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ILLINOISGiant Step added Lisa DeSalvo as its Chicago director of recruitment. Carl Puccio was hired as director of learning and development.Cramer-Krasselt named Scott Drucker vice president, account supervisor in the agency's Chicago office.Mobium Creative Group, Chicago, promoted senior copywriters Mike Ritt and Mike Speck and art directors Karen Boesche and Vicki Szymcek each to associate partner, creative strategy and planning.Dan Albert was promoted to executive vice president, chief media strategist at Starcom USA in Chicago.Ian Miller joined KemperLesnik Communications as president of the Chicago agency's advertising unit.Kelly, Scott and Madison promoted Yvette Brown to media planner in Chicago.Manifesto Advertising, Rockford, hired Francoise Bishop to work on media and market strategy.Jay Branson joined DraftWorldwide as director of corporate communications. He will be based in Chicago and oversee all U.S. and international communications for the agency.Tara Sacony joined August Associates in Winfield as a media buyer and planner.Maddock Douglas in Elmhurst hired Craig Jordan as "sergeant of inertia." He will coordinate and prioritize all the shop's integrated marketing campaigns. Separately, Neil Lichtman joined the agency as chief strategic officer.INDIANANew at Montgomery Zuckerman Davis in Indianapolis are advertising account executive Darla Shields and public relations account executive Jennifer Dydo.IOWAKirstin Stoffer joined Eller Media Company, Des Moines, as an account executive.Robert Bailey joined Flynn/Wright as a writer/producer in Des Moines.MICHIGANBrian Doerr, Barbara Krug and George Pratt each were named vice president at Campbell-Ewald in Detroit.Gerald Downey joined the Bloomfield Hills office of Alan Frank & Associates Advertising as vice president.Graphic designer Mark Stucky joined Grace & Wild Interactive Development in Farmington Hills.Martin Jeakle joined Doner in Southfield as a vice president, group media director. H. Barry Levine was appointed chief financial officer.Elaine Cosme Petersen joined Perich + Partners in Ann Arbor as a senior account executive.Wendy Cyrus joined Marx Layne & Co. in Farmington Hills as an account executive.MINNESOTAKathy Umland was named a partner and manager of creative services at Carmichael Lynch in Minneapolis.Peterson Milla Hooks Advertising, Minneapolis, hired senior art director Sue Kaase, production artist Erika Walden, traffic manager Kara Woodfill and office coordinator Rex Rusher. Also new at the agency is Sheazanne Ferlita, a senior art director.David Heinsch, Jarrod Krull, Chris Reese, Geoffrey Riggs, Eric Schuller and Jennifer Thistle joined Minneapolis-based Padilla Speer Beardsley. Heinsch and Krull are senior account executives, Reese, Thistle and Riggs are account executives, Schuller is a copywriter.Carmichael Lynch promoted Craig Rowley and Tom Costello each to group director in the Minneapolis agency's account management department.Gage In-Store Marketing, a division of Minneapolis-based Gage Marketing, promoted Lester Morrow to president.Evelyn Piano joined Yamamoto Moss, Minneapolis, a brand identity firm, as vice president of marketing and communications.New at Tripp Advertising in Minneapolis are senior art director Maverick Engelhart, art director Allen Bender and new media production specialist Brian Weber.Dave Schad was promoted to associate creative director at Bozell Kamstra in Minneapolis. He had been a senior art director, working on clients including Red Barron pizza and Hurd Millwork Co. The agency also promoted Teresa Neuhaus to assistant media planner.MISSOURIMaritz Marketing Research hired Bob Stergos as an account manager for the south central Region. He will be responsible for account service and new business development in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.New at NKH&W in are: art director Bart Ashford, copywriter Warren Bowles, account coordinator Stacy Canady, management supervisor Mike Enos, account executive Jill Farrell, management supervisor Pat McCord, interactive media planner/buyer Mark Minor, senior copywriter Cecilia Vigliaturo and art director Kan Zhang. Promoted at the Kansas City shop were: Aloise Allen, to human resources manager; Jamie Johnson; to senior account executive, and Sarah Vade Krol, to senior account executive.Jennifer Kozak joined the Glennon Company in St. Louis as an account director.Mark Holdener joined Unger Sletten & Associates in St. Louis as an account executive.NEBRASKAAnderson Partners promoted Becky Keasling to account executive from account coordinator. Cathy Bennett joined the agency as media coordinator.Swanson Russell Associates added Tammy Gehring and Clover Shelton to its Lincoln office. Gehring is an account coordinator and Shelton is a public relations writer.At Envoy in Omaha, Barb Ivey was promoted to senior director of client services, and Stuart Bohlim got a boost to art director. New at the agency is Julia Stephenson, director of account management and new business development.OHIOMark Freeman Associates, Cleveland, hired John L. Fox as media director.LaRosa's appointed Pete Buscani the executive vice president of marketing for the Cincinnati-based pizza and Italian restaurant chain.Libby Perszyk Kathman promoted Mike White to senior designer. The Cincinnati firm also named Laura Bofinger a project manager and Robin Horst an editorial director.Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer & Associates in Columbus appointed R. Blane Walter its chief executive officer. He succeeds Robert L. Gerbig who intends to retire within the next year.Bridge Integrated Communications hired Yoshiko Burke as an interactive designer in Cincinnati.Jennifer Smallwood was appointed public relations coordinator at The Urda Company, an Akron-based agency. Geri Roberts was named office manager.Camille Hall was promoted to vice president, direct marketing, at Lord, Sullivan & Yoder in Columbus.HSR Business to Business in Cincinnati has 10 new employees. Joining the agency's Internet Services unit are Dan Patterson, as e-commerce project manager (Patterson previously managed Oracle systems development at LensCrafters); and Briane Greene, as an e-commerce program developer. Joining HSR B2B are Jay C. Cooper, as a senior client service executive in marketing communications; Mark Williams, as a senior client service executive; and David Rose, also as a senior client service executive. New at HSR Marketing Communications are Rachel Doubet, Lara Nolletti and Marcy Bok, all marketing management specialists; and Colleen Lanchester a graphic designer. At HSR Consulting, Megan Licursi joins as an analyst.Matt Show joined Edward Howard & Co. in Cleveland as a senior account executive.New at the Arras Group in Cleveland are Terri Skillen Hrovat, as an account manager; Jana Modarelli, an art director; and Betce Nehez, a senior account executive.SOUTH DAKOTANew at Lawrence & Schiller in Sioux Falls are Jennifer Borchers, as art production coordinator; Melissa Gruener, as multimedia production coordinator; and Wade Thurman, as a junior designer.WISCONSINRenee Scheidecker joined Malcolm Marketing Communications as senior account executive/marketing strategist in Madison.Joanne Weber joined Bellwether Communications as public relations assistant in Racine.Laughlin/Constable added account executive Kelly Bialzik and Web developer Steve Holmquist to its Milwaukee design and interactive departments.Bill Novak joined Gunter Advertising in Madison as media relations director. He was previously a media coordinator at Fiskars Consumber Products.New at Stephan & Brady in Madison are account group administrator Darin Tessier and public relations account executive Cheryl Van Tessier.At Laughlin Constable in Milwaukee, Butch Liebscher joined as a designer in the interactive department, and Milika Stone was hired as a public relations assistant account executive. Amy Fischer was promoted to senior designer in interactive. At the agency's Chicago office, Mary Jane Odermon was hired as an associate media director, and John Nosalik signed on as a senior writer.

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