NEW HIRES/PROMOTIONS

Cynthia Hudson joined Burson-Marsteller, Washington, D.C., as
managing director in the firm's public affairs group. She was a
principal at the Sawyer Miller/Robinson Lerer Montgomery Group,
Washington.

Wendy Nichols was promoted to manager of consumer products public
relations at Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago. She was account supervisor.

William Silverman & Co., Cleveland, hired Jane Pickering as
senior vice president. She held the same title at Buschman Corporate
Communications Inc., Cleveland.

Susan Schumacher joined Lehman Millet Inc., Boston, as vice
president of marketing communications. She was corporate
communications manager at Veryfine Products Inc., Westford, Mass.

Lynn Schwartz was promoted to executive vice president in the New
York office of the GCI Group.

CSP Consultants, Corona, Calif., hired Scott Smith as senior vice
president of the consumer and technology division. He was an account
supervisor in the Los Angeles office of Golin/Harris Communications
Inc.

Pamela Stone joined Mastro Communications, North Plainfield,
N.J., as promotions manager. She was manager of promotions at another
New Jersey firm, The Sherry Group.

MWW/Strategic Communications Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., hired
Robert Swadosh as vice president of corporate communications. He was
senior vice president and director of the financial practice at
Makovsky & Co., New York.

Mark Willis joined Watt, Roop & Co., Cleveland, as senior vice
president.