Lisa Manahan has been promoted from PR director to communications director at Ambit Marketing Communications, Fort Lauderdale. (Ambit, 954/462-1111)
CTIA named Jeffrey Nelson as its director of news media relations. Nelson was VP at Nichols-Denzenhall Communications, Washington, D.C. (CTIA, 202/785-0081)
Kelley Murray Skoloda, administrator of the Pittsburgh-based Ketchum Lifestyle's Group, has been promoted to senior VP. (Ketchum, 412/456-3519)
Gregory W. Loh, who is director of PR for Eric Mower and Associates' Syracuse, N.Y., office, has been named an EMA partner. (EMA, 315/466-1014)
Former Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Manager of Corporate PR Len Filppu has been brought on board at KVO, Mountain View, Calif., as senior VP and general manager of PR. (KVO, 415/961-1551)
Ron Gibbs joins Edelman PR Worldwide, Chicago, as senior VP and director of public affairs to help develop a new Edelman public affairs practice group. Prior to joining Edelman, he was a consultant for several regional, state and federal organizations.
Also new at the Chicago office is Jim Graham, VP of public affairs, who was deputy director for business development at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. (Edelman, 312/240-2716)
The Weber Group, Cambridge, Mass., has promoted Kathy Wilson from account director to VP. (The Weber Group, 617/661-7900)
Nelson & Schmidt Marketing Communications, Milwaukee, Wis., has named Larry Booth VP of client services. Booth was director of advertising and promotions at Kohler Co., Kohler, Wisc. (Nelson & Schmidt, 414/224-0210)
Mitchell Kozikowski, formerly a counselor at Aaron D. Cushman & Associates, New York, joins The Softness Group, New York, as a senior counselor and member of the executive ommittee. (The Softness Group, 212/696-2444)
Kelly Ladyga joins Schenkein/Sherman PR, Denver, as account group manager. She was director of marketing and communications at the Colorado Tourism Authority. (Schenkein/Sherman, 303/292-6655)
Marcom agency Synergy Marketing, Rocky Hill, Conn., has hired Christina Divigard as an account manager. She had worked on promotion and PR projects for Ames Department Stores, Rocky Hill. (Synergy, 203/257-6955)
