LaPolla Elected President of Foot and Ankle Association | November 30, 2018

Dr. James J. LaPolla has been elected president of the Eastern Academy of the Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association. LaPolla operates Northeast Ohio Foot, Ankle & Wound Center, which has offices in Howland and Brookfield. He also serves on the Howland Township Board of Trustees. Leadership roles in the academy include Dr. Thomas W. […]

Dr. James J. LaPolla has been elected president of the Eastern Academy of the Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association. LaPolla operates Northeast Ohio Foot, Ankle & Wound Center, which has offices in Howland and Brookfield. He also serves on the Howland Township Board of Trustees. Leadership roles in the...

CCA Names Mohn to Board of Directors | November 23, 2018

Sarra M. Mohn, co-founder and president of Jet Creative, Boardman, has been named to the board of directors of the Community Corrections Association. CCA operates residential and nonresidential programs aimed at reducing the likelihood of re-arrest and returning productive individuals to society at the end of their sentence. “I am confident that Sarra’s creativity, dedication […]

Sarra M. Mohn, co-founder and president of Jet Creative, Boardman, has been named to the board of directors of the Community Corrections Association. CCA operates residential and nonresidential programs aimed at reducing the likelihood of re-arrest and returning productive individuals to society at the end of their sentence. "I am...

Stasiowski Named Senior Consultant at Pecchia | November 23, 2018

Pecchia Communications recently welcomed Eric Stasiowski as senior consultant. Stasiowski had been director of corporate communications at Swagelok Corp. in Solon, and previously held communications leadership positions at PPG Inc. and Timken Company. “Eric has brought us new capabilities as an experienced client-side communications leader,” says Dan Pecchia, president of Pecchia Communications. “His arrival has […]

Pecchia Communications recently welcomed Eric Stasiowski as senior consultant. Stasiowski had been director of corporate communications at Swagelok Corp. in Solon, and previously held communications leadership positions at PPG Inc. and Timken Company. "Eric has brought us new capabilities as an experienced client-side communications leader," says Dan Pecchia, president of...

Colella to Lead Commercial Banking at First National | November 23, 2018

First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp., has promoted Chris Colella to senior vice president, commercial banking team leader. Colella, with more than 30 years of financial services experience, is responsible for establishing and maintaining banking relationships with business clients in the Mahoning Valley. He earned a B.S.B.A. from Youngstown State University and […]

First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp., has promoted Chris Colella to senior vice president, commercial banking team leader. Colella, with more than 30 years of financial services experience, is responsible for establishing and maintaining banking relationships with business clients in the Mahoning Valley. He earned a B.S.B.A....

Farmers Names Dean to Lead Treasury Management | November 23, 2018

Farmers National Bank has hired Jim C. Dean as manager of business deposits and services. Dean will lead the bank’s Treasury Management Division and develop strategies for generating new business deposit opportunities while growing existing accounts. Treasury management divisions in community banks, such as Farmers, manage a client company’s holdings while mitigating the customer’s financial […]

Farmers National Bank has hired Jim C. Dean as manager of business deposits and services. Dean will lead the bank's Treasury Management Division and develop strategies for generating new business deposit opportunities while growing existing accounts. Treasury management divisions in community banks, such as Farmers, manage a client company's holdings...

Noll Joins Bodine Perry in Columbus Office | November 16, 2018

Bodine Perry, a public accounting firm with offices in Canfield, Columbus, Hubbard and Naples, Fla., has hired Joseph Noll as a staff accountant in its Columbus office. Noll, a graduate of The Ohio State University, is responsible for audit preparation and primarily works on employee benefit plans. He also assists in preparing personal and business […]

Bodine Perry, a public accounting firm with offices in Canfield, Columbus, Hubbard and Naples, Fla., has hired Joseph Noll as a staff accountant in its Columbus office. Noll, a graduate of The Ohio State University, is responsible for audit preparation and primarily works on employee benefit plans. He also assists...

Sweeney Chevy’s Stackhouse Earns Certification | November 16, 2018

Bobby Stackhouse, general sales manager and partner at Sweeney Chevrolet, recently completed the National Automobile Dealers Association Academy certification program. The year-long program, designed for current and future automobile and truck dealership operators, included six intensive weeks of classroom training at the association’s Virginia headquarters along with hands-on practical applications covering business operations in each […]

Bobby Stackhouse, general sales manager and partner at Sweeney Chevrolet, recently completed the National Automobile Dealers Association Academy certification program. The year-long program, designed for current and future automobile and truck dealership operators, included six intensive weeks of classroom training at the association's Virginia headquarters along with hands-on practical applications...

Evans Named Shenango Valley Business Ambassador | November 16, 2018

Lisa Evans, program director at the eAcademy@LindenPointe in Hermitage, Pa., was named the Shenango Valley Business Ambassador Nov. 8 at the annual dinner of the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce. The eAcademy provides seniors in high school the opportunity to meet business leaders, develop entrepreneurship skills and see what’s going on in the local business […]

Lisa Evans, program director at the eAcademy@LindenPointe in Hermitage, Pa., was named the Shenango Valley Business Ambassador Nov. 8 at the annual dinner of the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce. The eAcademy provides seniors in high school the opportunity to meet business leaders, develop entrepreneurship skills and see what's going...

Sampson Joins Akron Children’s Showers Family Center | November 16, 2018

Megan Sampson, M.D. has joined Akron Children’s Hospital as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders. Sampson received her doctorate in medicine from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown. She is also a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Most recently she completed a pediatric bone marrow […]

Megan Sampson, M.D. has joined Akron Children's Hospital as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders. Sampson received her doctorate in medicine from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown. She is also a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Most recently she...

Higgins Named Principal at Packer Thomas | November 2, 2018

Packer Thomas, a regional certified public accounting and business consulting firm, has promoted Steven F. Higgins to principal. Higgins earned a B.S. in business administration at Youngstown State University and a master of taxation from the University of Akron. He has more than 22 years of public accounting experience, specializing in federal income taxation for […]

Packer Thomas, a regional certified public accounting and business consulting firm, has promoted Steven F. Higgins to principal. Higgins earned a B.S. in business administration at Youngstown State University and a master of taxation from the University of Akron. He has more than 22 years of public accounting experience, specializing...