The call came from inside

Several months ago we shared that Drake Cooper was looking for a Creative Director.

It appears they found the right candidate inside their own four walls, so to speak.

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Have you met the new BAF Board yet?

Recently, our friends at the Boise Advertising Federation sent us some information about this year’s Board of Directors:

BOISE ADVERTISING FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2015/2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOISE, ID – The Boise Advertising Federation (BAF) elected its 2015/2016 Board of Directors at the organization’s annual installation of the board event in Boise, Idaho. The incoming board includes a mix of advertising agency, client side and media professionals representing 7 area advertising agencies, 3 media groups and 2 local organizations. Tyler LaDouceur (President), Lacy Wiest (1st Vice President), Andy Petersen (2nd Vice President) and Katherine Johnson (Chairman) represent the board’s leadership team.

Established in 1910, the BAF is the oldest trade organization in the state of Idaho with the purpose of educating and promoting professional development among its membership, and guiding and protecting the advertising industry from unwanted legislation. As a non-profit volunteer organization, the BAF relies on the assistance of local marketing and advertising professionals to organize annual events such as the Rockies, Get Your Think On!, and the Legends of Advertising Golf Tournament. The BAF has 118 members in Boise, and is sponsored by National CineMedia with in-kind sponsorships from ESP Printing and Hampton Inn.

The Board of Directors is represented by the following area marketing professionals:

Tyler LaDouceur, President – Oliver Russell Mitchell + Palmer
Lacy Wiest, 1st Vice President – KTVB
Andy Petersen, 2nd Vice President – Mitchell + Palmer
Jessica Moon, Rockies Judging Chair – DaviesMoore
Tracey Green, Education Chair – National CineMedia
Max White, Design Chair – CLM
Erin Trimble, Controller – Idaho Medical Association
Kallee McGrady, Events Chair – DaviesMoore
Val Koonce, Sponsorships Chair – KBOI-2
Melinda Mansfield, Web Master – DaviesMoore
Jay Bowen, Rockies Show Chair – Stoltz Marketing Group
Kendall Shew, Membership Chair – KBOI-2
Joan Cleary, Treasurer/Secretary – c308 Marketing
Katherine Johnson, Chairman – YMCA Treasure Valley
Dylan Amundson, Past Chairman – Drake Cooper

Promotions at Drake Cooper

Drake CooperA couple of notable promotions over at Drake Cooper recently:

Brad Weigle has been promoted from Project Manager to Manager / Digital Planning.

Dylan Amundson has been promoted from Brand Manager to Manager / Business Development.

Additional details about these promotions are available here.

Congratulations to both.

From the Comments – Meet the New BAF Board

A comment from Edward Moore in a previous post about a BAF event held the list of new Boise Advertising Federation board members.  So, for anyone who may have missed it (and like me weren’t at the event), here is the new BAF Board:

President – Carolyn Sali
1st VP – John Drake
2nd VP – Sandy Anderson
Holly Sue Kerns
Kelsey Merida
Laurie Asin McMichael
Jennie Myers
Dylan Amundson
Katherine Johnson
Marcie Blogden
Laura Herrick
Crissie McDowell
Shane Vaughan, Chairman (Past President)
Jason Hamilton, Exec. Chairman (Past, Past President)