The Atlanta office of Edelman has added two new members to its corporate practice: Christy Sasser as a senior account executive and Teri Will as an assistant account executive.

As a senior account executive in the corporate practice, Sasser will be responsible for the creation and implementation of strategic, comprehensive public relations, media relations and government affairs programs for clients including SmartStart Georgia, BrightHouse, Aviagen and Omega Protein Corporation. Prior to joining Edelman, Sasser managed public relations campaigns for BellSouth, Lucent Technologies, Avaya and Atlanta Public Schools for the Leatherbury Group. Sasser also previously worked with the Sixthman music promotions company.

Teri Will joins Edelman from a summer internship with the firm, where she secured print and broadcast placements for clients including US LEC and Interland. As an assistant account executive, she is responsible for media relations and research support for several of Edelman's business-to-business and technology clients. Will has gained instant experience working on clients including UPS, Alston & Bird, and BrightHouse.