CONNECTICUT

By: Jamie Santo

Richard J. Mederios to advertising director of The Hartford Courant from display advertising director at the daily. Mederios will be responsible for all non-classified advertising operations.
Robert Briere to display advertising director from metro advertising sales manager.
FLORIDA
Robin Reiter-Faragalli to vice president of human resources for the Miami Herald Publishing Co. from senior vice president and executive director of the BankAtlantic foundation.

Derek J. Osenenko to executive editor of Florida Today in Melbourne from executive editor of the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal. Osenenko succeeds Judy Pace Christie, executive editor at the daily since 1995, who will become a consultant for Gannett Co. Inc., focusing on topics such as ethics.
ILLINOIS
Anne Kelly to the newly created position of regional/national advertising manager at Pioneer Press in Glenview from northwest group advertising manager. The Pioneer Press publishes 53 weekly newspapers in the Chicago suburban area.
IOWA
Ron Peterson to publisher of the Sioux City Journal from publisher of The Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Mont. The appointment takes effect Nov. 1. Peterson will succeed Tom Kurdy, recently named president of the communications division of the Hagadone Corp., which owns both papers.
MAINE
Jean H. Eichenbaum to the newly created position of general manager at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram from chief financial officer at the daily.
Maryland
Karen Stabley to assistant to the publisher of The (Baltimore) Sun from director of marketing. Stabley will also serve on The Sun's executive committee.
MICHIGAN
Kelly L. Adams to editor of The Huron Daily Tribune in Bad Axe from news editor at the daily. Adams succeeds Mark Ranzenberger, who resigned.
MISSOURI
Dale Brendel to executive editor of The Blue Springs Examiner and The Examiner in Independence from managing editor of The Blue Springs Examiner. Brendel replaces Jeff Fox, who will continue as special projects editor and editorial page editor for the two dailies, owned by Morris Communications.
NEW JERSEY
Eileen Moon to managing editor of The Two River Times in Red Bank from associate editor at the weekly. Moon succeeds Cort Smith.
Tova Navarra to the newly created position of lifestyles editor at the Times from art critic at the daily Asbury Park Press.
NEW YOrk
Jack Rosenthal to president of the New York Times Co. Foundation from assistant managing editor of The New York Times and editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine. Rosenthal succeeds Arthur Gelb, who is retiring as president. Gelb will remain as a consultant to the foundation and will oversee the recently established New York Times College Scholarship program.
Susan Chira to editor of the ""Week in Review"" section of The New York Times from deputy foreign editor. Chira succeeds Jonathan Landman, recently named metropolitan editor.

Anick Jesdanun to the newly created position of full-time Internet reporter for The Associated Press from Pennsylvania regional reporter based in Washington.

Taaz Williams to customer service coordinator for USA Weekend from a career in the retail customer-service field. Williams succeeds Lauren Splendorio.

Marie Tassini to director of direct response advertising for Parade from associate manager of direct response.
OHIO
Candace Berger to pre-press production manager at The Morning Journal in Lorain from composing manager.
Nelson Munoz Sr., to post-press production coordinator, rejoining the daily after a nine-month hiatus.
Bob Bertram to marketing director at the Journal from advertising art director and promotions manager.
J.T. Krohe to marketing and promotions manager in circulation.

Pamela Hollie to the Willard M. Kiplinger chair in public affairs reporting at The Ohio State University School of Journalism and Communications from deputy director for the Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Region. Hollie succeeds James Neff, whose five-year term ends Aug. 31.
PENNSYLVANIA
Patricia McKelvey to business manager of Town Talk Newspapers in Media and Holmes from payroll clerk of ACME Newspapers in Ardmore.
TEXAS
Wanda Garner Cash to publisher of The Baytown Sun. Cash is the former executive editor of The Brazosport Facts in Clute. Cash succeeds Gary Dobbs, who resigned to pursue other interests.

Ted Stanton to director of the University of Houston School of Communications from professor of journalism at the university. Stanton succeeds William Douglas, acting director since last September.
Utah
Jim Clarke to news editor for the AP in Salt Lake City from news editor in Anchorage, Alaska.
WEST VIRGINIA
Betty Chilton, owner and president of the Charleston Gazette, named to the board of advisers of West Virginia University.
Canada
Tom Cohen to chief of bureau in Toronto for the AP from central Europe correspondent in Warsaw, Poland. Cohen succeeds David Crary, recently named a member of the AP's national reporting team based in New York.
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