Welcome to Leadership Moves & Announcements, a column about LMA Northeast Region members that covers new members, promotions, job changes, professional achievements or personal news.
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Sarah Aicher (Philadelphia) joined Duane Morris LLP as a Business Development Analyst. She was previously Proposal Project Manager at Dechert LLP.
Jahna Barbar (Boston) joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as Marketing and Business Development Manager in March. Prior to this she was Business Development Manager with Foley Hoag LLP.
Krista Egan (Philadephia) was promoted from Marketing Manager to Director of Marketing at Flaster Greenberg.
Anusia Gillespie (Boston) became Senior Manager of Program Development for Harvard Law School Executive Education in March. Previously, Anusia was Principal of Banava Consulting.
Anne Itri (New York) is the chair for the New Jersey subgroup. Anne is the Northeast Regional Sales Manager with All-State Legal.
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Aaron Kellogg (Boston) has been promoted to Manager of Public Relations at Ropes & Gray. He’ll manage the firm’s team of seven public relations professionals. Aaron previously handled public relations for Ropes & Gray’s litigation practices, and developed the firm’s PR strategy in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark marriage equality case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015.
Arielle Lapiano (New York) has been promoted to Director of Communications and Public Relations for Paul Hastings. Formerly, Arielle was Senior PR Manager for the firm.
Brian Hickey (New York) became CEO of CMO unboxed, which he founded in May 2017. Prior to this, Brian was Director of Professional Services for Peppercomm.
Kelly MacKinnon (New York) was promoted to Director of Business Development from Senior Manager, Business Development of Corporate for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
Jennifer Manton (New York) Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Jennifer was inducted into the Legal Marketing Association’s 2017 Hall of Fame. Read more about her appointment here.
Michelle Murray (New York) became Director of Marketing and Communications for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in April. She was previously Vice President of Business Development for Connell Foley LLP.
Taylor Ovalle (New York) joined Day Pitney LLP as Communications Manager in April. Previously, she was Senior Communications Specialist for Cooley LLP.
Lynn Tellefsen (New York) was appointed Chief Marketing Officer for Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in April. Previously, she was Director of Marketing & Communications for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.
LME NE welcomes the following new members who joined since January 2017:
Melanie Canto (New York), Marketing Assistant at Lowenstein Sandler
Marty Cunningham (New York), SVP Marketing at Starfish
Anusia Gillespie (Boston), Senior Manager of Program Development for Harvard Law School Executive Education
Brian Hickey (New York), CEO and Founder of CMO unboxed
Anne Itri (New York), Northeast Regional Sales Manager with All-State Legal
Meredith Miller (New York), Relationship Director at Addison
Eliott Saltzman (New York), Chief Client Services & Development Director at Addison
Michelle Samuels (New York), Vice President of Public Relations at Jaffe
Katelyn Smith (Boston), Interim Marketing Coordinator and Senior Litigation Paralegal at Anderson & Krieger LLP
Brian Wolgast (Boston), Practice Coordinator-Emerging Companies for Latham & Watkins
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If you have news of a professional move or accomplishment, please send it to Amy Lemel.
Amy Lemel is the Director of Business Development at Metropolitan Corporate Counsel where she partners with leading law firm and legal service provider clients to deliver quality content to and develop business relationships with an elite and engaged audience of decision makers and influencers from the top corporate law departments in the world.