FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2009
Contact: Kim Little Phone: 217.698.4097 Cell: 217.622.6966 Email:
[email protected]
SPRINGFIELD MOMS ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL HIRES Springfield, IL. – Springfield Moms, which celebrates its 5th year this November as the area’s premier family-friendly website, has formally added two editors for the popular What’s Happening Event Calendar and three account executives. “This is an exciting period of overall growth for Springfield Moms,” says founder and president Kim Little. “I am delighted to officially hire staff members who have been such an integral part of the success and forward movement of the website these past several years.” Dawn Diveley and Lisa Whelpley serve as What’s Happening Co-Editors. Diveley also serves on the Advisory Board, works as a Series Editor and coordinates the Snapshot Gallery, which highlights photos from various community events. Whelpley serves on the Advisory Board, works as a Series Editor and manages the new Mom’s Choice Picks affiliate program. Christina Robinson Race serves on the Advisory Board, leads the Springfield Moms Facebook fan and group pages and joins the staff as a Senior Account Executive. Advisory Board member Jennifer Dillman manages the “Green Living” Series for the website and is now on board as a Senior Account Executive. Jennifer Miller also joins the staff as an Account Executive. The new account executives will manage client sales of sponsorships at all levels from Premium Sponsorships to Banner Ad packages. They will work with local businesses to find the right advertising package to meet client’s marketing needs. “Our online advertising is affordable during these tough economic times, and we have seen a dramatic increase in our sponsorship sales this year,” says Little. “It is exciting to add personnel who will help further our mission to provide area families with the most up-to-date events, money saving coupons and informative parenting resources available.” For more information about these new hires and the Springfield Moms website, visit www.springfieldmoms.org.
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