Partnership names new board chair, Executive Committee members for 2013-2014

| Press Release

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...

Partnership awards nearly $75,000 in Teacher Leadership Grants

| Press Release, Teacher Innovation Grants

Thirty-four Wake County public school teachers will be awarded $75,000 in classroom grants for the coming year thanks to local business investments in Wake Education Partnership. The Partnership announced grants to individuals and teaching teams in Innovative...

Five Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

| Press Release

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,...

PNC Grants Support Wake Education

| Press Release

$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...

Virginia Parker receives 2012 Friend of Education Award

| Press Release

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Virginia Parker, director of strategic partnerships for the Wake Tech Community College Foundation, is the recipient of the 2012 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award. A Raleigh resident for more than 30 years,...

Three Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

| Press Release

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....