Momentum Magazine April 2019 Edition | Page 11

Borton-Lawson recently welcomed three new employees to its Wilkes-Barre office. Benjamin Jacobson recently joined Borton-Lawson’s IT team as a systems network administrator. He is a graduate of Penn State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management. Joshua Piestrak recently returned to Borton-Lawson as a survey assistant after previously working as an intern for the company. He is a graduate of Penn State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Survey Engineering. Amy Tsai has joined Borton-Lawson’s Oil and Gas Facilities team as a process designer. She is a recent graduate of Lehigh University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Prior to attending Lehigh, she worked at CTCI, Taiwan’s largest engineering, procurement, and construction company.  WELCOME NEW MEMBERS • • • • • • • Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den Finch Manufacturing & Technology, LLC Fuel Interactive Media Gino Merli Veterans’ Center MJC Ironworks N3 Cleaning Services Space Time Mead and Cider Works THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS • INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: • MEET UP FOR LUNCH: • LUNCH WITH LEADERS SCRANTON YP EVENT: Toyota of Scranton Andy Gavin’s Marywood University Attorney Christopher C. Quinn has joined the personal injury team at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC (HKQ Law), where he will provide legal counsel to personal injury clients, specializing in product liability, medical malpractice and auto negligence. He will be based in the firm’s Kingston office. Attorney Ryan M. Molitoris has joined the Personal Injury Team at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC (HKQ Law). A graduate of The University of Scranton, Attorney Molitoris pursued his legal career at Widener University School of Law. Attorney Kevin Walsh has joined the Commercial Team at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC (HKQ Law). He earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Bucknell University and pursued his legal career at Syracuse University College of Law. Sheree Klemow was recently named marketing and events coordinator for NEPIRC (Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center). In this role, she will increase awareness of NEPIRC’s mission of providing state-of-the-art training, innovation and technical assistance to keep business growth and vitality in the region. Most recently, Ms. Klemow served as the Business Development Manager for a General Motors affiliate, where she grew business through special marketing initiatives, advertising, website and social media and special events. • BUSINESS BREAKFAST BRIEFING: • POWER SALES SEMINAR: • ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BREAKFAST: • LEADERSHIP LACKAWANNA CORE PROGRAM: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC SteveSchiffman.com, Inc. Wells Fargo Toyota of Scranton • LEADERSHIP LACKAWANNA TOMORROW’S LEADERS TODAY PROGRAM: NeighborWorks NEPA Janelle Farkas was recently named industrial engineer for NEPIRC (Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center). In this role, she will provide seminars, workshops and consulting services to regional manufacturers and other NEPIRC clients. She specializes in Six Sigma, statistical analysis, continuous improvement strategy, data strategy, design and implementation of operational metrics, and Lean Enterprise. www.scrantonchamber.com • 11