Rhea + Kaiser (R+K) has promoted a team member in the Public Relations (PR) department and added three new staffers.

Amy McEvoy moves to the position of Account Director-Public Relations/Associate Public Relations Director.  She will now be responsible for offering strategic direction and overseeing all PR for the Bayer account, in addition to PR and digital staff management and agency responsibilities.

“Amy does an outstanding job of managing our PR and integrated work for Bayer,” said R+K Vice President, Director of Public Relations Rob Merritt. “She is highly regarded by our clients and the R+K team, because she truly cares about doing quality work and helping make our clients happy and successful.”

Allison Saegebrecht comes on as the new Media Strategy Director.  Her new job description includes heading up the media strategy team and developing integrated, multi-platform communications plans for clients.  She has a background in strategic media planning with a Chicago-based firm, working on account like Walgreens, REI and Pier 1.

Hannah Barthels will be part of the R+K team as an Assistant Account Manager on its public relations team and Bayer account.  Barthels was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and holds a degree in dairy science from the University of Wisconsin.  Her previous work experience includes Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Helena Chemical Company and AgriAbility.

Rocio Acosta moves from freelancer to full time Studio Production Artist.  She has 10 years experience working with brands like Sears, K-mart, Maurices, Ulta and Quixstar.

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