Neighborhood America Continues to Strengthen Executive Team; Appoints Tom Edwards as Vice President, Sales and Marketing

) April 7, 2009 -- Neighborhood America announces today that Tom Edwards has joined the company's executive team as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With a sharp focus on driving strategic revenue growth, Edwards' proven track record in guiding enterprise technology firms through high growth ideally prepares him to lead Neighborhood America's next evolution.

I am thrilled to be part of the amazing energy that exists within Neighborhood America, where everyone understands what needs to happen and is unified around the goal of accomplishing our revenue objectives

This is a phenomenal team and I welcome the challenge of taking Neighborhood America to the next level, building upon the strong foundation that already exists.

Tom's experience and background within technology and the social media space will enable Neighborhood America to accelerate its market leadership position

We are excited to have Tom Edwards join our team and look forward to achieving our company's phenomenal potential.

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"I am thrilled to be part of the amazing energy that exists within Neighborhood America, where everyone understands what needs to happen and is unified around the goal of accomplishing our revenue objectives," said Edwards. "This is a phenomenal team and I welcome the challenge of taking Neighborhood America to the next level, building upon the strong foundation that already exists."


Edwards' experience serving the needs of Fortune 1000 clients has been gained through a successful career leading sales and marketing disciplines within the technology and interactive agency industries, including the company he co-founded, Smooth Fusion. Most recently, Edwards led Telligent's worldwide sales and marketing efforts as Vice President, where he focused on rapidly growing the company's domestic and international enterprise client base. He holds a Masters Degree from Wayland Baptist University, where he continues to serve as Adjunct Professor of Marketing, and is a decorated Sergeant following a successful career in the Army Reserves.


"Tom's experience and background within technology and the social media space will enable Neighborhood America to accelerate its market leadership position," said Dan Miller, Neighborhood America's Executive Vice President. "We are excited to have Tom Edwards join our team and look forward to achieving our company's phenomenal potential."


About Neighborhood America
Neighborhood America's ELAvate solution won the 2008 CODiE Award for the software industry's 'Best Social Networking Solution' for enterprises, and was recently named a finalist in 2009. Our solutions are designed to solve important organizational challenges and enable our business and government customers to build stronger consumer relationships, increase efficiency, drive productivity and improve financial performance. Additionally, we support our customers with expert consulting services to ensure that they are maximizing the benefits from their social media strategy and our solutions. Learn more about our company by visiting: www.neighborhoodamerica.com.


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