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Posted: March 19, 2010
WPAR appoints Prennon as director of communications
The Westchester Putnam Association of Realtors, (WPAR) Inc. has appointed Mary Prenon as its director of communications. Prenon will be responsible for both external and internal communications for WPAR and the Westchester - Putnam Multiple Listing Service.
Gilbert Mercurio, WPAR's CEO, said, "We're pleased to have Mary take charge of upgrading our communications to get the word out on real estate both for our members and the general public. She had done quite a lot of writing for us for several years, and we also knew her from her radio days with Westchester and Putnam stations."
Prior to joining WPAR, Prenon was an account manager for Thompson & Bender public relations in Briarcliff Manor for 10 years. During that time she handled accounts in the residential and commercial real estate industry, as well as the health and hospitality industries.
Before that, she was a reporter with the Westchester and Fairfield Business Journals, where she covered various topics including real estate, mergers and acquisitions, new business start-ups, banking and investigative pieces.
Prenon began her writing career in local radio, holding news anchor and reporter positions at WHUD (100.7 FM) and WFAS (1230 AM and 103.9 FM). She also hosted the morning show at the former WXPS radio in Hawthorne.
Throughout her career, she has been recognized with Associated Press Broadcasting Awards, a Clarion Award, Westchester Entrepreneurial Center Award, and an Ossining Rotary Club Award. She is the former chairman and current member of the Greater Ossining Television (GO-TV) board of directors, and has been a volunteer with the SPCA of Westchester in Briarcliff.
The WPAR Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association representing more than 7,500 real estate professionals doing business in Westchester County and the surrounding region. It's predecessor organizations, the Westchester County Board of Realtors, Inc. and Putnam County Association of Realtors, Inc., were founded in 1916 and 1932 respectively. The Association owns and operates the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service that provides a real estate MLS database for Bronx, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties.
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