Osborn & Barr Adds 21

Chuck Zimmerman

You know we like to post pictures here but sorry Osborn & Barr. 21 new employees?! Wow. Guess business is growing. If you’ve got photos of all of them we’ll link to your online photo album. LOL.

O&B, a leading marketing and communications firm serving agricultural and rural markets, announces the addition of 21 new employees to assist with growing business from long-term client Monsanto and AGCO, among others. The new hires will join O&B’s various practice groups as well as the media, public relations, production, creative services, digital and financial departments.

The O&B Cultivate Practice Group saw the largest expansions with six new hires. Jonathan Bloom, Rob Niccolai, Susan Luke, Eileen Jensen, Cassandra McCloud and Nicola Freeman bring varied backgrounds in advertising, brand management, brand planning and agriculture to the practice group.

The O&B Animal Practice Group also is expanding with the addition of Rebecca Terry in the Kansas City office, and Emily Dameron joins the O&B Equipment Practice Group to assist with the growing AGCO business.

O&B also saw new hires across a number of departments. Lauren Althoff, Susan Ratz and Rhonda Meier join the media department to assist with buys and placements. Erin Nash is a recent addition to the public relations team in the Kansas City office and Meghan Fullington joins the St. Louis public relations team. Members of the production department welcome Jamie Bedwell to their team. Mark Renusch, in the Kansas City office, and Alyson Carter, in the St. Louis office, have joined O&B’s creative services department. Jeremy Alms and Christine Birke are the newest additions to the O&B digital team. The O&B financial department expands with new hire Annette Shockley. Gina Skjerseth joins O&B as an executive assistant, and Jessica Swan is the new Kansas City office services manager.

Agencies