Ryan TrueHealth has named JACOB BRAUDE as management supervisor. Most recently, Braude worked for FCB Healthcare.

SPENCER POLLARD has been named managing director for Liberation Entertainment.

BooneOakley has hired PAUL KOREL as copywriter on the Bloom, Nascar and First Charter accounts. Previously, Korel was a freelance copywriter at BBDO/Atlanta on Cingular and Georgia Natural Gas accounts.

Refinery has named GERRY MCGOLDRICK as senior vice president, performance marketing.

ParentsMagazine has promoted BRIAN GRUSEKE to associate publisher, up from ad director. Prior to joining Parents, Gruseke held senior sales positions at Ladies Home Journal, Woman’s Day, and Eating Well.

Initiative Worldwide has promoted LARRY ORELL to chief operating officer and AMANDA PLOUGHMAN to executive vice president, director, business development.

Klipmart Corporation has charged CORY TREFFILETTI, formerly of Carat Fusion, to launch a program that places online video into the mix of the traditional television upfront.

HEATHER FAUST was named VP/partnerships and retail for Parade magazine. Faust held the title of VP/director/Midwestern and western sales since March 2005.

ROYCE HALL has been named sales development manager at Latimes.com in Los Angeles. He joins the site from Dow Jones Online in New York, where he was marketing manager for The Wall Street Journal Online and MarketWatch brands.

Scripps Networks has promoted RON JOHNSON, vice president for information technology, to chief information officer for the company.