ML Rogers, New York, has hired BETH IRVIN as account executive on the Miracle-Gro and Roundup product lines of Scotts Miracle-Gro. Previously she was assistant account executive at Draft, New York, working on Bank of America.

DAVE ACKERT has joined BabyZone as vice president of advertising and sponsorship. Ackert joins the company from BabyCenter.com where he served as director of advertising sales.

Refinery has named RON LANKIN vice president of client services. Lankin joined the company in 2001 and will continue to oversee the Merck account.

ERIC BADER has been named senior vice president, director of digital connections at MediaVest. Bader will oversee MediaVest's digital investments for its clients including Coca-Cola, Continental Airlines, Kraft, Masterfoods and P&G. Most recently, Bader operated Hound, a consultancy business he founded.

Mediaedge:cia has launched MEC Entertainment to handle original entertainment content creation for agency clients. CHET FENSTER has been named managing partner, director of content creation for the new division. Prior to joining MEC, Fenster was head of program development for the FUSE network.

ROB TRIPAS joined Euro RSCG Chicago as senior vice president, director of interactive services. Tripas will be responsible for leading interactive creative strategy for the agency’s client roster. Tripas was formerly interactive executive producer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky.

MANUEL FUENTES has been named advertising director of Stuffmagazine. Fuentes joins Stuff from Time Inc where he served as the associate publisher of category development working to identify developmental categories for People En Espanol and Teen People.

VINCENT EMILIO joins Horizon Media’s print services department as a print buyer. Emilio joins the agency from Mediacom where he spent four years as a print buyer.

MEEGAN HANRAHAN has joined Gardner Nelson & Partners as partner/director of broadcast production. Hanrahan spent more than a decade as a freelance producer working on accounts such as Lockheed Martin, Honda, Deloitte & Touche, Goodyear and PBS before joining the agency.

Irwin Slater, New York, has hired ANGELA SCHREINER as art director on the Tacori and Royal Doulton accounts. Most recently, she was a graphic design consultant for allied skin care companies Peter Thomas Roth and June Jacobs Spa Collection.