The Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantille, N.Y., named Stuart C. Ross VP of PR and product publicity on March 12. Ross replaced Craig Lowder whom the company said will leave later this spring to "seek a new position."
Ross worked for PepsiCo Inc. for 11 years prior to joining the association. (Reader's Digest, 914/244-5161)
June Smith has joined US West Communications, Denver, as VP/product and brand communications; and Garth Neuffer has been promoted to VP/media relations and strategic communications. (US West, 800/603-6000)
Michael Krems has joined GCI Los Angeles as VP. He was a management supervisor at Manning, Selvage and Lee/Los Angeles. In other GCI news, Steve Latham has been promoted from account executive to senior account executive. (GCI Los Angeles, 213/930-0811)
Nicolle Devenish joins Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger & Hunt, Inc., Sacramento, Calif., as media coordinator. She was a television reporter for CBS affiliate KHSL-TV, Chico, Calif. (Stoorza, Ziegaus, Metzger & Hunt, 916/446-6667)
Feinstein Partners Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has brought Lisa Adler on board as VP/marketing communications. She was manager of public affairs at Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, N.J. (Feinstein Partners, 617/577-8110)
Barbara Box has been promoted from VP to senior VP at Golin/Harris Communications, Chicago. (Golin/Harris, 312/836-7282)
Laurence W. Zoeller has been promoted from senior VP to executive VP at Selz/Seabolt Communications, Chicago. (Selz/Seabolt, 312/372-7090)
Ketchum Public Relations Worldwide/Atlanta has hired Thomas Boyle as a senior counselor who will also teach courses at Ketchum College, the agency's in-house professional development program. In January, Boyle retired after 31 years with Ford Motor Co., Atlanta, as Southeast public affairs manager. (Ketchum, 404/877-3012)
Elkman Advertising & Public Relations, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. has appointed Cynthia Borst as VP and account supervisor. Borst was an account supervisor at McAdams, Richman & Ong, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. (Elkman, 610/668-1100)
Cone Communications, Boston, Mass., has brought on two new staff members: Jens Bang, chief marketing officer; and Mike Lawrence, VP/media services. Bang was executive VP/sales and marketing at Nordica USA, Williston, Vt.; and Lawrence was an anchorman and reporter at NBC affiliate WHDH-TV, Boston. (Cone, 617/277-2111)
Ketchum Public Relations Worldwide, Atlanta, has promoted two account executives, Elana Mears and Kelly Shank, to senior account executive slots. (Ketchum, 404/887-3007)
Dennis J. Jackman has joined Bailey & Dalrymple, Washington, D.C., as VP. Jackman was VP and director at DuPont Merck, Washington, D.C. (Bailey & Dalrymple, 202/833-1039)
Steven H. Solomon has joined The Cherenson Group, Livingston, N.J., as VP of management services. He was account supervisor at DKB & Partners, Morristown, N.J. (Cherenson Group, 201/992-7800 x104)
Barbara Smilanic has been promoted from director of communications to assistant VP at First Penn-Pacific Life Insurance Co., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (First Penn-Pacific, 630/495-3336)
Cristina Marie Dowd has been promoted from account executive to senior account executive at Treco-Jones Public Relations, Atlanta. (TJ, 404/320-7269)
Watt, Roop & Co., Cleveland, has hired Mary-Margaret Larmouth and Tom Liebhardt as PR and advertising account managers, respectively.
Larmouth was Mayor Michael R. White's special assistant for educational affairs for the City of Cleveland and Liebhardt was an account executive at Mark Freeman Associates, Cleveland. (Watt, Roop & Co. 216/566-7019)
