Seattle, WA – Today Starbucks announced the resignation of VP of Marketing Kelly van Dyne. van Dyne cited intense public outcry resulting from the coffee giant's recent publicity stunt as her reason for leaving. Senior marketing staff placed "missed connections" ads in classified sections of newspapers in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami and hometown Seattle. In the ads, people looked for others they notieced on the train, at corners and in airports. Each asked the secret crush out for Starbucks™ coffee.