Peter Kenderdell, executive director of programs for the Public Affairs Council, Washington, D.C., has been promoted to VP.
The move was triggered by president Raymond L. Hoewing's recent retirement and Douglas G. Pinkham's transition to the presidencies of the organization's council and foundation. (PAC, 202/872-1790)
Nancy J. Petrillo, former director of global financial planning for The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.'s operations in Europe, joins Edelman PR Worldwide's Chicago office as senior VP and director of finance. (Edelman, 312/240-2716)
Sharon Drake joins Walls Communications, Washington, D.C., as a senior account executive. She was head her own firm, Drake and Associates, Washington, D.C. (Walls, 202/333-6181)
Bruce A. Johnston has been named account director of the Los Angeles office of West Glen Communications. He was marketing and sales coordinator at FHP Health Care, L.A. (West Glen, 212/921-2800)
Stone, August Baker & Co. has promoted Bill Muir from account supervisor to the newly created position of managing director at Stone, August, Baker PR, Troy, Mich. He was also named an executive VP and made a member of the executive committee. (Stone, August, Baker PR, 810/362-9300)
PR and publicity house Silverman Media & Marketing Group Inc., New York, has brought Frank J. Racaniello on board as an account supervisor. He was the sports information director for St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y. (Silverman, 212/686-5983)
Steve Davis is a new senior account executive at Al Paul Lefton Co. Inc., Philadelphia. He was an account exec at Target Communications.
In other news, Al Paul Lefton Co. has hired Grant Evans as account supervisor. Evans was most recently a public relations manager at The Garfield Group, Trenton, N.J. (Al Paul Lefton, 215/351-4217)
Robert Falls & Co., Cleveland, has a new senior VP: Eileen P. Massaro. She was VP/corporate relations for Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh. Massaro will help head the PR and public affairs firm's investor relations programs. (Robert Falls & Co., 216/696-0229)
Rene A. Mack has been promoted from managing director to senior managing director of Bozell Sawyer Miller Group's PR travel and lifestyle practice. Mack will be based at the company's New York office. (BSMG, 212/484-7419)
Scelba, Scelba, DeTitta & Wolfson, Montville, N.J., has promoted Michael Dimmick from account coordinator to media planner. (SSD&W, 201/299-8000)
Hill & Knowlton, New York, has promoted Katie Hamilton to managing director in the firm's Washington D.C. office. She was account supervisor in the New York office. (Hill & Knowlton, 212/885-0300)
Peg Zenk Bitter was hired by Colle & McVoy Marketing Communications, Minneapolis, as publications manager. She most recently served as managing editor of Farm Industry News Magazine, Minneapolis. (Colle & McVoy, 612/897-7653)
Interactive Public Relations, San Francisco, has hired three new executives: Wendy Wickwire, Ken Tompkins and Greg Herman as account supervisor, account executive, and senior account executive respectively.
Wickwire was previously an account executive at Blanc & Otus, San Francisco. Tompkins most recently worked as a client executive in Burson-Marsteller's Los Angeles office. Herman was previous at VeriFone Corporation, San Francisco, where he managed internal and external public relations programs. (InterActive, 415/703-0400 x239)
Anne Picone has been appointed general manager of Grafica, Inc., Chester, N.J. Picone, a 13-year advertising veteran, was senior account manager at W.T. Quinn Inc., Somerset, N.J. (Grafica, 908/879-2169)
KVO Public Relations, Portland, Ore., has hired Tim Schulte as senior account supervisor. Schulte was most recently a senior associate at Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, Chicago, Ill.(KVO, 503/221-7411)
Golin/Harris Communications, Chicago, Ill., has promoted Eileen Rochford to account supervisor. Rochford was previously senior account executive. (Golin/Harris, 312/836-7282)
Laurie Ann Phillips has been hired as account supervisor at Golin/Harris Communications, Chicago. Phillips was most recently a senior account executive at Shandwick Public Affairs, a Golin/Harris affiliate, in Washington, D.C. (Golin/Haris, 312/836-7282)
