Moving Up
Lorna Borghese has joined The San Diego Union-Tribune as pre-press manager. She was imaging manager at the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.
Trish Carol has been named director of ad operations for The Sun of Baltimore. She was advertising business administration manager.
Jack Conaboy has been promoted to director of manufacturing at Sun Park, The Sun in Baltimore's printing facility. He was packaging operations manager.
Fred Conner becomes production director at the Marin (Calif.) Independent Journal.
Jack Curtin has been promoted to senior division manager for Orlando Sentinel Communications, Orlando, Fla.
Chip Danneker has been named consumer acquisition and retention manager for Orlando Sentinel Communications.
Ric Donati has been promoted to assistant circulation director for information technology and transportation at The Sun in Baltimore. He was distribution manager.
Bob Eickhoff has been named vice president and operations director for Orlando Sentinel Communications. He was vice president and director of circulation for The Orlando Sentinel.
Sharon Fitzpatrick has been named director of organization development for The Sun in Baltimore. She was the newspaper's director of human resources.
Bill Harmer has been named director of production planning and operations support for The Wall Street Journal, New York City. He was production director for the newspaper.
Larry Hoffman has been named production director for The Wall Street Journal. He was vice president of production at Dow Jones & Co.'s Ottaway Newspapers Group.
Richard Hoppert has been promoted to press operations manager, Sun Park, for The Sun in Baltimore. He was press operations assistant manager.
Barbara Jones has been appointed to director of Sun Park administration for The Sun in Baltimore. This expands the role Jones has held since 1996 in the plant's packaging and support operations areas.
Ernie Kuenzli has been promoted to director of technology and systems for Orlando Sentinel Communications.
Celia Kurisch has been promoted to assistant superintendent for packaging, Sun Park, at The Sun in Baltimore. She was preprint coordinator in the packaging department.
Ronnie Matthews has been promoted to director of planning for Orlando Sentinel Communications.
Kurt Parent has been named director of operations at the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette. He was vice president of printing and distribution for Worcester County Newspapers.
Ken Parks has been appointed pre-press technology manager for the Telegram & Gazette.
Gary Pekala has joined The San Diego Union-Tribune as controller. He was chief financial officer for the Times Advocate in Escondido, Calif.
Jill Threde has been named director of major retail/general advertising for The Sun in Baltimore. She was national sales manager at Contra Costa Newspapers Inc.
Chet Valiante, previously vice president of circulation for North Jersey Newspapers, has been promoted to vice president and publisher of its Passaic County division.