Bob Santangelo
Oradell NJ: Sigma Group appoints Bob Santangelo to the post of executive creative director. For the 30-person agency, he oversees client program concepts and strategic initiatives, directs new business creative and manages the creative staff. Santangelo brings 20 years of experience in the industry, having previously worked at Ryan Partnership, J. Walter Thompson, Foote Cone and Belding, Griffin Bacall and Saatchi Saatchi. Inc.

Monique G. Freckers
Cincinnati OH: Kennedy & Associates Creative Consultants Group adds Monique G. Frecker as a senior designer. Focusing on brand identity, packaging, print and new media development, Frecker was most recently a senior media designer for Hobsons. She is a University of Dayton graduate with a BFA specializing in visual communications design. Kennedy & Associates is a leading creative branding and packaging design group with clients including such notables as GNC, Kroger, UDF, P&G and Caterpillar.

Michael Matascik
Atlanta GA: Thinkhouse Creative ups Michael Matascik to vice president, creative operations. In this newly-created position, he will manage the Thinkhouse creative team, providing project and client management and design and production support. Matascik will continue to design and manage projects, as he has done since joining Thinkhouse in 1995, although on a more limited basis. Prior to the promotion, Matascik served as senior designer. Thinkhouse is a strategic marketing communications firm based in Atlanta. It specializes in developing and executing strategic corporate communications and investor relations messages in print and on the web.

Manisha Goyal
Pasadena CA: PictureArts appoints Manisha Goyal director of marketing and communications. She oversees the marketing, advertising, promotions and publicity for three unique stock visual agencies under the PictureArts umbrella - Brand X Pictures, FoodPix and Botanica. Goyal brings to the fold a decade of marketing experience, most recently as marketing/creative director at Mazda Publishing. Says president Jeff Burke: "Manisha has a strong creative as well as strategic marketing background. Her unique blend of hands-on promotional experience and market development capabilities make her a welcome addition to our management team."

Jon MacDonald
Hudson OH: Jon MacDonald is now a new media developer for Attingo. He is tasked with developing web-based and interactive client solutions for the marketing communications firm. MacDonald holds a degree in visual arts from Oberlin College, where he concentrated on the digital medium. Prior to joining Attingo, he worked as a graphic and web designer at Manheim Advertising in Cleveland.

Maruchi Santana
Washington DC: Postmaster General John E. Potter has appointed Maruchi Santana as the newest member of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. Potter declares that she "brings market research, design and color expertise to her new role..." Santana, along with husband John Parham, founded the New York branding and strategy firm Parham Santana in 1985. She has managed design teams for such accounts as Discovery Channel, Random House, Warner Bros., Mattel and Target.

Craig Silverman
Philadelphia PA: Craig Silverman is the new creative director at SFGT. He held the same post at Red Tettemer and, before that, at Gardner Geary Coll, where he worked on Williams-Sonoma and financial and technology accounts. Earlier, he was an associate creative director at Messner Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer. SFGT serves regional and national clients, including the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Timberlane, Tylenol, Coca-Cola and SEI Investments.

Stephanie Crair
Cincinnati OH: Libby Perszyk Kathman (LPK) promotes Stephanie Crair to senior designer for the Pampers Brand. She is a graduate of Miami University and holds a bachelor of fine arts degree. As America's largest employee-owned brand identity firm, LPK has developed and managed brand identity franchises for many major brands, including Microsoft, IBM, Pantene, Pampers, Olay, Hershey's, Valvoline, Quicken, Heinz, AT&T and Hallmark.

Michael Minichiello
New York NY: Michael Minichiello is promoted to design supervisor at Marcel Dekker, Inc., a STM publisher of books and journals. Formerly senior graphic designer, Minichiello now leads a team responsible for the design, creation and execution of all marketing materials and branding strategies in both print and HTML. A Columbia MFA graduate, Minichiello observes that he has been in the industry "long enough to remember when designers were expected to kern type!"

Adam Larson, Steve Yaffe
Boston MA: Arnold Worldwide makes two design-related promotions, elevating both Steve Yaffe and Adam Larson to associate design director. Larson, who joined the agency in 2000, works on the Truth and Celebrity Cruises accounts, as well as the Arnold web site. Yaffe joined in 1999, and works on the Volkswagen account. The Boston offices of the Arnold Worldwide advertising agency is the headquarters of Arnold Worldwide Partners, a global network owned by Havas.

Ward Copeland, Matt Rollins, Juliet D'Ambrosio
Atlanta GA: Ward Copeland has assumed the official role of managing partner at Iconologic. Copeland has been with the quarter century old Georgia branding and design firm for nearly 15 years. Day-to-day operations, financial performance and general business now fall under his purview. The firm also hired Matt Rollins as co-creative director. Rollins works in tandem with colleague Juliet D'Ambrosio (who is about to publish a book under the HOW imprint) on numerous projects for accounts including Kilpatrick Stockton, Milliken Carpet and International Olympic Committee.

Nicole Jeter West
New York NY: Former New York Knick marketing manager Nicole Jeter West is playing for a new team. As senior project manager for branding and marketing firm The Mixx, West oversees client projects of all kinds. With the Knicks, she spearheaded brand management through ticket sales strategies and marketing campaigns, including season ticket holder retention and acquisition programs. The Mixx's diverse range of clients include Showtime, Merrill Lynch, Couristan and David Lance New York.

Sean Garretson, Suzanne Reusch, Steven Habersang
Stamford CT: Taylor Design hires Sean Garretson and Suzanne Reusch as senior designer and junior designer, respectively. Garretson is responsible for creating communications for FedEx, MicroPatent and St. Joseph's College. He had previously been a senior designer for Alexander Isley Design. Reusch works in the areas of print and interactive design. A recent graduate of Syracuse University, she holds a BFA in communication design. At the same time, Steven Habersang, a Taylor employee since last summer, was upped from junior designer to designer. His new responsibilities include identity and print design. Taylor Design clients include American Movie Classics, GE Capital and IBM.

Leon Yourkiewicz
Elyria OH: Leon Yourkiewicz has joined Brian Sooy & Co. in the role of graphic designer. A 1995 graphic design graduate of the University of Toledo, and a 1999 illustration graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design, he returns to Ohio after several years in Southern California. There, he worked in print and motion graphics, including production on several tv shows. He is doing print and digital media at the Brian Sooy firm, which now numbers five employees.

Jim Kohl, Laurie Campbell
Anchorage AK: The new image production and IT manager at Alaska Stock Images is Jim Kohl. In this position, he is responsible for maintaining the stock agency's digital archive of professional photography as well as the office LAN. A University of North Dakota graduate, Kohl has been pursuing a career in photography. Laurie Campbell joins Kohl in "the last frontier" as account executive and marketing manager. She is working to enhance customer relations and the agency's position in the market. Campbell has a BFA from Arizona State, along with 13 years of experience in photography and marketing.