Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Hosts Planning and Administration Event

Raleigh, NC, June 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com) has announced that the Association’s Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy will host a planning and administration event on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring keynote speaker, Jim Manke. Manke is president of Association Solutions, Inc., a full-service association management and consulting firm headquartered in Minneapolis. The core of his facilitation approach is the philosophy of linking strategy with leadership. The Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy prepares select REALTOR® members for existing and future Association, community, civic, religious, political and personal leadership opportunities.

“We are excited to have Jim Manke speak at this event,” said Raymond Larcher, executive vice president of RRAR. “He has worked with more than 150 national state and local professional societies and associations and this will be great opportunity for our Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy.”

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
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PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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