Erwin Penland Hires Three, Promotes Three

GREENVILLE, SC – May 14, 2012 – Erwin Penland has hired Katy Baird as graphic designer , Maddy Monaghan as junior copywriter and Laura Slappey as HR Coordinator, in addition to promoting Stephen Childress to creative director, Natalie Kerechanin to lead graphic designer and Casey Skinner to account executive. Baird will assist with all of the accounts that come through the agency’s design studio. Previously, she worked as a digital prepress operator at Hutchison Allgood based in Winston-Salem, N.C. , and earned a bachelor of science in graphic communications from Clemson University, S.C.
 
Monaghan arrives at Erwin Penland as a junior copywriter, where she’ll work on the agency’s BI-LO account. She joins EP after working for Slingshot LLC in Texas as a copywriting intern. Monaghan earned a bachelor of fine art in advertising design from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Ga.
 
Slappey will work with the human resources department and assist with the recruitment of new hires. Prior to joining EP, she worked at Table 301 in Greenville as a manager, and earned a bachelor of science in marketing from Clemson University.
 
Childress has been promoted to creative director and will continue to oversee clients including Advance America, BI-LO and Certus Bank. He holds a business degree from Furman University, S.C., in addition to graduating from the Book Shop Portfolio School in Los Angeles.
 
Kerachanin was promoted to lead graphic designer and will work on the Bojangles business as well as continue to support the Lennar Homes account. She earned a bachelor of science in graphic communications from Clemson University.
 
Skinner has been promoted to account executive and will continue to work on the Verizon HQ account. She holds a master’s in advertising from the University of Tennesse.

About Erwin Penland
Erwin Penland creates interactions that inspire action.  One of the largest full-service advertising agencies based in the South, with offices in Greenville, S.C., and New York, the firm offers integrated advertising, strategic planning, media, digital, experiential, direct marketing, design and public relations services to a wide range of clients including Verizon, Denny’s, Lockheed Martin, BI-LO Supermarkets, Cross Pens and Advance America.  Renowned for its commitment to growth, integrity and customer service, Erwin Penland has received numerous awards for marketing effectiveness and creative excellence, and in 2011 was named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Advertising Age.