EPrize hired JEFFREY ERSHLER as vice president, Mousetrap, and JOE KELLER as vice president, technology operations.

Stand Advertising promoted KELLY WAITE-STABLER to account executive on the Fairgrounds Gaming & Raceway, Greatbatch, Electrochem and Cliffstar accounts.  

Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia named WILL SUAREZ to the position of vice president, advertising sales. Suarez was most recently sales director at PointRoll.

LESLIE SINGER was named creative officer of G2 Branding & Design to lead the group’s design team in North America. In addition, LAURA MOSER was named senior partner, director of client services for G2 Promotional Marketing, Chicago. She joins the company from DRAFTFCB Chicago, where she served as vice president account director in charge of shopper and consumer marketing for P&G clients including Olay, Cover Girl and Gillette.

Active Response Group named KIM SMITH chief operating officer. Smith will be responsible for driving overall corporate strategy and establishing strategic business partnerships. Before joining Active Response Group, Smith served as senior vice president of Q Interactive.

DDB Canada opened a new office in Victoria, British Columbia. MICHAEL ALLABARTON and HUGH RUTHVEN were tapped to co-manage the new office. In addition, JASON DAUPHINEE was named senior art director.

JULIE HERRON joined McClain Finlon as account supervisor and ANTHONY PERRET was named project manager.

LISA MONAGO joined Video Egg as Midwest director.

CURTIS FULLMER was named director of affiliate marketing for Filinet.

BRAD FREDRICKS joined VBS.TV as director of marketing.