NIRI San Diego Elects 2015 Board Members

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI San Diego) has announced the election of its board of directors for 2015.  The incoming board includes a newly formed, novel Co-president position to appropriately balance the leadership skills of three returning board members. The chapter has also formed an advisory committee comprised of out-going board members Gwen Rosenberg, Jane Booth, Karen Fisher, and John Stoepler, to recognize their long-term contributions to NIRI San Diego.   

The 2015 NIRI San Diego board members are highly regarded investor relations professionals from a variety of San Diego public companies, as well as respected investor relations and corporate communications service professionals.  Amy Conrad, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Regulus Therapeutics Inc. RGLS, Debra Hart, Senior Director Investor Relations for Entropic ENTR and Pete De Spain, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for MEI Pharma, Inc. MEIP were elected as the chapter's Co-presidents.  The full board is as follows:

Co-President – Amy Conrad, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
Co-President – Debra Hart, Senior Director, Investor Relations, Entropic
Co-President – Pete De Spain, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, MEI Pharma, Inc.
VP Membership – Robert Uhl, Managing Director, Westwicke Partners
Treasurer – Paul Goodson, Associate Vice President, Investor Relations, Bridgepoint Education
Secretary – Tristan Ribar, Director Investor Relations, CareFusion
Director at Large – Veronica Anzaldo, Account Executive, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Director at Large – Amy Chang, Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations, AMN Healthcare Services
Director at Large – Julie Cunningham, Vice President, Investor Relations, Alere Inc.
Director at Large – Jessica Dyas, Corporate Communications Associate II, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Director at Large – Megan Knight, Analyst, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Senomyx, Inc.

Gwen Rosenberg, out-going chapter President, stated, "I want to sincerely thank each of the 2013-2014 Directors for their support and dedication to the San Diego chapter this past year. Their efforts and expertise produced highly-valued programs and services for our members and provides the San Diego chapter a lot of positive momentum to begin the new year. I believe Pete, Amy and Debra provide the perfect set of talents and skills to carry forward the mission of the chapter."

"I would like to personally thank the outgoing board members for their hard work and commitment to our members this past year. I welcome our incoming board and look forward to working with such a strong team during our 2014-2015 year," said Conrad.

"Our new board is already hard at work on a comprehensive program of informational and networking programs for the coming year," said Hart. "Through great programs we can help our members foster best practices in investor relations, a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance, communications, marketing and securities law compliance."

"One of our primary goals this year is to increase member involvement in the chapter by offering high-quality programs, compelling Senior Roundtable Forums, and creating opportunities for professional growth," added De Spain. "We look forward to an exciting and informative year for the San Diego NIRI chapter."

About NIRI and NIRI San Diego

Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.

The San Diego Chapter of NIRI represents the majority of the publicly held corporations in San Diego, as well as many emerging companies and related service providers. The mission of our organization is to advance the practice of investor relations, communicate the value investor relations adds to public companies, and meet the growing professional development needs of our members. The NIRI San Diego chapter is one of over 30 chapters worldwide. Information about upcoming programs for the San Diego Chapter can be found on the chapter's website at www.nirisandiego.org.

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