Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease)
August 12, 2009 - John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), announced that Caroline Shipman was promoted to communications associate within the communications department. The department recently expanded to include the new Communications & Public Relations Committee and a new website due in late 2009. In her new position, Shipman will monitor social media daily, serve as assistant editor of the quarterly REALTOR® Review e-magazine, manage the company’s new web site, coordinate external communications for the Association, generate leads on sponsorships and coordinate print and electronic design pieces. She also works very closely with the communications director, Trish Gregory Rand.
Shipman earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in professional writing from Meredith College. She began her professional career with RRAR and prior to this promotion worked in the member services department handling event planning and assisting with all aspects of association events. She served as the Community Service Liaison for RRAR for the past three years.
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News Facts:
• John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), announced that Caroline Shipman was promoted to communications associate within the communications department.
• The department recently expanded to include the new Communications & Public Relations Committee and a new website due in late 2009.
• In her new position, Shipman will monitor social media daily, serve as assistant editor of the quarterly REALTOR® Review e-magazine, manage the company’s new web site, coordinate external communications for the Association, generate leads on sponsorships and coordinate print and electronic design pieces.
• She also works very closely with the communications director, Trish Gregory Rand.
• Shipman earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in professional writing from Meredith College.
• She began her professional career with RRAR and prior to this promotion worked in the member services department handling event planning and assisting with all aspects of association events.
• She served as the Community Service Liaison for RRAR for the past three years.
Quotes:
“I am pleased to announce Caroline’s promotion,” said Ray Larcher, executive vice president of RRAR. “She is a great asset to the RRAR team and it is a privilege working with her. She is very deserving of this position and we know she will do a great job.”
About Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®:
For more than 70 years, the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® has been the area’s leader in real estate, providing quality programs to help its members deliver a myriad of real estate services in the Raleigh area. Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® offers members a vast resource of services, products and programs to meet the evolving needs of the real estate industry and consumers. These resources include educational programs, Triangle MLS access, networking opportunities and more. The association also serves as a leading advocate of private property rights and community involvement.
For more information, visit www.rrar.com.
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty ( @ ) mmimarketing dot com
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