Patty Briguglio Named to Chamber Board of Directors

Raleigh, NC, November 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a full-service public relations firm, has been appointed to serve on the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Briguglio will serve as a liaison between the Chamber and the community to sustain and further develop the region’s thriving economy and to enhance the community's quality of life. For more information, visit www.raleighchamber.org.

“I am honored to be asked to join the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors,” said Briguglio. “The Chamber is a valuable resource to the Raleigh business community and I look forward to supporting such an influential organization.”

About The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce:
The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is the Triangle’s largest business membership organization -- made up of more than 2,700 member firms representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County. The Chamber has been representing the interests of the local business community for more than a century and divides its work into three main lines of business, each of them with an eye toward economic expansion and a better quality of life including: product sales (Economic Development), product development (Government Affairs), and membership services (Membership Services and Small Business). The mission of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is to sustain and further develop a thriving economy and to enhance our community's quality of life. For more information, please call (919) 664-7000 or visit the website at www.raleighchamber.org.

About Patty Briguglio:
Patty Briguglio is president of MMI Associates, Inc. a full-service public relations firm. Instrumental in founding organizations that benefit women, Briguglio was a founder of the Arizona Women’s Business Enterprise Council (AWBEC) and the Triangle Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a nonprofit organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. She has been active in the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) for more than 10 years, receiving many awards, most recently the NAWBO Rising Star Award and Member of the Year Award. Briguglio was named one of the 25 most influential Women In Business by the Triangle Business Journal, a recipient of the 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award by Enterprising Women Magazine and was named one of Business Leader Magazine’s Top Ten Women Extraordinaire due to her extensive leadership experience and industry expertise. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) named her the 2005 Small Business Champion of North Carolina. The Office of the Governor recently honored Briguglio with the Old North State award. Briguglio devotes her time to a number of civic and charitable organizations including the Assistance League of Raleigh, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council, Hospice of Wake County, and the Triangle Community Foundation (TCF). For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the MMI Associates Web site at www.mmimarketing.com.

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MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
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