People on the Move

Sarah Honig

Crosby Marketing Communications has hired Sarah Honig as a director, senior strategist. Honig was most recently a senior director, communications and media relations, at Reingold, where her clients included the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to Reingold, Honig was the director of media & agency relations for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. At Crosby, she will be involved in the company’s work with organizations that serve the military and veteran community, including Military OneSource, the DoD’s flagship digital services platform that supports service members and their families across the globe.

Meredith DeSanti

BML Public Relations has brought on John Gramuglia as VP of account management and operations, Tricia Ryan as VP of business development and Meredith DeSanti as VP of strategy and creative. Gramuglia comes to BML from Zeno Group, where he was a senior account supervisor. Before that, he held several executive positions at Coyne PR. In his new role, Gramuglia’s duties will including overseeing all staff operations, client accounts and business planning; maintaining relationships with new and existing clients; and actively participating in new business. Ryan was previously a vice president at Coyne PR, where she managed operations for accounts including Disney Parks, Campbell’s and brands within both Kraft and Nabisco. At BML, she will oversee all aspects of the agency’s new business development. DeSanti has run her own firm, MJD PR, since 2012, and before that held a series of positions at Coyne. In her new position, she will focus on the creative process and strategic direction for BMLPR’s current client roster and potential new business prospects.

Tommy Kircher

Osborn Barr has named Tommy Kircher associate media director. Kircher joins the agency from Chicago-based PHD Media, where he held the position of associate director and strategy supervisor. Before that, he was a media planner at The Richards Group. Kircher will oversee Osborn Barr’s media team while also leading media strategy for one of the firm’s largest clients. The agency has also brought on Savannah Steinke as an associate. She was previously sales and marketing manager at NPS Steinke Shorthorns.