– LMO Advertising in Arlington adds two Amanda Blake as a front-end developer in the agency’s Baltimore office, and JP Welch has been hired as a copywriter and will develop copy for a variety of client projects.

– iostudio’s D.C. office adds Jen Mears to lead several government and nonprofit accounts. Mears formerly led marketing programs for Pizza Hut and Pepsi at New Heartland Group. Stuart Johnson joins from Sapient Government Services, filling the role of digital marketing manager. Steve Wright has been hired as digital copywriter, and Megan Marcheterre returned to iostudio in the role of project manager to help the company manage its digital campaigns and projects both in D.C., and Nashville. The agency also has promoted a number of staff, including Keith Kawasaki to VP/account services, Gene Bedell to VP/ marketing and Jan Carlson to VP/human resources.

– The Glen Echo Group adds three Associates: Jazmyn Blockson joins from Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge’s office; Justin Cline will specialize in visual storytelling through graphic design, video production and other communicative media; and Angela Hooks comes from FWD.us, an organization dedicated to getting the technology community more involved in issues and politics that affect their bottom lines.