Erwin-Penland Welcomes Six New Employees

August 12, 2009

GREENVILLE, S.C. – August 12, 2009 – Erwin-Penland (EP), one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday announces the hiring of Kellan Huntley, Melissa Roushar, Michael Johnson, LaBruce Boggan, Matthew Accetta and Jarrod Pacholko.

Kellan joins Erwin-Penland as an Ad Processing Coordinator between Studio and Production Account Services for the Verizon Wireless team. Before her arrival at EP, Kellan served as S.C. Territory Manager for Greenville-based Kennett Distributors.

Melissa comes to EP from On Ideas in Jacksonville, Fla., where she also worked as a Graphic Designer. Graduating from Anderson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and a concentration in Graphic Design, Melissa will serve on the Verizon Wireless team.

Michael arrives at Erwin-Penland from Atlanta’s B. Sheppard Consulting where he also served as an Account Supervisor and Director of Internet Marketing. Overseeing activities on the BI-LO account, Michael is a graduate of Appalachian State University.

LaBruce recently joined EP on the Advance America and Food for Thought team from First Sun Management Corporation in Clemson, S.C. A recent graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, LaBruce is a Columbia, S.C. native.

Matthew joins the EP team from Charleston, S.C. where he was a Medical Records Coordinator for Low Country Women’s Specialists. Earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, Matthew will work across a number of EP accounts.

Jarrod joins the Verizon Wireless Sponsorship team at Erwin-Penland from Exhibit Group Giltspur in Dallas, where he was a Senior Exhibit Designer. Jarrod received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design and Visual Communication from Applied Multimedia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

“In a time when businesses are struggling to maintain their same level of productivity, I am proud of the growth we continue to experience here at EP,” said Joe Erwin, President of Erwin-Penland. “Kellan, Melissa, Michael, LaBruce, Matthew and Jarrod will increase our ability to continually produce the kind of work that our clients deserve.”

About Erwin-Penland
Based in Greenville, S.C., Erwin-Penland (www.erwinpenland.com) is a full-service marketing firm that provides advertising, event marketing, interactive, public relations and strategic planning services to clients including: Verizon Wireless, Denny’s, Lockheed Martin, BI-LO Supermarkets and Advance America. The 200 plus-person firm is part of Boston-based Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., one of the nation’s largest ad agencies and a member of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).