Corporate Hires
Lincoln National Corp., Philadelphia, appoints D'Arcy Foster Rudnay as VP-media relations; she was previously VP of communications and corporate identity for Advanta Corp.
Toyota Motor Corporate Services, New York, names Steven Curtis as investor relations manager; he was previously VP in the Corporate and Investor Relations Group at Ruder Finn, Inc.
Corporate Promotions
E. Ronald Culp, from VP of PR and communications to senior VP of PR and government affairs at Sears Roebuck & Co., Hoffman Estates, IL.
Linda M. Distlerath, Ph.D., J.D., to VP of public affairs and president of the Merck Company Foundation, Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ.
Agency Hires
APCO Associates, Washington, DC, names Carol Stogsdill senior vice president (formerly senior editor and VP of the Los Angeles Times); and Richard V. Allen, a former national security advisor to President Reagan, as senior counselor.
Ogilvy PR Worldwide/New York welcomes Hera Marashian as VP and head of its creative department; was director of promotion and creative services for USA Weekend/Gannett.
Maloney and Fox, LLC, New York, appoints Betty Woodward as senior VP. She was formerly deputy director of PR at Brouillard Communications (a J. Walter Thompson company). Sam Yanes, formerly VP of corporate communications for Polaroid, joins the firm as senior counsel.
Schwartz Communications, Inc., a high-tech and medical technology PR firm based in Waltham, MA, hires Anne Desautels as senior VP in its San Francisco office. She was most recently head of Manning Selvage & Lee's global technology PR practice in San Francisco.
DeFrancesco/Goodfriend PR, Chicago, names Thomas Wetzel as senior VP. He was previously a senior VP and partner for Norcom International, Chicago.
Hill and Knowlton, New York, hires Michaelle Burstin as managing director of its media relations practice in Los Angeles; was VP and managing director of media relations at the Financial Relations Board/BSMG Worldwide in L.A. H&K also hires Valerie Itkin as senior managing director of its healthcare and pharmaceutical practice in New York.
Golin/Harris International, Atlanta, appoints Christopher Bacey as VP; was senior account supervisor for Edelman PR Worldwide.
Cohn, Inc., Boston welcomes Patricia Hurley as she rejoins the firm as VP in its cause branding practice. She leaves a post as associate creative director at Burson-Marstellar in New York.
Cramer-Krasselt, Milwaukee, appoints Joel Curran as VP, director of PR; was formerly VP/senior counselor for Price McNabb in Charlotte, NC.
Citigate Dewe Rogerson, New York, welcomes Phil Owen as managing director (formerly managing director for investment banking services at the NYSE); Ulla Marianne Erlandsen as senior director (was a VP with Bank of New York); Kathy Liebmann as director (formerly with Gavin Anderson & Co.); Patricia Gutierrez as director (was VP marketing with Banco Santander Central Hispano); and Dallas Jamison as director of its high tech group (formerly director of national media for Cramer-Krasselt).
Agency Promotions
Donald Hannaford, from senior VP to senior VP/chief operating officer, and Brian Gaudet, from VP to senior VP, Manning Selvage & Lee DC.
John Harrison becomes chairman and CEO, while Herb Leifer becomes president and chief creative officer at Harrison Leifer Miller & Speyer, New York, an advertising, marketing and PR firm specializing in heathcare and high-tech.
Jim Floody, to VP chief information officer at Freebairn & Co., Atlanta.
Brian Delaney, from executive VP to president of Clarke & Company, Boston.
Kathleen Obert, from senior VP to president/CEO, plus Wayne R. Hill, Nora C. Jacobs, and Daniel G. Stanowick from senior VPs to executive VPs, Edward Howard & Co., Cleveland.
Jessica Berg, from VP to president, Barnes Clarke, San Francisco.
Christopher DeMaria, to VP, group manager/sports marketing; and Phil Mann, to VP, group manager/business to business marketing, at Cohn & Wolfe, New York, a Young & Rubicam company.
Vendor and Consultant Hires
Cyveillance, a provider of e-Business intelligence based in Arlington, VA, names Gilbert H. Scott as VP of sales. He previously founded Hurshell Associates, a marketing management and sales consulting firm, and served as president of the BARTECH Group.
Catalyst, a NY-based nonprofit research center dedicated to advancing women in business, hires Rennie Roberts as executive VP and COO; she previously worked for American Express.
Acclaim Entertainment, Glencove, NY, an interactive entertainment company, appoints Claudia Ceniceros as VP corporate communications; was previously VP of strategic communications for ABC Television Network.
Vendor and Consultant Promotions
Jamie A. Parilla, from director of communications to VP communications; Betty Spence, Ph.D., from VP communications to VP publishing (a newly created position)at Catalyst, New York.