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| Alison Morra |
Inkhouse has promoted Alison Morra to chief operating officer and Ed Harrison to general manager of its Boston office. Morra has been with the agency since 2013, most recently serving as managing director, east coast. Before joining Inkhouse, she was a VP at Solomon McCown & Co. In her new role, Morra will oversee agency operations across all four of its offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle. She will also implement and scale processes related to hiring, staffing, budgeting, training programs, lead agency-wide initiatives and ensure quality of client work. Harrison came to Inkhouse in 2016 as a senior VP, and has also served as an executive VP and assistant general manager of the Boston office. He was previously a managing partner at fama PR. As GM, he will oversee business development and staffing account teams while providing strategic support for many of the firm’s tech clients.
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| Lee Gatchel |
Crosby Marketing Communications promotes Lee Gatchel to VP, experience design. Gatchel previously served as digital creative director. Since joining Crosby in 2012, Gatchel has created web and digital marketing work for clients including Kaiser Permanente, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Defense. In his expanded role, he will work with clients on digital strategy, while spurring collaboration among the firm’s information architects, UX designers, content creators and developers who are building websites, mobile apps, and immersive digital experiences. “Lee brings a user-first perspective and the perfect blend of creative and analytical thinking to lead the design of large-scale digital transformation programs our clients are increasingly turning to us for,” said Crosby president and CEO Raymond Crosby.
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| Sarah Cooper Welty |
Evoke KYNE has promoted Sarah Cooper Welty to senior VP. Welty was previously VP, PR & influence, at the firm. In her new post, she will continue to oversee key client engagements in neuroscience and immuno-oncology, issues management and corporate reputation, reporting to EVP, managing director Stephanie DeViteri. “Sarah is a strong, strategic communications leader who inspires teams and wows clients with her passion, smarts and attention to the details,” said DeViteri. The agency has also promoted Lauren Ellert and Karen Urban to vice president. Both Ellert and Urban were previously account directors at the firm.
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
