Minneapolis’ Kraus-Anderson hires director of marketing

Jenna Mead

Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson has hired Jenna Mead as director of marketing, referendum and project planning. 

Mead previously was the director of partnerships for Golden Valley-based Captivate Media + Consulting, where she managed strategic communications, video production and graphic design for school districts across the Midwest and nationally.  She also was a multimedia television journalist for KAAL-TV, the ABC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Mead graduated from St. Cloud State University with degrees in broadcast journalism and communications.  She serves on the board of the Minnesota School Public Relations Association and is a member of the National School Public Relations Association.

KA Construction also has hired Justin Aeling as a project manager, Travis Evenson as a facility assessment manager, Scott Curran as a financial analyst and Marcia Laningham as a paralegal. KA Realty has hired Anthony Zizzo as a senior building engineer. KA Development has hired John Dreher as an investment analyst.

They all work in KA’s Minneapolis office.