Trainer Coach Anna Banks Named Member of the Year by National Speakers Association NJ Chapter

EAST ORANGE, N.J. - June 8, 2014 - PRLog -- ,Anna D. Banks, Local Celebrity Maker, speaker, trainer, and business coach  (www.annabanks.com/) was named the National Speakers Association, New Jersey Chapter’s 2014 Member of the Year. She received the award at the NSANJ's annual meeting, networking, dinner event, Thursday, June 8, 2014 at Hilton Garden Inn, Bridgewater.

The National Speakers Association (NSA) community is known for the concept of removing competition by building a bigger market for all speakers.  The Member of the Year Award recognizes an NSANJ professional Chapter member for accomplishments in service to the industry and association, professional excellence and community involvement and furthering the mission and goals of the association.

I am so proud to be part of such a great organization that is dedicated to being the leading source, in New Jersey, for community, education and entrepreneurial business knowledge needed to be successful in the speaking profession,” said Banks.

NSA-NJ is the New Jersey Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA). The chapter was formed in 2005. Membership is open to anyone who is already a professional member of NSA. However, everyone is welcome to participate in our meetings and events.

“We congratulate Anna on this most deserved honor,” said Kevin Thompson, MPA, DTM, 2013-2014 NSA-NJ Chapter President and CEO Inspired Communications LLC.  “Anna Banks is one of our newest chapter members but you would never know it. She was elected to the 2013-2014 Board of Directors as Secretary of the New Jersey Chapter of NSA, but not only that, she also lent her talent to being our Publicity Chair. This was a position which we had not had in the past and was Anna’s calling. She prepare press release for all of the presenters as well as any chapter member who received an award or was being honored in the community. Her business, “The Local Celebrity Maker” and tag line “We brag so you don’t have to,” demonstrated her expertise tirelessly throughout the year. One of the characteristics of the NSA Sprit is to help build a bigger pie so that everyone can benefit. Anna has done that by sharing her expertise, helping to grow chapter membership and meeting attendance through her social media activities and press releases. The NSA NJ Chapter is very lucky to have her and we are honored to choose Anna as our 2014-2015 NSA NJ Chapter member of the year.”

NSA-NJ is also dedicated to advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally by:

•          Enhancing platform excellence

•          Facilitating business development opportunities

•          Fostering community

•          Increasing NSA's brand identify

NSA-NJ's members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as speakers, trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors and more.

Sheryl Bindelglass, 2014-2015 NSA-NJ President-elect added:  “Anna's  expertise in public relations has immeasurably aided the Association, and she has done the ‘bragging’ for NSA-NJ, so we don’t have to do so.  She is a celebrity in her own right.  I look forward to working with Anna over the next two years to grow and promote the association for professional speakers throughout New Jersey.”

About Anna D. Banks:

Anna D. Banks, MAS, the “Local Celebrity Maker”, is a trainer, coach, publicist and speaker. She works as marketing, publicity & personal branding professional to small businesses, consultants, coaches, and speakers. If you want to create or promote your unique personal or business brand, you can learn a powerful strategy to make your business more successful, in her free report “Top 10 Tips to Get Your Business Talked about on the Radio.” Receive your report and a free subscription to Local Celebrity Marketing Newsletter, by visiting (www.AnnaBanks.com).

About NSA-NJ

National Speakers Association, New Jersey Chapter. (NSA-NJ) is the premier professional association in New Jersey dedicated to advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally.  NSA-NJ offers Professional, Aspiring Speaker, Student, Service/Supplier Partner and Bureau Partner memberships. For more information about NSA-NJ, please visit http://www.NSA-NJ.org.

About NSA

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. NSA's thousands of members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors and more. Since 1973, NSA has provided resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and the speaking profession. Visit NSA's website at www.nsaspeaker.org.