Iatria Spa And Health Center Announces New Managing Partner

Released on = October 10, 2005, 6:28 am

Press Release Author = MMI Associates, Inc.

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spa, a full-service spa with four locations in the Triangle area, has announced that Diane Dennis has been named a managing partner

Press Release Body = MMI Associates, Inc.
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com

For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600

Iatria Spa And Health Center Announces New Managing Partner
Diane Dennis Named Partner At Local Spa

Raleigh, NC – Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spa, a full-service spa with four locations in the Triangle area, has announced that Diane Dennis has been named a managing partner. Dennis joined the spa in 2005 as Spa Director at the Creedmoor location and will continue in that role where she oversees sales, development of the location’s client base, as well as hiring, training and management of staff and inventory. She joins the spa’s current partnership team, which includes Cyndy Elkins, Erika Mangrum and Dave Mangrum.

“I am honored to become a partner at Iatria Spa and Health Center,” said Dennis.“This organization provides a positive environment for clients and employees and I plan to continue to lead in that direction.”

“We searched long and hard for the right set of leadership skills and talents in a partner,” said Dave Mangrum. “We found those in Diane Dennis. Not only does she exemplify the vision and values of the company as Spa Director, she also demonstrates the ability to help move the company forward.”

“I am extremely pleased that Diane is joining us as a partner,” said Elkins. “Diane helps complete the leadership team.”

About Diane Dennis:
With almost a decade of business and spa experience, Diane Dennis is a managing partner at Iatria Day Spa and is Spa Director at the Creedmoor Road, North Carolina location. She was Spa Manager at the five-star Spa Chakra in Sydney, Australia and gained her business and management experience at KPMG and Confidant. A Cary resident, she attended Villanova University, where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy. Diane is involved in numerous charity and civic organizations and is a frequent speaker on topics including how to gain a competitive edge by investing in one’s own health and well-being.

About Iatria Spa and Health Center:
Iatria Spa and Health Center is a full-service medically oriented spa with four locations in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Under the direction of Erika Mangrum, President of Iatria Day Spa, the spa specializes in nourishing the body, mind and spirit through massages, facials, hand, face and body treatments, and spa day packages. Partnering with Dr. Angela Baylis, DC, Iatria Health Center offers
chiropractic and applied kinesiology, ion cleanse, acupuncture and nutrition counseling services. The firm offers its own line of health and body care products, as well as a Caleel+Hayden glō™minerals cosmetic line. Iatria Spa and Health
Center was named a Five-Star Beauty Destination by NewBeauty Magazine, one of the Top 20 Day Spas in the country by Launchpad Magazine, and the Best Spa in western Wake County in The Cary News’ yearly “Best of the West” poll. The Triangle Business Journal’s 2005 Book of Lists named Iatria Spa and Health Center one of the Top Women Owned Businesses in the Triangle and the firm is a two-time recipient of the Pinnacle Business Award for Steady Growth and Profitability. The company is in the process of becoming the first medically oriented day spa on the East Coast to offer an expansion model for prospective spa owners. For more information, call (919)
870-1975 or visit http://www.iatria.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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