Kathy White Named to Leadership Raleigh

Raleigh, NC, August 28, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that Kathy White, director of catering for Rocky Top Hospitality, has been chosen to participate in Leadership Raleigh. Leadership Raleigh is a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Triangle’s largest business membership organization. During the nine month program participants will learn about important community issues, develop leadership skills and discover community involvement opportunities. Participants are selected by a committee that reviews all applications. The participants include 45 to 50 individuals who have demonstrated leadership abilities and an interest in the community and who represent a broad cross-section of the community. Kathy White has more than 18 years experience in the restaurant and catering business.

“I am honored to have been chosen to participate in the 2008 Leadership Raleigh program,” said White. “It’s a great opportunity to become more involved in the community and develop necessary skills to become a community leader.”

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina’s local dining scene since 1998, when their first restaurant opened. Michael Dean’s Wood Oven and Seafood Grill was the culmination of years of planning by Dean Ogan. Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name. New restaurants are always built from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you can’t find anywhere else. For more information visit their Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

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

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