Cendant Corp., Parsippany, N.J., a travel, real estate, consumer and marketing company, names Ted Deutsch to director of communications/public afffairs; was director of corporate communications for NRT Inc., a provider of wholesale-apartment and residential offices, which is a joint venture between Cendant and Apollo Management, a New York financial fund.
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington D.C., a national organization representing private colleges and universities on public policy issues, names Roland King VP of public affairs; was director of university relations for the University of Maryland, College Park.
Anne Klein & Associates, Marlton, N.J., names Colleen Murphy VP/senior account manager; was VP of Silver Communications, New York.
APCO Associates Inc., Washington, D.C., appoints B. Jay Cooper senior VP/director of strategic communications; was director of public affairs for Yale University and special assistant to Yale's president Richard Levine; Steven Mirmina to senior associate for aviation services; was an associate and consultant for air carriers on regulatory affairs concerning the U.S. Department at Transportation for Crowell and Moring, Washington, D.C.
Brader Rutter & Associates Inc., Milwaukee, adds Keith Lester as VP/group supervisor; was PR manager for Broan Mfg. Co., Milwaukee.
BSMG Marketing Communications/Worldwide, New York, adds Bill Reihl as group manager/consumer marketing; was account supervisor for Devries Public Relations, New York; Matt Scampoli as senior account executive/BSMG Medical & Health Communications; was an account executive for GCI Group, Inc., New York; Staci Teich as senior account executive/consumer marketing; was an account executive for Golin/Harris Communications, New York.
Burson-Marsteller, Miami, names Santiago Hinojosa as president/CEO of its Latin American operations; was regional managing director for DMB&B Advertising, Latin America.
Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, Arlington, Va., appoints Ann McCormick Saybolt to staff director of communications; was managing supervisor at Fleishman-Hillard.
Dix & Eaton Inc., Cleveland, names Frank Petras VP of IR/financial communications group; was a managing director at SM Berger & Company, Cleveland.
Collaborative Communications, Cambridge, Mass., appoints Michael Greeley to VP; was senior marketer for Infinium Software.
Duffey Communications Inc., Atlanta, adds Gary Fong as senior account executive; was coordinator of media activities for Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich.
Edelman Worldwide, Washington, D.C., appoints Michele Hedrick senior account supervisor in its healthcare policy division; was director of policy and communications for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Washington, D.C.
Harpell/Martins & Co., Maynard, Mass., adds Stephanie Podgorski as senior media planner; was media buyer at Omega Advertising, Boston; Diana Kiestlinger-Pettis as PR account administrator; was corporate communications assistant for Saint Genis Pouilly, France-based subsidary of SGS-Thomson Microelectronics.
The Hawthorn Group, L.C., Alexandria, Va., appoints Melanie Beller to senior VP for government relations; was an assistant to the Secretary and Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Department of Interior; Ed Cooper to VP; was director Grass Roots Advocacy for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; Erol "K.C." Munuz as senior account executive; recently completed masters at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Kara Stecker to account coordinator; was a junior account executive at The Rowland Company, London.
The Gable Group, Los Angeles, names Dana Galin managing director; was director for Golin/Harris Communications, Los Angeles.
Health Insurance Association of America, Washington, D.C., names Teresa Houser legislative director of federal affairs; was director of communications for the Christensen for Governor Campaign, Nebraska.
Hill and Knowlton, New York, adds Mary Hancock as managing director for its San Francisco offices; was director of corporate communications for Pacific Bell.
Naylor, DeDonato & Wolf, Horsham, Pa., names Rebecca Miyares production manager; was editorial/production manager for educational publisher NIS Inc., Fairfax, Va.
Potentia Partners, Chicago, adds Terry Gladman as managing partner; was VP of account managment for CORBETT HealthConnect, Chicago.
Transilwrap Company Inc., Chicago, a plastic manufacturing company, adds Jan Lemmens as European operations manager; was group engineering manager at Rexam Custom Europe Inc.
Vollmer Public Relations, Houston, adds John Taylor as management supervisor; was senior communications specialist/project manager for the STP Nuclear Operating Company, Bay City, Texas.
US Interactive Inc., New York, names Craig Marr as VP of business development; was partner/national director of business development for Poppe Tyson, New York.
