PORTLAND – The VIA Group has promoted Christina Malik from account supervisor to client strategist, according to John Coleman, CEO and founder of the advertising and marketing communications agency. Malik is responsible for the supervision and development of account management teams, and for providing strategic direction to VIA client TD Banknorth.

Malik earned her master’s in communication management from the University of Southern California in 2004 and a bachelor’s in communication from Ithaca College in 2000.

Malik lives in Auburn.