Alan Taylor Communications - A changing of the guard. The company recently announced a new management team to oversee the day-to-day operation of the lifestyle/sports public
relations firm. Alan Taylor and Howard Dolgon will continue as co-chairmen of the board. Tony Signore has been promoted to CEO and Managing Partner. The other managing partners -
who have been shareholders with the company since 1998 - are: Mark Beal, Bryan Harris, John Liporace, Erin Weinberg and Bret Werner... Contact: Paul Brovak, [email protected].
Bader Rutter & Associates - A new gig. Jenifer McGill (ex-The Mark Travel Corporation) has been promoted to media relations supervisor...Contact: Greg Nickerson,
262.784.7200.
Fleishman-Hillard - A new quintet. The PR giant has promoted five members of its St. Louis office to senior vice president: James Harrison, Jason Hillery, Cynthia McCafferty,
Susan McCain and Mary Sherfy. Angela Cross has been promoted to vice president. All five execs have been with Fleishman since the late 1990s...Contact: Sarah Suarez, [email protected].
Lawscomm - A new traffic cop. Alicia Olson has been promoted to manager of agency services, and will organize, track and delegate all client projects. Olson also manages and
mentors Lawscomm's interns. Maggie Hatfield, meanwhile, has been added to the staff; she'll be involved in all aspects of client work, including bylined articles and media
relations...Contact: Josh Ruth, [email protected].
Lovell Public Relations - A new mission. Tresa Hardt (ex-Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD) has joined Dallas-based Lovell Public PR as vice president. Lovell specializes
in cause-related marketing programs and focuses on the retail, entertainment/hospitality and tourism markets...Contact: Betty Lovell, [email protected].
Manning, Selvage & Lee - A new challenge. Larry Shushan, a veteran corporate communications executive with nearly 25 years experience, has joined MS& L as senior VP in
its San Francisco office. Shushan has run complex communications at both Chevron Corporation (now ChevronTexaco) and Gap Inc... Contact: Allison Ross, [email protected].
Racepoint Group - A job well done. Peter Prodromou (ex-Trinity Communications) has been promoted to senior VP of the Cambridge, MA-based PR firm, which specializes in emerging
technology, health and science companies. Prodromou will play an expanded role in growing the agency's new client services...Contact: Donna Murno, [email protected].
TMG Communications - A new skipper. Andy Andersen (ex-Riverside County Integrated Project) joins the firm as General Manager; he'll oversee the daily operation of the Corona,
CA-based agency's account team...Contact: Louis Desmond, [email protected].
Weber Shandwick - A new offer. Pam Jenkins (ex-Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide) recently got the nod as president, health public affairs. She'll be based at Powell
Tate/Weber Shandwick in Washington, D.C. Jenkins, who specializes in health-related issues management and social marketing for a wide range of companies and government entities,
will also head the D.C. office's social marketing practice...Contact: Laura Bachrach, [email protected].
Widmeyer Communications - A trip back to the future. Following a ten-year hiatus that included PR stints with the Clinton Administration and a French bed & breakfast,
Cathy St. Denis has returned to the fold at Widmeyer Communications, where she'll head one of the agency's two public affairs practices. Contact: Ari Geller, [email protected].