ALLISON CORSON-MELLON, who has been Western Sales Director at ValueClick Inc., is being upped to the post of Vice President of Western Sales.

RAY DOUSTDAR has been named Vice President of Licensing and Business Development of The Stronghold Group, and also an equity partner in the firm. Doustdar joins The Stronghold Group from Universal Studios, where he was the Director of Licensing.

TERRI DIAL has joined the Wink Communications’ Board of Directors. Dial recently retired after 28 years with Wells Fargo & Co. where she served as chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, group executive vice president and member of the management committee of Wells Fargo & Co.

ROBIN WEBSTER, President & CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), has been granted a leave of absence by the IAB’s Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has named Board member, and long-time advertising industry executive, GREG STUART to head the IAB in the interim.

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CHRISTOPHER LAURANCE, a managing director from Young/Rubicam, has been appointed to Media and Entertainment.com Inc.’s board of directors.

College Publisher and eGrad, joint companies that provide interactive marketing and technology services to the college-educated, young adult market, announced the appointment of MARK BUSINSKI as Vice President of National Advertising and TRICIA BLACK as Director of Business Development. Businski’s previous posts were Vice President, National Advertising at Steamtunnels Magazine and Senior Vice President, Eastern Sales at Cass Communications. Black worked in account management positions at Student Advantage and the Collegiate Advantage Marketing Group.

PAUL L. SCHAUT, former president and CEO of Engage Inc. has been named to Amazing Media, Inc. Board of Directors. Schaut most recently served on Amazing Media's Advisory Board.

MATT BREHM joined SoftCoin as Manager, Online Business Development. He had been Sales Director in the Western Region at CoolSavings.com in San Francisco.

NICK COSTON joins Clear Channel Communications/Eller Media, to handle national and regional advertising that comes out of Washington, DC. He was most recently the Director of Advertising for The New Republic.