Burson-Marsteller names Shelly Hymes as a director in the firm's Washington, D.C. Public Affairs practice. Hymes was Director of the Office of the 21st Century, an office
created by Presidential Executive Order at the Dept. of Labor to put the spotlight on the challenges facing the 21st century workforce...Duke Energy promotes Roberta Bowman as
senior VP, external relations...Edelman taps political and branding consultant Gene Wise as the firm's senior vice president for the public affairs and issue management practice
in Los Angeles; Wise has worked on behalf of the Recording Artists Coalition, The American Council of Life Insurers and The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)... Fleishman
Hillard taps senior vice president Mary O'Connor LoJacono (ex-Mercer HR Consulting) and vice president Heather Beldon Rosenker (ex-Transportation Security Administration) to work
with the agency's Financial Communications Group....LVM Group Inc. promotes Jeannette Boccini (ex-account supervisor) to executive vice president.... Matrix, USA names Cindy
Riccio (ex-Sara Lee Hosiery) as director of communications...New Jersey Builders Association names Susan Sands (ex-New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency) as director of
public information....M Booth & Associates promotes Diane Fusilli to Director of the Public Affairs Division...Rodale Inc. publishing company names Cathy Lee Gruhn (ex-Simon
& Schuster) as Director of Publicity for Rodale Books.
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