Billie Redmond Named To Communities In Schools Board Of Directors

Billie Redmond, President of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, was appointed to the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools of Wake County, which inspires, educates, and encourages children to continue their education.

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) August 22, 2004 -- Billie Redmond, President of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, was appointed to the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools of Wake County, which inspires, educates, and encourages children to continue their education. Redmond has been a member of the organization for over six years and will serve a one-year term as a member of the Board. In this position, she will serve as a liaison between teachers and the community to ensure that the organization meets the needs of Wake County children.

Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nations largest stay-in school network, serving just over one million youth in 154 communities across the United States. CIS is providing the link between teachers and the community -- by bringing caring adults into the schools and community sites to meet childrens needs. This link gives children the much-needed opportunity to focus on learning and their future.

Redmond was recently named a 2004 Business Leader Magazines Women Extraordinaire and to the lists of Top Women in Businesses in the Triangle, Top 25 Women Owned Businesses in North Carolina, The News & Observers Tar Heel of the Week, and to the Business Leader Impact List. She has served as a member of the Board of Communities in School of Wake County, Wake Education Partnership, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Kids n Communities Foundation, Paragon Bank, WakeMed Hospitals and as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.

Redmond, a native North Carolinian, is President of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, a Raleigh based property management, leasing, and brokerage services company. In June 2003, TradeMark joined the national affiliation network of Coldwell Banker Commercial and is the largest woman owned affiliate in the network, representing a variety of asset and facility management clients.

Contact:

Patty Briguglio

MMI Associates, Inc.

122 Ravenna Way, Suite 100

Cary, NC 27513

(919) 461-3831 • (919) 462-8289 (fax)

patty@mmimarketing.com