Erika Mangrum Named To Executive Committee For Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce

Released on = September 14, 2005, 6:47 am

Press Release Author = MMI Associates, Inc.

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spa, has been named to the Executive Committee for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

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Erika Mangrum Named To Executive Committee
For Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce
Iatria Day Spa President Joins Executive Committee For Chamber Board Of Directors

Raleigh, NC–Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spa, has been named to the Executive Committee for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mangrum will serve as a liaison between the Chamber and the community to sustain and further develop the region’s thriving economy and to enhance the community's quality
of life.

“I am honored and grateful to serve on the Chamber’s Executive Committee for the Board of Directors,” said Mangrum. “The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has been a valuable resource to the Triangle’s business community for over a century and I look forward to supporting such a distinguished organization.”

About The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce:
The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is an organization made up of 4,800 business people throughout the region. The Chamber has been representing the interests of the local business community for over a century and divides its work into three main lines of business, each of them with an eye toward economic expansion and a better
quality of life including: product sales (Economic Development), product development (Government Affairs), and membership services (Membership Services and Small Business). For more information, please call 919-664-7000 or visit the website at http://www.raleighchamber.org.

About Iatria Day Spa:
Erika Mangrum is the President of Iatria Day Spa, which specializes in such services as massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, body treatments, waxing, tinting, and spa day packages. Iatria Day Spa is associated with Dr. Angela Baylis, DC and Iatria Health Center which offer full service chiropractic and applied kinesiology health services under the supervision of qualified doctors who aid in a client’s
total well being. The firm offers its own line of health and body care products, as well as Caleel+Hayden glō™minerals cosmetic line. Launchpad Magazine recently named Iatria Day Spa one of the Top 20 Day Spas in the country. The Triangle Business Journal’s 2005 Book of Lists named Iatria Day Spa one of the Top Women Owned Businesses in the Triangle. The firm is a two-time recipient of the Pinnacle
Business Award for Steady Growth and Profitability in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, Iatria Day Spa was named Best Spa in western Wake County in The Cary News’ yearly “Best of the West” poll. The company, which is in the process of developing an expansion model to become the first medically oriented day spa on the East Coast to offer an
expansion model for prospective spa owners, has three locations, two in North Raleigh, and one in Cary. A fourth location will open shortly in Downtown Raleigh. For more information, please call (919) 870-1975 or visit the website at http://www.iatria.com.

About Erika Mangrum:
As a recognized expert in the industry, Erika is a sought after speaker and mentor. In 2003, Mangrum was named one of the 25 most influential Women In Business by the Triangle Business Journal and most recently, she was named the 2004 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She is a founding member of the Triangle Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and serves on the 2004-05 Board of Directors for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Assistance
League of the Triangle whose charity projects include Women in Need, Kids’ Place at Wake Med, and Operation School Bell. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Women Business Owners as Corporate Partner Chair of the Raleigh Chapter of the organization. Erika has been inducted into the Women’s Forum
of North Carolina Inc.

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