Erwin-Penland Strengthens its Verizon Wireless Team and Welcomes Eight Summer Interns
June 15, 2010
GREENVILLE, S.C. [June 15, 2010] – Erwin-Penland (EP), one of the five largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday, has strengthened its Verizon Wireless team with the promotion of Trisha Russell and the addition of Brittney Washington and Tyler Bishop. EP also welcomes its eight summer interns, from around the nation, to participate in one of the most outstanding internship programs in the Southeast.
Russell has recently been promoted from lead graphic designer to associate experiential branding designer on the Verizon Wireless account. She has been at EP for over four years and has her Bachelor of Arts degree in communication design.
Washington joins the EP Verizon Wireless team as a graphic designer from Shorewood Packaging in East Flat Rock, N.C. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in graphic communications from Clemson University.
Bishop also joins the Verizon Wireless team at EP as a graphic designer. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Upstate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design.
EP also welcomes Will Classen from Clemson University, Hank Wolff from the University of South Carolina, Kelsey Heuvelman from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Sun Park from the University of Illinois, Aimee Carricato from Penn State University, Kristin Adams from Washington and Lee University, Stephanie Wierwille from the University of Tennessee and Justin Simmons from the University of Florida as summer interns. Working on various projects across all agency accounts, these students from around the country will receive a behind-the-scenes look into the advertising world as they complete EP’s eight-week internship.
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 250-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).
EProgress
The Spring 2010 edition of Erwin-Penland's newsletter shares the exciting news of VP, Executive Creative Director Andy Mendelsohn being awarded the prestigious Silver Medal Award, a review of Advance America's "America Deserves A Raise" campaign, a profile on VP, Director of Communications Barry Finklestein, an overview of the Greenville Drive creative that won the ADcheivement Overall Award of Excellence from the National Sports Forum, a look at a "Very Downtown Campaign" for Thrive, a division of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and a bit more than just the tip of the ScanSource Icebergs.