Clarence Kearney is a partner with the accounting firm Malin Bergquist & Company, LLP in Erie and chairman of the 2011 Roar on the Shore® bike rally, one of the fastest-growing free motorcycle events in the United States. Kearney recently met with the Business Magazine to discuss the rally, set for July 14, 15 and 16 in the heart of downtown Erie, this year’s charity — the Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign, and the economic...
Keith Taylor, Ph.D., has been named the seventh president of Erie-based Gannon University, succeeding Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. Taylor was chosen from more than 40 candidates after a national search to fill the position. Taylor, who recently served as Gannon’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, will begin serving as president on July 1. From 2000 to 2005, Taylor served as academic dean of Health and Human Services, and assistant to the vice president...
Steptoe & Johnson, a regional, business-focused law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, recently announced that Andrew S. Graham, an attorney in the firm’s Morgantown office, has been promoted from associate to Of Counsel. Graham focuses his practice in the areas of energy and mineral law (coal, coalbed methane, and oil and gas), real estate, and commercial transactions. Graham regularly assists clients with mineral title examinations; coordinating and performing due diligence;...
The accounting firm of Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co, P.C., headquartered in Erie with offices in Jamestown, New York, recently announced the following additions to its professional staff: Justin Buschman joined the firm as a litigation specialist to specialize in tax consulting and compliance as well as business valuation and litigation support. In 2006, Buschman graduated from Penn State University, the Behrend College where he earned his B.S. degree in accounting. Upon graduation, he also...
