Innis Maggiore Expands Account Staff

CANTON, Ohio (Feb. 26, 2003) - Innis Maggiore Group, a leading integrated communications firm, today announced the additions of Charity Aráoz, Bryce Marshall, Ryan Burgy and Thomas Torres to its growing staff.

Aráoz joins the agency as an account coordinator, responsible for day-to-day advertising and marketing activities for a variety of Innis Maggiore clients. She previously worked as a commercial intern and project coordinator at Flexsys America, L.P. in Akron. Aráoz, a resident of Akron, earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from The University of Akron.

Marshall has also been named an account coordinator at Innis Maggiore Group, having previously worked for Brandfusion LLC in San Francisco. He served as a brand manager focusing on creative production and brand development. (Marshall will be responsible for similar tasks at Innis Maggiore.) He holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. and resides in Chagrin Falls.

Burgy joins Innis Maggiore in the newly created position of media coordinator. He will assist in the day-to-day execution of media planning and buying programs. Burgy previously worked as an advertising intern at FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron. He earned a bachelor of science in advertising from Kent State University, graduating with honors. Burgy is a resident of Tallmadge.

Torres has been hired as a web programmer, responsible for designing and programming client websites. He comes to Innis Maggiore from NEOUCOM (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine), where he served as the distance learning support assistant. His experience also includes various positions in the Office of Distributed Learning at Kent State University. Torres holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and computer information systems. He has extensive computer software knowledge and hardware experience. Torres lives in Doylestown.

Innis Maggiore Group is an advertising and public relations firm with nearly 60 associates at offices in Canton and Youngstown, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pa. The company has quadrupled in size since 1997, and reported capitalized billings of more than $26 million in 2002. Key clients include Aultman Health Foundation, Brewster Dairy, Liquid Control Corp., Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Microsoft Corp., NancyLopezGolf, NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, Rainbow Rentals, Republic Engineered Products, Smithers-Oasis Co. and Square Two Golf. Innis Maggiore is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Direct Marketing Association, the National Investor Relations Institute and the Public Relations Society of America.