Articles on PR for People

Annie Searle | The Risk Detective

Patricia Vaccarino

January 13, 2017

Annie Searle is a full time faculty lecturer at the University of Washington’s School of Information, where she teaches graduate courses on risk management, on the foundations of information management, as well as a course on ethics, policy and law with respect to information management. She is a lifetime member of The Institute of American Entrepreneurs, and a 2011 inductee into The Hall of Fame for Women in Homeland Security and Emergency...

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Startups

Developing a Strong Environment for Entrepreneurial Risk

Patricia Vaccarino

January 11, 2017

I’ve worked closely with many startup companies for over 25 years and have observed what factors create a successful climate for startups to succeed. The creation of a strong environment for startups requires four major components: infrastructure, outstanding educational...

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People

Freedom Train

Patricia Vaccarino

December 31, 2016

I’m looking for a ride to take me where I need to go. I’m looking for the freedom train. I know it’s there. I’ve seen it before. I’m going to find it again. I’m going to take that ride. I’m going to get where I need to go.

Deep down inside I know the truth about America and so do you. Democracy is fundamentally stewardship in action. Being a good steward means that we take care of things. Money, cars, houses, jobs,...

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Arts & Culture

Experience Joy | Kiyon Gaines

Patricia Vaccarino

December 13, 2016

Kiyon Gaines is from Baltimore, Maryland. He trained at Baltimore School of the Arts, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, the School of American Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001 and was promoted to soloist in 2012. As a choreographer, Mr. Gaines created blitz…Fantasy, ə {SCHWA}, Infinite Intricacies, and Interrupted Pri’si’zh’en for PNB’s annual...

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Arts & Culture

The Future for Kiyon Gaines | Next Step and Beyond

Patricia Vaccarino

December 11, 2016

In his second year of retirement, choreography is in the forefront of his mind—to create ballets for companies across the nation. For the next two and a half years, he’s the resident choreographer for Ballet Arkansas and will be heading there in January. He is currently the Next Step Program Manager at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Under his management, he has expanded the Next Step Program to meet the needs of aspiring choreographers.

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Arts & Culture

Interview with Kiyon Gaines

Patricia Vaccarino

December 09, 2016

Kiyon grew up in Laytonsville, Maryland, a small suburb outside of Baltimore. His mom was a single parent who raised him and his two older siblings, a brother and a sister, with help from his aunt and grandmother. Kiyon describes his mother, grandmother and aunt as very strong women who emphasized the core values of hard work, extreme perseverance as not only the building blocks for achievement, but also the...

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Arts & Culture

Dancing for Joy | Extraordinary Teacher

Patricia Vaccarino

December 07, 2016

Kiyon Gaines teaches students in both the Men’s Professional Division and the Open Adult Classes at Pacific Northwest Ballet

When Kiyon Gaines walks into the studio and lights up the room with his mega-watt presence, saying Good morning, Everybody, dancers feel his energy drawing them in. Soon dancers of all levels and abilities, from seasoned and aspiring professionals to weekend hobbyists, are...

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Media

Killer Koan

Patricia Vaccarino

November 28, 2016

How to Spot Fake News

My friend Diane has always struggled with her weight. She’s tried pills, fad diets, incredible body-shrinking garments, all to no avail. She fluctuates from being 20 to 40 pounds overweight. She told me she had found this amazing doctor who was going to reset her metabolism. Here’s the catch: she could only eat the foods he prescribed. Nothing else. Also, she could not...

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Politics

Freedom Train

Patricia Vaccarino

November 21, 2016

Deep down inside I know the truth about America and so do you. Democracy is fundamentally stewardship in action. Being a good steward means that we take care of things. Money, cars, houses, jobs, careers, land...