AGENCY PEOPLE.

Morgan&Myers, Inc., hires Pat McCord as a senior counselor in its Waterloo, Iowa, office and Mark Pafko as a copywriter in its Minneapolis office. McCord was most recently a management supervisor at NKH&W in Kansas City, Mo. He has also held marketing communications positions with Monsanto Global Seed Group, Asgrow Seed Co., The Upjohn Co. and Elanco Products Co. Pafko was an advertising copywriter with Dayton Hudson Inc. in Minneapolis. Morgan&Myers promotes Kim Koepke to senior associate. Koepke has been with the agency since September 1999.

Miller Meester Advertising, Minneapolis, announces several new additions to its staff. Roger Elmore is named senior art director. He has spent 15 years free-lancing for various advertising agencies and marketing groups. Colleen Ferguson is named public relations senior account executive. She was an account executive at Creative Marketing Consulting. Greg Parrish is named print production manager. He was previously associate print production manager with Swanson Russell Associates. Judith Savage is named senior art director. She spent eight years at Kerker Marketing Communications. Miller Meester promotes Leigh Thiel advertising senior account executive from account executive, Tina Valek to account supervisor from senior account executive, Kelly Millard to media planner from assistant media planner and Mark Ricke to direct marketing account executive from assistant account executive.

Meyocks & Priebe Advertising Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, hires Patricia Grote, Karlyn Nosbusch, Craig Taylor and Kathleen Richardson to its account services team, Jason Costa and Carole Sychra to its media planning and buying team and Nancy Kelly as a member of the creative team. Grote was most recently with Essman/Associates in Des Moines. Nosbusch was an account executive with J. D. Evans & Associates in Des Moines. Taylor was most recently a customer relations manager with Monsanto. Richardson was executive secretary with Care Initiatives in West Des Moines. Costa is a recent graduate of Drake University. Sychra previously worked for Strategic America as an assistant media buyer. Kelly most recently worked at the Western Livestock Journal, Denver, as an associate editor.

Kincannon & Reed, an executive search firm in Vienna, Va., promotes James K. Leslie to vice president. Previously, Leslie was president and CEO of PharmaKinetics Laboratories, Inc. He has also held leadership positions at two biotechnology firms and the pharmaceutical products division of FMC Corp.

McCormick Company, Amarillo, Texas, hires Kori Adams as media buyer and Jami Gillig as a member of the public relations/account service team. Adams previously served as production specialist at WBTV in Charlotte, N.C. Gillig has been a freelance writer for the Angus Journal.

Ayres Advertising/Marketing, Lincoln, Neb., promotes Tonia Belsaas to media buyer. Belsaas was previously media assistant ... The board of directors of Ayres has elected its officers. Those receiving new titles include Mick Sibbel, elected president, and Mark Carpenter, elected vice president/creative director.

Latorra, Paul & McCann Advertising, Syracuse, N.Y., hires Erin Daugherty as a media assistant. Daugherty has a bachelor of arts in communication from the University of Kentucky.

CRE Marcom, Indianapolis, hires Jim Walton as a marketing strategist. Walton most recently operated as president of James Walton & Associates, Inc., a meeting, event and trade show and promotions management company. Walton counseled on strategic marketing and promotional campaigns for clients such as Eli Lilly and Co., DuPont, Dow AgroSciences and Caterpillar.