Meridian Consulting Group has added JAMES DOUCETTE as an executive consultant to the company. Prior to joining Meridian, Doucette was a principal at CSC Consulting in New York, leading client projects for the firm’s CRM practice. 

I/PRO has named MICHAEL CROSSON as senior vice president of sales and business development. Crosson is responsible for all sales of I/PRO's Web site measurement and auditing solution set, ramping up the sales department, and forging strategic alliances.

DIC Entertainment (DIC), a children's entertainment company, has promoted JEDD GOLD to vice president of marketing. Gold will oversee all marketing and promotional initiatives for DIC, including marketing strategies for "Strawberry Shortcake" and the upcoming release of "Trollz." He will be responsible for creating and executing multi-layered retail and consumer campaigns, including advertising, promotions, and publicity. Gold joined DIC in 2000 and previously held the position of director of marketing.

Ethnic Print Media Group has named JUAN CARLOS BALAREZO as an account executive on its advertising sales team. Balarezo will focus his efforts on the Hispanic market.

SABRINA KAHLER has joined Bader Rutter & Associates as a media buyer/planner in the agency's media group. Prior to joining the agency, she worked as a media analyst for Kohl's Department Stores.

The New York Times has named MARK W. HERLYN vice president, advertising. In his new position, Herlyn will be responsible for managing The Times' advertising sales in the technology, telecom, corporate, financial services, banks, financial/B2B, education, and mass market retail categories. He will also manage The Times' advertising sales offices in suburban New York. Herlyn has been a group director since 1999, most recently overseeing technology, telecom, corporate, and media advertising categories.

Range Online Media has named J.B. BROKAW as director and East Coast general manager. Brokaw will lead the company’s New York office, which is responsible for managing and cultivating a number of Range’s marquee client relationships. Most recently, Brokaw worked at CNET Networks, where he served in the position of national sales manager. While there, Brokaw was responsible for leading and growing some of the company’s online advertising accounts, including CDW, Nokia, Motorola, Garmin, Circuit City, and Office Depot.

Scholastic announced that BARBARA MARCUS, president of Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution and executive vice president of Scholastic Inc., has decided to leave the company following the July release of“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” During Marcus’s 22 years at Scholastic, she supervised the publication and release of all five previous Harry Potter books as well as other bestselling titles. She will be succeeded by LISA HOLTON, senior vice president, publisher, Global Disney Children’s Books.

24/7 Real Media has named JOHN N. PICCONE vice president sales for the U.S. search division. He most recently served as vice president technology sales USA and has been with Real Media for almost a decade.

SALLY THOUN was named national account manager with Clear Channel Radio Sales Traffic division in Los Angeles. Thoun will be responsible for developing business for Clear Channel's National Traffic network.