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Everything old is new again in southwestern
{Flanagan} Bill Flanagan of the Allegheny Conference delivered the keynote address: "Energizing Our Economy -- and Your Career. Emerging career opportunities in SWPA." Mr. Flanagan's speech gave students from
{panel 1} Following Mr. Flanagan's address, students broke into three smaller groups for panel discussions with professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Panel 1 featured Joseph T. Williams II, Director of Marketing for the Association for Computing Machinery, Shabena Reza, Enrollment Manager, University of Pittsburgh School of Information, Susan Greg Koger, Owner, ModCloth.com, Helen Wylie, Administrator/Foundation Manager for Development Dimensions International, Inc., Tom Castello, attorney and Scott Township Commissioner, William Peduto, Pittsburgh City Councilman, and Denis P. Rudd and Dr. Richard J. Mills, Jr., Directors of Hospitality/Tourism Management, Robert Morris University.
{panel 2} Panel 2 featured Dr. Patrick J. Litzinger, Economics Professor, Robert Morris University, Joseph Fink, Corporate Controller for Tollgrade Communications, Inc., Dr. Steven N. Greenberg, Duquesne University Executive in Residence for Sports Marketing, Jessica Brooks, Highmark Employment Specialist, Herb Ohliger, Senior Information Assurance System Specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense and CVSD School Board Vice President, and Rich Kimak, Director of Games, Retail, and Guest Services at Kennywood Park.
{open forum} Panel 3 included short briefings on interview skills, dressing for success, resume' writing skills and an open forum with representatives from banks, local businesses, and armed forces.
Chartiers Valley graduates participating in the Business Information/Government Career Cluster as panelists include: William Peduto (1983), Herb Ohliger (1978), Joseph Fink (1995), Lindsey Duncan (2005), Ed Enrietti (1997), Jennifer Shiner (1995), Beth Folcik (1999), Reni Movteverdi (2002), and Roberta Ruane (1997).
Bill Flanagan is Executive Vice President—Corporate Relations for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its affiliated regional development organizations: The Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania LLC, the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Flanagan supervises Investor Relations activities for the Conference and Affiliates, including fundraising, membership services and educational programming. He oversees organizational communications. In this role, Bill also hosts “Our Region’s Business” on WPXI-TV, WJAC-TV, WTOV-TV and the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC), a program the Conference produces in partnership with Cox Television. As Executive Director of Pittsburgh 250, the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the naming of Pittsburgh in 2008, Bill supervised a multi-year, 14-county initiative that included signature projects and events, along with grassroots initiatives planned by a 200 member commission and involving more than 300 partners and supporters. Prior to joining the Conference in September 2001, Bill had covered the economy of southwestern Pennsylvania almost 20-years, much of it as Money Editor of KDKA-TV, where he was Pittsburgh’s only broadcast reporter devoted exclusively to business and personal finance, and where he hosted “The Sunday Business Page.” Bill came to the region in 1982 as a general assignment reporter for the television station. He has written about personal finance for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and KDKA-AM. A graduate of Northwestern University (B.S. Speech), Bill has a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a native of Dover, Delaware.
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