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New Hires energize MillerWhite offices, offerings: Offices in multiple markets grow in size, increase service offerings
for clients

November 10, 2004

SUBJECT: MillerWhite
CONTACT: Bill White, (317) 472-2875

TERRE HAUTE/INDIANAPOLIS – MillerWhite, LLC has recently added six new employees to its staff. They are Rob Warfuel, media planner and buyer; Mandi Rose, graphic designer; Teresa Shafer, account executive; Shannon Clements, researcher/writer; and Noelle Webster, web designer and Chris Jefferson, Director of Business Development.

"As a firm weíre energized by the addition of these people," said MillerWhite partner Bill White. "Each one brings significant talents and experience that will help us as we carry out our pledge to provide integrated solutions that compose positive results for our clients."

Rob has been assistant marketing/promotions director and later account executive for radio stations in the Terre Haute market where he worked with clients to service accounts, coordinated the creative process and production of commercials and planned and implemented contests and promotions. He is a graduate of Indiana State University with a B.S. in Telecommunications.

Mandi returns to Indiana after serving as design director for a Chicago firm where she designed identities, billboards, print ads, brochures, direct mail pieces and other projects. She did freelance design for several firms, as well as a printing company. Mandi is working toward her MBA with experience in retail management as well as design. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the University of Notre Dame where she was a four-time NCAA All Big East Champion volleyball standout.

Teresa joined MillerWhite in July 2004 with 10 years of experience in marketing, sales and training. She came to the firm from the American Cancer Society (ACS) where she was community development director. She had been a sales representative for Mead, Paper Division in Dayton, Ohio, sales coordinator for BusinessPlans, Inc. in Miamisburg, Ohio, and curriculum director for a pre-school in Las Vegas, Nevada. She holds a B.S. degree in Public Relations/Communications from Indiana State University.

Shannon has done extensive research in topics in psychology, has published several papers and has presented her research at several professional conferences. She is proficient in the use of various statistical analysis tools and has taught on the college level. She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Interpersonal Relations from Ball State University and her Masterís degree in Experimental Psychology from Indiana State University.

Noelle brings experience in new media and graphic design, fine art and computer science to MillerWhite. She has designed several web sites and is experienced in the major computer languages. She served as Resource Center Coordinator at the University College Bepko Learning Center where she developed training programs and designed brochures, logos, handouts and manuals. She attended Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Informatics from Indiana University.

Chris Jefferson is Director of Business Development for MillerWhite and manages clients such as Cinergy Solutions, Indiana Fiberworks and Martin James Financial Planning. Prior to his work at MillerWhite, Jefferson served as Executive Vice President and Managing Partner of Avatar Communications Group, helping to build the boutique public relations firm into Indianapolis’s fourth largest corporate communications agency (as ranked by the Indianapolis Business Journal), by growing the firm's client list and vastly increasing annual revenue. Chris has also worked in the field of secondary education in both administrative and institutional public relations roles. He lives in the Indianapolis area with his wife and two daughters. He is a member of the Milligan College Board of Advisors and is active in his church. An advocate of the arts, he also enjoys poetry, theatre and writing.

MillerWhite provides integrated marketing/research, advertising, public relations and interactive media services to its clients from offices in Terre Haute and Indianapolis.

*Press Release was revised on May 5, 2005.