On Monday, November 5, Georgina Blanas joined The National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. as NBRS Director, Marketing and Fund Development.

      As a member of the senior management team, Ms Blanas will within the context of our corporate mission and overall strategic plan develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to increase awareness and understanding of our unique media enterprise and to build the company's financial capacity to sustain the long-term growth of our services.

     She brings to NBRS a diverse professional network flowing from 13 years public/private experience in strategic business development, communications, government liaison, resource development and organizational strategy.

      "I'm delighted to be joining NBRS at this important stage of its growth," she said. "NBRS has had increasing success at making media more accessible for all Canadians and I am excited about the opportunity being given to me to play a role in ensuring that a media charity as unique as NBRS continues to grow and respond to the ever-increasing societal challenges that touch all Canadians."