National Investor Relations Institute , Philadelphia Chapter, Announces 2007-2008 Board of Directors

Business Wire, Nov 28, 2007

PHILADELPHIA -- NIRI/ Philadelphia Chapter announced the new board members for the 2007-2008 year. Michelle Debkowski, CRP, CPA , Executive Vice President Assistant Corporate Secretary and Investor Relations Officer Manager of Corporate Communications of National Penn Bancshares, Inc. will serve as President. She had previously served as Vice President and Treasurer of NIRI Philadelphia.

Joining Ms. Debkowski on the Philadelphia Board of Directors are Stephanie M. Baldwin, Investor Relations Manager for Antares Pharma, Inc.; John Demming, Director of Financial Communications for Comcast Corporation; Mark Donahue, Director of Investor Relations for Dow Jones & Co.; Karen Greene, Vice President of Investor Relations for Internet Capital Group; and Barbara Krauter, Manager of Corporate Communications for Neose Technologies, Inc.

Michelle Debkowski commented, "Joining the Philadelphia Chapter of NIRI was one of the very first steps I took after being asked to manage my company's investor relations program. The education provided by the Chapter's quality programs as well as the relationships formed with other Investor Relations professionals are invaluable. I truly look forward to working with our exceptional board to continue to enhance the professional development of our members."

Programs for this year include a presentation by noted economist Herb Taylor of the Federal Reserve Bank, an accounting and finance seminar by Lawrence Singleton, PhD, CPA, of George Washington University, a workshop by writing coach Ken O'Quinn and charity events.

NIRI Philadelphia website: www.niriphiladelphia.org

About NIRI

Founded in 1969, NIRI is a professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, the investing public and the financial community. Our members represent the majority of the largest publicly held corporations in the U.S. as well as many small and mid-sized companies. With over 4,400 members in 33 chapters around the country, NIRI sets the highest standards in education to advance the practice of investor relations and meet the growing professional development needs of those engaged in the field. For more information, visit www.niri.org

Investor relations is a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a company, the financial community, and other constituencies, which ultimately contributes to a company's securities achieving fair valuation. (Adopted by the NIRI Board of Directors, March 2003.)