People This Week

Advertising/Public Relations

Deep Fried Advertising LLC has promoted Nathan Sitz to associate creative director & senior art director and hired Ben West as account director.

Search Influence has promoted Shira Pinsker to senior marketing manager and Lindsey Schultz to digital advertising analyst.

Awards

The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) has named Denise Lee, direct support professional at Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, the recipient of the 2023 Louisiana Direct Support Professional of the Year award.

The Museum Store Association has recognized The Shop at The Historic New Orleans Collection for “Best Advertising or Marketing” for their holiday market, and “Best Museum Store Sunday Event at an Institution” for their city-wide collaboration with 10 other museum stores during the holiday season.

McGlinchey Stafford has achieved Midsize Mansfield Certification led by Diversity Lab.

WLAE-TV officials presented Grammy award winner & New Orleans iconic Soul Queen Irma Thomas with her first Emmy Award for the documentary entitled “Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans – A Concert Documentary Film”.

General Business

HR NOLA has promoted Ken Weatherup to HR business partner.

Marsh McLennan Agency has hired Myles Lewis, Tommy Piglia and Fred Zander as business insurance advisors in their Metairie office.

Law

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard has hired Deborah L. Crain as a shareholder and Julie S. Meaders and Samuel J. Noblin as associates.

Pipes Miles Beckman LLC has hired Sara Lynn Braslow, Katie Cambre, Michael Danon, Sarah Day, Deandra De Napoli and Elizabeth Higdon as associates, and Lisa Fitzpatrick as of counsel.

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC has hired Katelyn Gunn as special counsel.

Nonprofit

Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC) has hired Sadie Becnel as government affairs director & general counsel.

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