 Whitney Ertel |
Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock has hired Whitney Ertel as VP in the firm’s national health system practice. Ertel comes to Jarrard from Indianapolis-based IU Health, where she was director of PR and social media. Before that, she was based in London for 10 years, working at agencies including Ketchum, where she was an international practice deputy director, tracking global issues, regulations and consumer trends. “Whitney brings our clients great experience from both the complex world of big academic healthcare and from working closely with the national consumer brands healthcare is striving to emulate,” said David Jarrard, the firm’s president and CEO.
 Rick French |
French/West/Vaughan CEO Rick French was elected to the board of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to honor Buddy Holly's music as well as to support his dream to extend musical education. Foundation ambassadors who have participated in TBHEF programs include Bob Dylan, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian May, Don and Phil Everly, Dion, Dave Stewart, Graham Nash, Elvis Costello and many others. “To be selected to join The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation board is an honor as well as an important opportunity to help further a very worthwhile cause in his memory,” said Mr. French. “Buddy has inspired an entire generation of artists to express themselves through music, and I’m very proud to contribute to the efforts of the Foundation to keep his legacy alive for generations to come.”
 Kelsey Nason |
 Ken Gary |
Baretz+Brunelle has promoted managing director Kelsey Nason and chief marketing and business development officer Ken Gary to partner. Nason, who began her career at Goodwin Procter LLP, develops and manages communications and business development strategies for a wide variety of law firm clients. Before coming to Baretz+Brunelle, Gary was vice president and group publisher of ALM’s national legal media brands, overseeing the business growth of The National Law Journal, Corporate Counsel Magazine and InsideCounsel. At Baretz+Brunelle, he has been instrumental in the firm’s entry into the legal technology space. In a joint statement, Baretz+Brunelle partners Spencer Baretz, Cari Brunelle and Jason Milch said Nason and Gary “are both forward thinkers who bring dynamic personalities to their work and an unwavering commitment to their clients’ business goals.” The firm has also promoted Poonam Jain to chief operating officer and Sarah Andries to director.
Renault Group brings on Paul Michon as corporate communications director, effective Sept. 1. He joins from Kering, the luxury goods marketer.
SKDK makes Loren Riegelhaupt, Michael Czin and Julie Andreeff Jensen agency partners... Coca-Cola Company promotes Gary McElyea to lead its pan-European Public Policy & Government Affairs agenda, and Sophia Chrysopoulou to serve as head of EU public affairs... Rithum, a commerce solutions provider, appoints Kim Miller as CMO and head of global strategy. 
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Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
