Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com) has announced four promotions—Pat Adanti-Joy, APR and Tina Benvenuti Sullivan to vice president and Stephanie Casola and Joe Ferlito to account manager.
Adanti-Joy manages Franco's nonprofit clients and oversees marketing and communications projects. Sullivan manages several of Franco's auto/tech and professional services accounts. Casola manages a variety of Franco's retail and consumer clients and serves as Franco's social media strategist. Ferlito manages Franco's healthcare and technology accounts and provides video production services for many of the agency's clients. They all serve on the agency's Leadership Team and support business development.
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Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com), a Detroit-based public relations agency, has hired Timothy Trunzo as a senior account executive, and promoted Ann Marie Fortunate and Genna Young to senior account executive and account executive, respectively.
Trunzo provides writing and media relations support for Franco accounts. Prior to joining Franco, he served as business development and new media specialist for Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, a Detroit-based law firm. He previously served as a publicist at Bassett and Bassett, Inc., worked on the Ford Racing Public Affairs team for PCGCampbell,...
Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com), a Detroit-based, full service public relations agency, has hired Daniel Stocking as an assistant account executive after he served as a full-time PR intern this summer.
"We're thrilled to have another one of our exceptional interns join the Franco team," said Maria Leonhauser, Franco president. "Dan joins several other former interns who have started their professional careers at Franco and continue to rise through the ranks here."
In his new role, Stocking will provide writing, research and media relations support for a number of Franco's accounts.
Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com), a Detroit-based, full service public relations agency, has hired Patricia Adanti-Joy, APR, as an account manager.
Adanti-Joy manages several of Franco's nonprofit clients as well as oversees marketing and communications projects. She also serves as a member of the agency's Leadership Team and supports business development.
"We welcome Pat to a newly created position that is enabling us to expand the firm's nonprofit practice group and manage the growing number of project requests we are receiving from both our existing and new clients," said Franco President Maria Leonhauser.
Prior to joining Franco, Adanti-Joy...
Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com), a Detroit-based, full service public relations agency, has hired Andrea Kenski as an account executive and Marie Stawasz as an assistant account executive.
Kenski will provide media relations for several of Franco's nonprofit accounts. Prior to joining Franco, Kenski was the public relations and marketing assistant for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Stawasz will support a number of Franco's consumer accounts.
Franco Public Relations Group (www.franco.com), a full service public relations agency based in Detroit, has promoted Tina Kozak to senior vice president (from vice president), Joe Ferlito to senior account executive (from account executive) and Angela Hernandez to account executive (from assistant account executive).
Kozak provides strategic planning, brand development, reputation management and media outreach for Franco's clients. She also leads Franco's business development efforts and serves on the agency's Leadership Team.
Ferlito provides media relations and project management to clients. He also provides video production services for many of the agency's clients...
Casola will provide media relations and social media strategy for several Franco accounts. Prior to joining Franco, Casola was director of public relations and marketing for Urbane Camp and a reporter for the Observer and Eccentric newspapers.
Young, who will support a number of Franco accounts, is a 2010 graduate of Central Michigan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts in integrative public relations with a minor in business...
Westfall is responsible for strategic planning and media relations for Franco's nonprofit, retail and lifestyle clients. Additionally, she is a member of Franco's Leadership Team, which advances the agency's mission and growth.
Ferlito provides media relations support to clients. He has also developed a social media monitoring strategy and leads the social media monitoring effort for ITC Holdings.
In their new responsibilities, Stephan and Weber will lead Franco's retail, lifestyle and entertainment accounts. Franco has also appointed them to its Leadership Team, which advances the agency's mission and growth. Stephan and Weber direct the agency's social media efforts providing strategies and counsel to Franco's diverse client base.


