The Commission on Professional & Hospital Activities has named Dale Schumacher, MD, as the program director for the Department of Defense External Civilian Peer Review of Military Patient Care program. Dr. Schumacher replaces William Munier, MD, who initiated and managed the development of the program.
Michael K. Stack has been promoted from client service executive to account executive in the Nielsen Station Index Chicago office. Stack began his Nielsen career in 1977 as a media field representative in the Chicago area. In 1980, he transferred to the Statistical Research Department in Northbrook, IL, where he was a senior research statistician. He joined the Chicago NSI staff in 1983 as a marketing representative and was promoted to client service executive in 1985.
Terry Sison has been promoted from media research specialist to client service associate in the Nielsen Television Index Menlo Park office. Sison started at Nielsen in 1985 as a junior service analyst in the Data Applications Department where she was later promoted to media research specialist.
Maria Falconetti has been named vice president, east coast office for Custom Research, Inc. She had been vice president, associate research director with Saatchi & Saatchi Compton, Inc., New York.
Rob Hebenstreit was promoted to vice president, Petry National Television, New York City, from director of research.
Joining Bloom Agency, New York City, is Jeff Butler to vice president research and strategic planning. He was formerly with DFS/Dorland where he was vice president/associate research director working on Wendy's, Kenner Toys, Entre Computers Centers and Royal Crown Cola.
Opinion Research Corp. has announced the promotion of Brian S. Morgan to manager of the company's organizational research section, whose activities include survey research and consulting services in human resource management. He began his career with ORC as a research director in 1977 and was elected a vice president in 1984.
Stacy Sacco has joined Transamerica Financial Systems & Concepts, Orange, CA, as research and development manager of product management.
Lawrence Labash has been promoted to senior vice president, Market Facts Inc., Chicago.
Precision Interviewing Service has changed its name to Precision Field Services. In conjunction with the name change is a move to a new 4,700 sq. ft. qualitative facility featuring two focus group rooms at 7900 N. Milwaukee, Niles, IL, 60648.
Seaport Surveys, a new full-service market research firm, announces the opening of offices at 134 Beekman St., New York, NY, 10038
Accurate Marketing Research, Inc. announces a change of address and telephone number: 2214 Paddock Way Dr., Suite 100, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050.
C.A. Walker & Associates, Inc., marketing research and consulting, has moved its headquarters to 3800 Burham Blvd., Suite 516, Los Angeles, CA, 90068.
Joining the staff of Brace Z. Bortner at Intersearch Corp. is Lisa Wyckoff, senior project director. Prior to joining the firm, Wyckoff was senior project director at RMH Research, Inc., River Edge, NJ; Mary Connell, project director. Previously, Connell was project director at Chilton Research Services, Radnor, PA; Randi Gold, assistant project director. Gold joined IC as a WATS supervisor and was promoted to assistant project director prior to being promoted to her current position.
Donna Aughey Ely & Associates, Morristown, NJ, announces the addition of Gerald W. Lott to their firm. Lott, who joined DAE as research director, has 16 years of experience in conducting primary research, research design and statistical analysis, needs and task analysis and project management. After several years as a researcher and administrator in academia, Lott joined AT&T Communications as a research analyst where he conducted business market research. From there he moved to Warner-Lambert as a senior market research analyst for new product planning and development, working in the pharmaceutical, health care and dietary supplement categories.
Quality Controlled Services has announced the promotion of Jim Steber to national marketing manager. Previously, he served as an account representative in the New York area. Scott Waller has been named to replace Steber as account representative in the New York area. He was formerly a field supervisor with Information Resources.
Simmons Custom Studies/Financial Services, announces the promotion of Harvey Rosen to vice president. Mr. Rosen joined Simmons two years ago with more than 15 years of experience in a wide variety of research areas. Prior to joining Simmons, he operated his own research firm.
Opinion Research Corp. announces the promotion of Valeric L. Deaton to research associate in the company's Special Markets Group. Prior to joining ORC as a research assistant in 1986, Deaton was canvass director for Congressman Bob Edgar's U.S. Senate campaign, assistant to the legal counsel in the Iowa Senate, and worked on the Iowa Democratic party field staff for Sen. Tom Harkin's campaign.
Sherri (Bergman) Neuwirth, vice president at Elrick & Lavidge, Inc., has a new assignment. She has transferred from E&L's Chicago headquarters to the New York office on a special assignment and to help introduce several new services.
Profile Marketing Research, Inc., recently moved. The new address and telephone number is: 4020 S. 57th Ave., Lake Worth, PL.
Joining Carmichael-Lynch, advertising, Minneapolis, is Robert Slocum, associate research director, Shelley Gilbert, research analyst and Debbie McClernon, media research analyst.
Mary Beth Witzman has joined The Vanderveer Group, Inc., marketing support and research, Pennsylvania, as director, project management. She was previously assistant vice president of marketing research at Beneficial Insurance Group, a holding company and subsidiary of Beneficial Management Corp. of New Jersey.
Russick Research, Inc., Minneapolis, has been founded by Bert Russick, Jr.; Bertram W. Russick, Sr., consultant.
Nordhaus Research Inc., Southfield, MI, has named Bruce Giffin and John Wargo senior project directors and, Tom Beresford, project director. Joining the company as a project director is Kevin Taylor.
Trade-Off Research Services has changed its name to Trade-Off Marketing Services, Inc. The firm is located in Studio City, CA.
Joining the Keckley Group, health care market research, Nashville, is Marie E. Williams, research consultant. She was previously manager of competitive analysis with Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville and, Jennifer Ely as research consultant. Ely was previously research analyst with Holiday Corp., Memphis. Promoted at the firm is Mary Ella Meek to director of client services and, Robin L. Rose, to senior research consultant.
Goldring & Co., Chicago, announces several promotions: Gayle Moberg to director of qualitative research; Nancy Weinstein-Smith and Michelle Seyforth to group account managers; Stephanie Frank to telephone field manager; Jamal Dinn and Jim Tiedmann to senior project directors; and, Carol Dorf and Kelly Ourada to project managers. Joining the company is Diane Fraley as account manager.
Maritz Marketing Research Inc. announces the addition of Dr. Steven L. Renshaw to the company's Los Angeles full-service division. He will serve as research manager with client service responsibilities. Renshaw was formerly marketing research manager at Sears Savings Bank.
Carlos Garcia has joined the Los Angeles division of Maritz Marketing Research as a research manager with client service responsibilities. He is a specialist in Hispanic marketing and was formerly with Market Development, Inc., San Diego.
Olivia M. Vacalis has been promoted from client service executive to account executive with Nielsen Station Index in Atlanta. Vacalis joined Nielsen in 1985 as a client service executive. Prior to this she held positions at Arbitron, WALA-TV and WKRG-TV.
Formerly a telephone supervisor at M/A/R/C, Janet Mandelville was named director of telephone operations for Precision Field Services, Inc., Niles, IL.
Debbie Barnstable has joined Nielsen Station Index in Atlanta as client service associate. Barnstable comes to Nielsen from Atlanta Specialty Retailing where she was advertising/media coordinator.
Walker Clinical Evaluations, Inc., an affiliated company of Walker Research, Inc., announces the addition of Wade Lange as director of marketing. He will be responsible for new business development for the company, which conducts clinical trials for products seeking PDA approval. Lange was recently employed as a marketing and research manager with Argus PMS, Inc. Previously to that, he spent six years as a marketing associate with Eli Lilly & Co.
Walker Research, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, has named Jon Masland as senior account executive, research analyst division; Dianna Patton, account executive and, Richard Wroblewski, senior project director.
Winona MRB, Inc., announces two promotions: J.C. Savage, Jr., from account director to account executive and, Barbara Todd, from data project director to account associate in client services. Joining the firm is Bill Kattner as account director. He was previously with Hickok & Associates, Wayzata, MN.
Nielsen Marketing Research, has appointed S.C. Ort to vice president. Ort joined Nielsen's Canadian company in 1978. In 1979, he was promoted to programmer analyst and a year later was named assistant manager of data processing systems. In 1986 he was appointed manager of the applications development group at the Markham, Ontario office and earlier this year accepted an assignment to the Green Bay, WI, office in a similar capacity.
The Vanderveer Group of Georgia, Inc., announces its move to One Security Centre, 3490 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 910 in Atlanta. The office and research complex features an extensive focus group facility with audio and video equipment and a one-way observation mirror for in-depth group discussions and individual depth interviews. Marketing for the Altanta office is headed by Wayne Klitsch, manager of marketing services and is staffed by two Ph.D. level behavioral scientists.
Carla Aukett has been promoted to marketing vice president, NFO Research, Inc., Toledo, Ohio.
Nielsen Marketing Research, has appointed Arlyce Lillegaard to vice president, customer training. Lillegaard's career with Nielsen began as director of corporate communications with Coordinated Management Systems (CMS), and with the integration of CMS into Nielsen Marketing Research, assumed the responsibility for producing user documentation and training materials for Nielsen's on-line delivery of UPC scanning information.