Growth Connection, Greensburg.
“We are very pleased that Barry has joined our staff. His experience, being responsible for global operations for a world class manufacturer and having served as a chief financial officer will enhance Fay-Penn’s ability to support our local manufacturing base,” said Mike Krajovic, Fay-Penn president.
Prior to coming to Fay-Penn, Seneri served as executive vice president of Global Gas and North American Operations for Sensus where he also served as executive vice president for Sensus Metering Systems, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. He was responsible for day to day operations of 20 manufacturing facilities located on five continents. Sensus was formerly owned by the British company, BTR Metering Systems, where Seneri served as chief financial officer for the $600 million company.
“Barry’s expertise in finance, production, various AMR (automatic meter reading) technologies combined with his understanding of global trade and international economic issues will significantly enhance our organization’s capabilities,” Krajovic added.
Seneri is originally from Masontown, where he attended Albert Gallatin High School. He is a graduate of Penn State University. He and his wife are residents of Fayette County and have two children and one grandson.
Uniontown
Hotel offers special packages
To commemorate its 100th anniversary, the historic Summit Inn, Route 40 east of Uniontown, will offer special packages for summer holiday weekends: Memorial Day weekend, July 4th weekend and Labor Day. The celebration package includes a welcome reception, three nights resort accommodations, wine and cheese reception, a steak roast cook-out complete with bonfire and entertainment, daily activities for children, golf scramble, bingo plus other activities, and a farewell champagne breakfast.
The Summit Inn is a AAA rated three diamond property that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features more than 90 quaint guest accommodations with private baths; nine holes of golf; indoor and outdoor swimming; dining; and panoramic views from the Great Porch. For banquets, reunions, or other special events, The Summit Inn features ballrooms that accommodate up to parties of 500, and provides a setting for destination wedding receptions. For more information and to make reservations, call 724-438-8594, toll-free at 1-800-433-8594, or visit the Web site at www.summitinnresort.com.
Baltimore, Md.
Pitman named CFO
Harbor Hospital has appointed David R. Pitman, formerly of Uniontown, as its vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO).
Pitman has a master’s degree in business administration, and has more than 25 years executive experience in financial and operations management. He is experienced in all facets of health care, including strategic planning, business development, information systems, financing, budgeting, operations and managed care.
Prior to joining the team at Harbor, Pitman served as vice president/CFO at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, Del., and vice president, finance/CFO at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, Wis.
During the 1990s, Pitman held several leadership positions in health care finance.
With more than 500 physicians representing 30 medical and surgical specialties, and more than 1,000 employees, Harbor Hospital offers a full range of health care services for patients from infancy through the senior years. Harbor Hospital’s specialty areas include orthopedics, women’s services, cancer care, diabetes care, fetal assessment, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation, and treatment of chronic lung conditions. The hospital’s continuum of care also includes wellness programs, outpatient services and inpatient treatment.
Ohiopyle
Local writer wins award
Susan M. Brimo-Cox, APR, an Ohiopyle-based writer and principal/owner of Brimo-Cox Communications L.L.C., received a first-place award in the 2007 communications contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club. Brimo-Cox received the award in the personal column, specialized category for her gardening column Nature’s Garden, which has appeared every other week in the Herald-Standard since July 2004.
The Pennsylvania Press Club presented its awards May 5, in Gettysburg. The PPC is the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women.
Brimo-Cox is a communications professional with more than 20 years experience in journalism, public relations and marketing. She is a full-time writer and public relations and Internet content consultant. Brimo-Cox earned the professional designation of APR (accredited in public relations) from the Public Relations Society of America in 1996.
Uniontown
HR meeting
Tri-State Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) at noon Tuesday will hold the workshop “HR and Organizational Integrity,” at the Fayette Chamber of Commerce office, 65 W. Main St., Uniontown. This presentation will consider how human resources plays an essential role in shaping an organization’s moral identity, and the ethical tools that may be utilized in addressing situations for which there are no simple answers. Guest speaker will be Paul Klein, a law and ethics professor at Duquesne University, where he has taught since 1989. His particular area of interest is the employer-employee relationship, and each summer he teaches a week-long employment law course in the MBA program at Duquesne.
Registration for chamber and Tri-State members may be done by calling Melissa Basden at 304-692-6960 or e-mailing her at mbasden@pace-tec.com.