People in the News

Brownstein Group, a Philadelphia, named

Erin Allsman

public relations director. Allsman had been interim director.

The Wistar Institute, a Philadelphia biomedical-research institute, named

Staci Vernick Goldberg

its new director of communications. She had been director of communications and public relations for the American Association for Cancer Research.

Kenexa, a Wayne provider of recruitment and retention services, named

Craig Julien

director of global product management and marketing for its recruitment process outsourcing division. He had been a general manager for one of the top five applicant tracking system (ATS) vendors.

Mother Veronica Coyle

, Little Sisters of the Poor, was appointed corporate president and assistant administrator of Holy Family Home, a residence in Southwest Philadelphia for needy elderly men and women. She had been administrator of St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly, Totowa, N.J.

Elva L. Bankins

has been named senior partner at career management and executive coaching firm Kelleher Associates, Wayne. Previously, Bankins had been senior vice president at CEO Resources, a Philadelphia retained executive-search firm.

Vault Communications, a Plymouth Meeting public relations firm formerly named FCF Schmidt Public Relations, announced the appointment of

Jessica Phelan

as vice president and partner. She had been director of new business development/account supervisor.

K. Leon Moyer

was promoted to chief executive from chief operating officer of Univest National Bank and Trust Co. in Souderton. He was also promoted to vice chairman from senior vice president of Univest Corp., the bank's parent.

Beneficial Bank, Philadelphia, promoted

Denise Kassekert

to executive vice president from senior vice president. She remains responsible for retail operations.

Bartash Printing, Philadelphia, hired

Tom Meyer

as director of production. Meyer had been process control/project manager at Evergreen Printing in Bellmawr.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., a Milwaukee financial-services company, hired executives for its new Philadelphia-area private wealth management office:

Brian J. McGrath

was named senior vice president and branch manager.

E. Howard Goodwin Jr.

was named senior vice president and financial adviser. Both had been with Wachovia Securities.

Barclaycard US, Wilmington, hired

Michelle Bottomley

as chief marketing officer. Bottomley was previously chief operating officer of Ogilvy New York, part of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.