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Media Contacts: Amanda Romano MMI Public Relations (919) 233-6600 amanda@mmipublicrelations.com http://mmipublicrelations.com http://twitter.com/MMIPR Wake Education Partnership To Host Stars Of Education Event, Induct Second Hall Of Fame Honorees Local partnership will honor and celebrate notable educators, business and community leaders involved with WCPSS at inaugural gathering RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2014 – Wake Education Partnership (WEP) […]

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Gary Greene, CEO of Greene Resources, Inc., has been named chairman of the Partnership’s Board of Directors for 2013-2014. With more than 23 years of industry experience, Greene excels in building and maintaining lifetime partnerships with clients.  His recruiting experience includes traditional recruiting solutions as well as

Five Wake County business leaders were selected this week to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Jeffrey Bane, national dean of The Chef’s Academy. Angela Hampton, Community Affairs Specialist at ABC 11 Doug Hornberger, Managing Director, Raleigh Complex, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

$75,000 in grants to Wake Education Partnership fund  early childhood literacy efforts and ‘Building Leaders’ Initiative PNC has provided Wake Education Partnership with two grants, totaling $75,000, to help fund the local non-profit organization’s Building Leaders initiative and early childhood literacy efforts.One grant of $30,000 will focus on improving early childhood literacy skills in Wake County

Three Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Paula Fryland, regional president for PNC Bank, Eastern Carolinas region. Mitch Lower, Director, In-sourcing & Alliance Management at Biogen Idec. Steven Slee, Team Lead at Fifth Third

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Chris Bell, Executive Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive for the Central Carolina Region of SunTrust, has been named chairman of the Partnership’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013. Bell began his banking career with Wachovia Bank in 1992, serving in a variety of business banking leadership roles

Four Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Jason Boyers, national division president of The Chef’s Academy; Rita Jerman, Senior Vice President for Student Services of Wake Technical Community College; Andrew Krieman, leader of the