Henry Russell Bruce (HRB), a strategic marketing firm with offices in Cedar Rapids and Davenport, today announced that Courtney Jontz joined the firm as project manager on May 1.

Jontz will graduate from Wartburg College in Waverly this month with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts. As a student, she was an account executive for Tower Agency, a student-run public relations agency at Wartburg. In this role, Jontz wrote press releases and coordinated the annual event Mr. Wartburg.

She also brings marketing experience from her internship at Mudd Advertising in Cedar Falls. In this position, she coordinated the internal monthly newsletter, wrote press releases and researched new business opportunities for the agency. Jontz also served as marketing intern at Waverly Health Center in Waverly where she promoted weekly health observances.

“We are thrilled to have Courtney join the HRB team,” said Brian Carr, HRB president and CEO. “She exhibits the knowledge, energy and enthusiasm we seek in our employees, and she will play a pivotal role in our Quad Cities office in the coming years.”

As project manager for the agency’s Quad Cities office, Jontz will work with existing agency accounts by managing daily duties, including time and cost management.

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Henry Russell Bruce is a strategic marketing firm that uses research, brand-building, advertising, public relations and Web strategies to help clients grow market share, generate new business, create brand loyalty and measure marketing results to build and support its clients’ brands. HRB, founded in 1973, has offices in Cedar Rapids and Davenport, Iowa. For more information, contact HRB at 319.298.0242 or 563.322.0577