New Hires
- Advertising and marcom house Accent Communications, Boston, hires Patti Marxsen as senior account executive on the technology side; previously, she owned her own contracting business, The Write Woman, Boston.
- Cohn & Wolfe, New York, hires Chris Sorek as global account leader for the Deloitte Consulting business worldwide; was Asia/Pacific regional client services director for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Singapore.
- Duffey Communications, Atlanta, brings on board Paul Ellen as senior VP and director of corporate and consumer services practice groups; was a Cohn and Wolfe group director and VP.
- Evins Communications Ltd., New York, hires Allen Cohen as VP/director of the fashion division; was director of PR for Anne Klein Company, New York. Also brings on board Michael G. Frenkel as VP; was VP of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, New York.
- Gillis Public Relations, Birmingham, Ala., hires Marianne Higgins as VP; was in the media relations division at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Ala.
- Hill and Knowlton, New York, hires Arsenio Oloroso as managing director in the firm's Chicago office; was associate editor at Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago.
- Kelley Habib John Integrated Marketing, Boston, brings on board Julie Ginches as VP of PR; was director of marketing and communications for EPiCON, Inc., an application deployment and management solutions company in Waltham, Mass.
- Strategic community relations consulting firm LBG Associates, Washington, D.C., hires Jared Thomas Skok as VP and manager of daily operations; was manager of corporate communications for the Public Affairs Group, Washington, D.C.
- Laughlin/Constable PR, Milwaukee, hires Tony Garel-Frantzen as senior VP/ management supervisor; was responsible for PR marketing and employee communications for Amtrak, Chicago.
- Jeff Heebner, from reporter at NewsChannel 8, Washington, D.C., to senior associate at communications and marketing firm, The Aker Partners, Washington, D.C.
- The Gable Group, San Diego, hires Rick Cook as the new account supervisor of its PR division; was a VP and public relations manager of PNC Bank, Louisville, Ky.
- The Headline Group, Atlanta, hires Tim Shannon as company director; previously consulted businesses, governmental organizations and PR firms in Miami, Atlanta, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- The MWW Group, East Rutherford, N.J., hires Pete Holmberg as account supervisor; was account supervisor at IR and media relations firm Dewe Rogerson, New York.
- Nichols-Dezenhall Communications Management Group, Washington, D.C., hires Mark Pankowski as VP; was a reporter at The Orlando Sentinel and Business Editor at the Tallahassee Democrat, Fla.
- High-tech PR agency Rogers Communications, Wakefield, Mass., hires Angela Cincotta as director of visual communications; handled media production in her own consulting firm, Cincomedia, Newburyport, Mass.
- Watt, Roop & Co., Cleveland, hires Ilana L. Isakov as an account manager; was in the division of operations for Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland.
Promotions
- Louise Secker, from account supervisor to account VP for BoasbergWheeler Communications, Kansas City, Mo.
- Cynthia Hudson, from public affairs practice leader to U.S. practice chair for Burson-Marsteller, Washington, D.C.
- Dan Snyders, from PR coordinator to PR manager for GD&A Public Relations, Denver, overseeing industrial, manufacturing and high-tech accounts.
- Dave Rosenberg, from VP of business development to VP of strategic development for GMR Marketing, Milwaukee.
- Bill Kopald, from associate director of MasterCom, the communication training arm of Winston Salem, N.C.-based marcom firm James A. Fyock & Associates, Inc., to VP.
- Jessica Blue and Britt Carter, from account supervisors to group account directors for PR boutique Richard French & Associates, Raleigh, N.C..
- Joel Perez, from account manager to VP at The Jeffrey Group, Miami. The firm specializes in multinational clients focused on the Latin American market.
- The St. George Group, Pittsburgh, promotes three: David Marrangoni, from director of sales development to VP/sales development; Bruce Downing, from VP/management supervisor to senior VP/management supervisor; Lisa Flaherty, from media supervisor to VP/associate media director.
Corporate
- AlliedSignal Inc. [ALD] appoints Thomas B. Crane to corporate director/media relations, from director/marcom.
- Swissotel, New York, hires Carol D. Poister as director of corporate communications and event marketing; was a PR manager at The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., New York.
- Paul Lazzaro, from executive marketing consultant to VP of marketing and public affairs for master plan community The Woodlands Operating Company, Woodlands, Texas.
- USA Network, New York, promotes Matthew Marcus to director of media relations; was implementing publicity strategies for USA original series.
Source: ALA, 212/315-8790