BBDO Atlanta warms up for summer with a number of new hires and promotions. Joining the cast at BBDO are: Monique Birkeli, account executive, formerly with Erwin-Penland as an account executive; Danny Corrales, junior art director, formerly with Peter A. Mayer Advertising as an art director; Laura Epperson, print production supervisor, formerly with Huey/Paprocki as a print production manager; Carly Evans, account coordinator, formerly with Sinclair Broadcast Group as an account executive; Sanders Hearne, copywriter, formerly with Sawyer Riley Compton as a copywriter; Christopher LaFon, account coordinator, recent graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in economics; and Raghavan Santhanam, marketing analyst, formerly with The Gallup Organization as an associate consultant.

In addition to the new faces, several veteran staff members have been promoted. Those moving up the ladder are: Carolyn Bucher, from assistant account executive to account executive; Susan Duke, from market analyst to research manager; Seda Palaz, from market analyst to senior market analyst; Malinda Shusman, from account coordinator to assistant account executive; Mistelle Taylor, from assistant account executive to account executive; and Gayle Weiss, from account supervisor to management supervisor.