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Marjorie A. Michitti, Denise F. Winokur, William J. Kramkowski and Robert J. Thomas have all been promoted as part of the expansion of Chilton Research Services (cf. Research Company News, p. 23). Michitti has been named senior vice president. She will continue to serve as Chilton Research Services' general manager. Winokur will serve as vice president and group manager in the company's new health care division. Kramkowski has been promoted to vice president and group manager in consumer products. Currently a vice president and group manager for Chilton Research, Thomas will now also head the business and industrial services group. Dan E. Hagan, vice president and group manager, will continue to manage the entertainment side of Chilton's business. Ellen G. Burg, vice president and group manager, will be in charge of addressing the needs of the telecommunications and computer industries. Chilton Research Services has offices in Radnor, Penn., and Northbrook, Ill. It is a division of Chilton Enterprises, which is an operating unit of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.

Jeffery C. McWey has been named senior vice president and general manager of the marketing services division of the General Information Services Group - part of Atlanta-based Equifax. McWey will lead Equifax marketing services, with specific responsibility for Equifax National Decision Systems in San Diego and Quick Test in Framingham, Mass. He will also serve as president of Equifax subsidiary Elrick and Lavidge.

John Verdon is the new vice president, marketing for Polk Direct. As such, he is responsible for all of the company's marketing efforts. He is charged with boosting Folk's consultative selling and enhancing its customer relations. Detroit-based Polk Direct is a division of R.L. Polk & Co.

ICR Survey Research Group, a division of AUS Consultants located in Media, Penn., has added three   staffers: Dr. Steven J. Cosgrove, vice president, will be working with clients who need customized research designs. Donna Tinari-Siegfried has been tabbed as vice president, client services. Her background is in qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and ICR has made her responsible for developing business in the telecommunications and consumer package goods industries. As an account manager, Nancy A. Fisher will handle telecommunications, consumer package goods and financial service accounts for ICR.

Eric S. Halata has been named vice president in the client services division of AHF Marketing Research, New York City. He comes to AHF from Crossley Surveys, the commercial marketing research division of Westat, Inc.

Stephen Kresl has been named director of third-party sales at Maplnfo Corp., Troy, N.Y. Kresl will market Maplnfo' s desktop mapping software through the company's VAR and OEM channels.

Joe Noel, networking and telecommunications specialist, has joined IntelliQuest. He will be part of the Austin, Texas, company's effort to expand its telecommunications and data communications information services.

The New York Chapter of the American Marketing Association has announced the appointment of Mary Lee Keane as executive director. Her major responsibilities will include professional conferences, educational programs and membership service and development.

Joining MSW-McCollum Spielman Worldwide, Great Neck, N.Y., are Floyd Poling as senior vice president and Peter Johnson as vice president. Both come to MSW from ASI Market Research.

Brad Kalil and Jonathan Clark have been promoted by Northwest Reasearch Group, Bellevue. Wash. Kalil is now a senior associate. He will manage full-service quantitative projects, specializing in transportation research. Clark has been named field services manager. He will manage Northwest's field services personnel and oversee research projects.