On The Move: Southwest

TEXASTexas Monthly magazine, Austin, hired Tami Long as newsstand director in its circulation department and appointed Paul Pugh multimedia director for new media operations. Long is a former regional newsstand sales manager for Conde Nast Publications, while Pugh was with Apple Computer in Austin. The magazine also promoted former intern Stephanie Saulmon to Internet specialist and associate producer.Fellers & Co., Austin, added Elizabeth Franks and Carrie Biggar as account coordinators. Franks, who will work on the Columbia/St. David's Healthcare System account, previously was a publicist with Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists, also in Austin. Biggar brings traffic management experience from Austin companies Edmondson/Quest and Tocquigny Advertising & Design. Biggar was assigned to handle Fellers & Co. client 3M Corp.Piland Design, Houston, enlisted Keith McNay, formerly of McNay Advertising Design, as account executive and design coordinator. The agency also assigned Monica Fuentes to work in its design department.Andy Zmugg and Casey Cornett were both promoted from account executives to senior account executives at Meltzer & Martin Public Relations, Dallas. Zmugg, who joined the agency in 1994, will continue to serve on the Sprint Business account team at the agency, while Cornett will direct national brand awareness programs for The Container Store. Before joining Meltzer & Martin, Cornett worked at Bustin & Co., Dallas.Catarina Wylie joined the staff of PrimeCo Personal Communications, Dallas, as director of corporate communications. Wylie, who most recently headed corporate communications for Dallas-based PageMart Wireless, has 20 years experience in the field.Katz Communications, based in New York, made recent staff changes in its Dallas offices. Christopher Peacock joined Katz American Television as a sales executive after serving as an account executive with WBAP-AM, Arlington. Kelly Hine was named a sales executive at Katz Continental Television after arriving from Dallas' KDFW-Channel 4, where she was a local sales account executive. Katz Radio promoted account executive Kay Sellers to sales manager and hired Scott Bennett, formerly of KDGE-FM in Dallas, as account executive.Alex Coleman was appointed vice president and general manager of GTE's Internet business unit. Coleman will be responsible for GTE's on-line business initiatives, including the development and marketing of GTE Internet Solutions. He was previously director of business and product management for on-line services at the company.Jeff Valz was hired as creative director at Saunders-Ream Advertising, Dallas. Valz was a senior creative and art director at Dallas agency PGC Advertising, where he worked on the Black-eyed Pea Restaurants, Taco Bueno and Sara Lee packaged-products accounts.Melissa One Musel joined PR/Texas, Fort Worth as an account representative. Musel, who has coordinated public relations activities for several local nonprofit agencies, previously served as an engineering developer for Hughes Training in Arlington for three years.Techworks, a computer enhancements provider in Austin, welcomed John Higgins as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Previously, Higgins was senior vice president with Bell Micro and Ameriwest Technology, and served in vice president roles at Merisel Inc. and Tech Data Corp.Metro Networks in Houston elevated Michael Haake to vice president and general manager, Houston. Haake was serving as vice president and regional director of operations for Metro's Central region. In addition, Metro Networks installed Kenin Spivak as a member of its board of directors.Match Frame Editorial, an Austin video post-production and graphics boutique, hired Ted Brady as director of telecine operations and senior colorist.Publicis/Bloom in Dallas recently added a group of new staff members: account executives Kyra Patty and Kristen Johnston, account supervisor David Hayes, art directors Pete Voehringer, Manuel Moreno and John Boyle, senior broadcast negotiator Tammy Hale, copywriter Charles Rachford, senior producer Jamie Roderer, assistant broadcast negotiator Tanya Kay Ali and assistant account executive Dean Hensley.LOUISIANAPeter A. Mayer Advertising, New Orleans, promoted Fran Collins McManus to account supervisor. The former account executive, who has been with Mayer since 1986, has primary account responsibility for the Louisiana Office of Tourism account.Copyright ASM Communications, Inc. (1997) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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