Torrisi joins Tierney
Tierney Communications has announced the hiring of Joshua Torrisi, of Chestnut Hill, as an account director.
Torrisi comes to Tierney from the Human Care division of McCann Erickson in New York, where he worked on direct-to-consumer advertising for the Pfizer Viagra account. He launched the “Viva!” ad campaign for Viagra including concept testing and negotiating rights to the song, “Viva Las Vegas.”
As an Account Executive at Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners, Torrisi coordinated global print and television campaigns for Intel’s Centrino Mobile Technology and worked on production of its corporate affairs campaign. At Bates USA, he worked on campaigns for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Glucovance; TAP Pharmaceuticals’ Prevacid; and a pro-bono effort for the Advertising Council called “Operation Graduation” to encourage high school students to stay in school.

Matzoh balls fill the bowls at ‘Soup Kitchen’ fundraiser
Sagi Shdaimah, 3, and his father Amichai, of Ardmore, attend Souper Bowl Sunday at Springside School to help raise money for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Project.

Springside science department chair Scott Stein has been named the Delaware Valley Outstanding Science Teacher for 2008. This prestigious award, conferred by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers on Feb. 23 at Drexel University, recognizes the dedication Stein has shown towards educating, guiding, inspiring, and challenging future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians of the Delaware Valley.

Meredith Sonderskov, a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, presents a $2,500 check to Mary McNeill Zell, Executive Director of the Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center. This generous gift of the Church and its Outreach Grants Committee will enable the Center to continue providing quality educational, exercise, entertainment and travel opportunities to older adults in the greater Chestnut Hill community.

 

Digging in for the groundbreaking of a new administration building for Greene Street Friends School are Teri Buda, business manager; Russ Endo, trustee of Green Street Meeting; Elizabeth Cunningham, former clerk of Green Street Meeting; Doris Clinkscale, former clerk of the School Committee; and JoAnn Seaver, the current clerk of the School Committee.