IAA West Elects 2008 Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2008 — The International Advertising Association – West Coast Chapter today announced its board of directors for 2008 and the continuation of Laurie Hironaka as president.

Elected to new two-year terms are: President Laurie Hironaka, West Coast Ad Manager of Topix (www.topix.com);  Treasurer Alex Burton of CNN International - San Francisco; Public Relations Chair Gerard F. Corbett, CEO of RedPhlag; Sponsor Co-Chairs, Karen Fraser, Account Manager, The Fortune/Money Group, Linda Bracanovich, Pacific Northwest Manager of The Financial Times and Andrea Wiener, San Francisco Manager of Men’s Vogue; Webmaster Bill Criswell, President of Criswell & Associates; Marketing Co-Chairs Deidra Bodkin, VP, Group Media Director of Zenith Optimedia, Fran Sadie, International Media Supervisor of Universal McCann and Tawni Schutter, Consultant; Young Professional Chair Kevin Cox, Sr. Director, Integrated Marketing of SAP; and Membership Co-Chairs Lauri Adachi of The Wall Street Journal International and  Brian Fisher, San Francisco Director of Conde Nast Portfolio; and Administrator for IAA West Schandra Hope of DraftFCB.

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