MMI Associates, Inc., Senior Account Executive Named to Board of Directors for Leadership Triangle

Raleigh, NC, July 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that Michelle Wingate, senior account executive, has been named to the board of directors for the Leadership Triangle. The Leadership Triangle is a nonprofit organization established in 1992 to educate and promote regionalism across the separate communities of the Triangle. This is accomplished by holding regional and leadership development classes, seminars and awards.

Since 1992, the Leadership Triangle has brought together emerging leaders from all corners of the Triangle and hope to connect current and emerging community leaders while honoring differences yet finding common ground to address regional issues. A goal of the organization is to build leadership capacity, cooperation and networking opportunities across the public, private and civic sector, preserving local uniqueness while acting regionally to deal with issues that face the area. For more information, visit www.leadershiptriangle.com.

Wingate currently serves as a senior account executive for MMI Associates, Inc. In this position, she oversees client management as well as manages the firm’s account executives, project coordinators and public relations writers in client-related activities.

“I am pleased to announce that Michelle has been named to the board of directors for the Leadership Triangle,” said Briguglio. “She has contributed a lot to MMI and is a great asset to our company as I am sure she will be a great asset to the board.”

About MMI Associates, Inc.:
MMI Associates, Inc. is a full-service public relations firm offering a wide range of services to help clients achieve measurable results in brand awareness, name recognition, market penetration and crisis management. Established in 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona, this award-winning firm was named one of the top 10 public relations firms in the state. In North Carolina, the Triangle Business Journal’s Book of Lists has recognized MMI as one of the top four public relations firms in the Triangle. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, winning the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Award for Steady Growth and Profitability for the third year in a row in 2009 and being named a Best Place to Work by the Triangle Business Journal. For more information, please call (919) 233-6600 or visit the Web site at www.mmimarketing.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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