1984 Hellinger Award Winner- Linda M. Smith

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What they are up to now.- As of Fall 2010

For more than 25 years, Linda M. Smith has provided advertising and marketing consul to a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 firms to entrepreneurial start-ups. Upon graduation from St. Bonaventure in 1984 with a B.A. in mass communication, Smith served as an advertising nad public relations account executive for Paolin & Sweeney in Cherry Hill, N.J. Over the course of her 12-year career at P&S, she rose to senior VP of account services before leaving to join The STAR Group, Philadelphia’s leading ad agency, as senior VP/Partner. During her tenure at STAR, she directed the health care marketing division and was a select member of the new business team, where she often led the agency’s formal presentations. After a five-year hiatus to raiser her children, she resumed her career as a consultant and founded Bluestone Branding LLC, with offices in New Jersey and Philadelphia. Smith lives in Cherry Hill, N.J., with her husband and two children and never misses a Bona reunion.