August 21, 2008
Institute for Emerging Issues, Raleigh, hired three new staffers: Wendy Burkland Lombard, former assistant director, Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World, named manager of special initiatives; Melinda Reta, former communications and news media associate, National Housing Conference, Washington, D.C., named assistant communications manager; Molly Rushing, former manager of client relations and special events, Training Industry Inc., Cary, named events manager.