Julie Needs has been named executive director of the Salem Area Sustainable Opportunity Development Center effective Feb. 6. She replaces Michael Mancuso who has resigned to accept a position in South Carolina. Needs, manager of the Salem branch of Home Savings Bank, is a native of New Galilee Pa., and a graduate of Beaver Falls High School and Clarion University. She serves on the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors as treasurer and is a member of the Salem Rotary.