Founders of Balancing Professionals to be Featured in Upcoming Book on Women Partnerships

Raleigh/Durham, NC, November 1, 2006 – Maryanne Perrin and Kella Hatcher, co-founders and partners of Balancing Professionals, LLC, will be featured in an upcoming book on women partnerships. The book is being researched and written by Maggie Chotas and Betsy Polk, founders of the organizational development firm Mulberry Tree Consulting. The book will highlight a wide range of women-led partnerships from industries such as the arts, human resources, the sciences, finance, technology and social entrepreneurships.

Mulberry Tree Consulting “advises leaders to think proactively and act strategically,” designing and facilitating workshops and retreats, developing strategic plans and coaching leaders to strengthen their skills. For more information about Mulberry Tree, go to http://www.mulberrytreeconsulting.com.

Balancing Professionals advises companies on creating a win-win, flexible workplace and connects businesses to a pool of high-caliber, part-time professionals. Operating in the Triangle area of North Carolina, the firm was founded in 2004 by Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin, respectively an attorney and an engineer/MBA who had navigated careers as part-time professionals prior to joining efforts to promote part-time opportunities for others. Balancing Professionals has helped a variety of companies capitalize on the changing workplace including clients in the pharmaceutical, technology, manufacturing, non-profit, and professional services industries.

Contacts:

Kella Hatcher
Balancing Professionals, LLC
(919) 412-4602
kella at balancingprofessionals dot com

Maggie Ellis Chotas
Mulberry Tree Consulting
(919) 593-3958
mec at mulberrytreeconsulting dot com