Eleanor Burke Farris, senior regional manager, joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in 2006. Based in Atlanta, Ga., Ms. Farris serves as a liaison for NAM member companies headquartered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Prior to joining the NAM, Ms. Farris provided integrated marketing, promotion and business development for clients ranging from Fortune 100 manufacturing companies to top-tier national advertising agencies. Her firm provided brand development and maintenance strategy, public relations campaign development and client growth and profile services. Clients included Home Depot EXPO, DDB World Wide Advertising, and MountainView Group. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in communications from the George Washington University at Mount Vernon and has completed continuing coursework at Emory University.