Robyn Frankel recently joined Carmody MacDonald as director of marketing and business development. The P R expert previously owned her own agency, Frankel Public Relations, for 20 years.
Emmis St. Louis sales and marketing executive Libby Nolan has been promoted to general sales manager for KFTK FM NewsTalk 97.1. Nolan has held various roles at Emmis for the past five years.
Lift for Life Academy, St. Louis’ first independent charter school, has named Amber Johansen institutional advancement manager. A former major gift officer for The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, she graduated from Missouri State University and was named Miss Missouri in 2003.
Dr. Craig Buchman has been named Lindburg Professor and head of otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine. He was previously at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has authored hundreds of scientific publications and serves as an associate editor of JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis celebrates the arrival of new general manager Amanda Joiner, who brings 20 years of experience to the position. She began her career with the luxury hotel in 1991 and most recently served on the corporate sales and marketing team.
Rori Picker Neiss has been appointed the new executive director of the St. Louis Jewish C ommunity Relations Council. The former spiritual leader of Bais Abraham Congregation is one of the first graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, which trains Orthodox Jewish women as Jewish legal and spiritual authorities.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis elected Noemi Neidorff as new board chair, the eighth in the organization’s 40-year history. Neidorff, a classically trained pianist, has actively supported OTSL since the ‘80s.
Thomas Jefferson School welcomes Kathleen Kelly as director of development. She joined the staff after serving as director of marketing and communications at St. Mary’s High School. Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree from Lindenwood University.
