Wiggs is a native of Raleigh and graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, with a B. A. degree in communications. Prior to joining NCRA he served as vice president of marketing for Kelly Communications, Inc., in Peoria. His background also includes account management positions with N.W. Ayer Advertising Agency and J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency in New York. From 1986 through 1991, Wiggs worked closely with NCRA and the North Carolina Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association while serving as Deputy Director of the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program. We are extremely pleased to have Roger joining NCRA at this time, as our association continues its longstanding commitment to serve our members and associates through our focus on legislation, regulation, education and information.
Web site update underway .
The new site will be unveiled by July. The governor appeared at the NCRA's annual awards banquet, hosted this year by immediate past NCRA chairman Michael D. Olander. He also acknowledged the importance of travel and tourism as well as the public service provided by the restaurant industry. Meg Scott Phipps also spoke at the event. The North Carolina Restaurant Association is gearing up for 2001 state legislative session, which begins in late January and runs through July or maybe August.