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[Seigradi]

Hi, my name is Barbara Gemma La Malfa and I’m the owner and Managing Director at Seigradi (in English means “Six degrees” from the “six degrees of separation” theory) one of the most notable boutique independent public relations and marketing communications agency headquartered in the heart of Milan, Italy and specialising for technology multinational companies.

Here is my profile at LinkedIn -> http://www.linkedin.com/in/seigradi

I'm looking forward to getting to know you and participating in this forum.

Ciao!
Barbara

[George Millington II]

Hi There!

My name is George Millington, and I'm a PR executive located in Northern California.  I focus on technology, consumer-tech and financial services.

You can view my full LinkedIn profile at:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemillington

Best,
George

[Aela Cotabita]

Hi,

My name is Aela Cotabita and I work as senior consultant at a brand new communication company in Bucharest, Romania -  we are focused on online communication and using new media in pr campaigns.

You can check my LinkedIn profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aelacotabita

Looking forward to meet you and join the debates.

Have a wonderful day,

Aela

[ppytel]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Patricia Pytel,  PR specialist at Hudson’s Bay Company (hbc.com), Canada’s largest retailer. I currently live in Toronto and am a dual Polish/Canadian citizen.

Looking forward to participating in this forum,

p.

[Penny Haywood Calder]

Hi, my name is Penny Haywood Calder. I'm head of the award-winning B2B PR agency, PHPR Ltd, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. We are a small agency at the core, augmented by freelancers. We have clients all over the UK, especially around London, where our ability to handle both national & international PR at less than London prices strikes a chord with astute clients.
My PR career spans 3 decades. PHPR Ltd was founded in 1999 after several years as a freelance editor, personal finance writer and PR consultant working with public sector, PLCs and fast-growing companies. Before setting up in business, I was in-house at Bank of Scotland, where I launched the world's first bank (in 1985).
Apart from financial services & IT, we have been doing a lot in the CCTV/security sector, property-related (I hold a diploma in interior design) and also e-commerce support.
We are proud to have been selected for the recently formed international network of small but excellent PR firms: PR Boutiques International (http://www.prboutiques.com).
I am a full member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (http://www.CIPR.co.uk) and a CIPR accredited practitioner.
My linked in profile is http://www.linkedin.com/in/phprltd
You can find more about our business at http://www.phpr.co.uk
I've recently started blogging about PR & related matters at http://www.fastcompany.com/user/penny-haywood.
I look forward to both learning from and helping members in this group.

Penny Haywood Calder

[Stacey Weiss Stark]

Hello --

My name is Stacey Stark and I am a public relations consultant living in Milwaukee, WI. 

I can be found on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/staceystark

[dockane]

Howdy all,

Doc Kane here from Chicago.  I run a professional writing services company out here in the Windy City. Glad to be a part of the community and look forward to helping out with any questions anyone might need an answer to. . .

I'm a fairly big user of LinkedIn, so if anyone could use an introduction or two, please don't hesitate to ask.

Warmest Regards,
Doc Kane
President
Roscommon
www.roscommon.com
www.linkedin.com/in/freelancewriter

[Joseph King]

Joseph King, and I am wrapping up my nine-year career as the director of media relations at PR Newswire (reorg/downsizing).  I reside in FL with my wife and five-year-old twins.  After graduating Rutgers University in 1990 I got my start in publishing as the assistant editor at a small health food industry trade magazine (along with a part-time sports writing job at the local newspaper).  After two years of drinking aloe vera juice and eating tofu bacon at health food trade shows, I moved onto be editor-in-chief/editorial director at a Northern NJ trade technology trade publisher.  Spent two years at Cordis Corporation (a J&J Co.) before landing at PR Newswire.  I look forward to meeting everyone and sharing lively conversation.

 

[RTR]

Rick Rice

I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and have over 25 years experience in PR in both corporate and agency positions. I have been mostly retired for 5 years.

[Celia Sollows]

Celia Sollows APR, President of the Little Public Relations Company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

I'm really a one person business but I subcontract to designers, research companies writers and the like. I'm a generalist, but internal communications is my passion. I like the management side of public relations too -- trying to figure out how to resource and organize the public relations function in different organizations.

My background includes work for McCain Foods and lots of really cool work with utilities.  I also had an opportunity to teach internal communications for a few years, which was a real pleasure.

I'm glad public relations is steadily moving forward -- we're working in exciting times.  If I ever won a lottery, I'd do academic research full time.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/celiasollows

[Radler]

Hi I am Rob Adler, Vice President of Vantage Communications. With a nearly 20 year successful track record, Vantage Communications brings both passion and senior-level PR experience that help tech companies succeed.

I manage accounts in wireless and mobile. enterprise/SMB, IP communications and social media.

I delve deeply into my clients’ technology to find the key customer benefits in order to craft the most targeted messaging.  I play an integral role in the strategic positioning for our accounts.