Dick Pirozzolo, APR     ~     Lisa Spivey     ~     Michael Salius, APR     ~     Madeline Searle

 
Dick Pirozzolo, APR
Dick founded Pirozzolo Company Public Relations in 1980 and has more than 25 years of experience in technology, institutional investment and international trade and building products industries.

Within the institutional investment and venture capital community, Dick has represented Citibank, Trust Universe Comparison Service TUCS), a consortium of 40 custodial banks, Batterymarch/Agrivest, Connecticut Mutual's Group Pension Division, Property Capital Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT) and Wright Express Corporation.

His public relations work resulted in venture capital financing for clients in IT and Agribusiness.

He represented the Government of Vietnam in an effort to foster normalized US-Vietnam relations which included a national press tour for Vietnam's ambassador to the US, and promoting 

Vietnamerica, the first US trade expo in Hanoi.  The firm also promoted US trade events in Ho Chi Minh City and developed trade for Smith & Wesson, International Silver and the State of Hawaii.

Dick is the author of For All the Years, a history of television in New England, and two books on home building and design.  He is a former daily newspaper journalist and a graduate of the University of Connecticut.  Dick was awarded the Bronze Star for service as a US Air Force captain in Vietnam.

He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America.

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Lisa Spivey
Lisa heads up Pirozzolo Company's Pacific Rim and technology Groups, where she draws from extensive experience in Asian trade, high technology, and the Internet.

She managed press relations for Elluminet and Asiacontent.com arranging feature coverage in the Asian Wall Street Journal and other leading media outlets, such as Internet.com and The Standard.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Lisa developed a successful business importing and marketing medical products from Asia, which included product development, packaging, marketing, sales and trade finance.

She founded and managed www.GDIhome.com - parent Web Site for American Technology, a trade magazine distributed to manufacturers and other businesses in Asia seeking US OEM components, products, and technical expertise.

She is the first woman to establish an official Representative Office in Vietnam - and, in 1993, was one of the first 15 Americans to receive an officially sanctioned business license from the Hanoi Government.  For the past decade she has maintained excellent working relationships with complex governing authorities in Vietnam and has negotiated and administered contracts between Asian

principals and American trading partners.

From 1983 to 1989 Lisa worked and lived in Hong Kong and Beijing serving BY Enterprises and Lindblad Travel.

She is a 1980 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara and is active in Women in International Technology, the US-Vietnam Trade Council, World Affairs Council, and the Asian American Manufacturers Association.

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Michael Salius, APR
Mike is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and recipient of PRSA honors for his contribution to the profession.  He directed Connecticut Mutual's corporate communications department for several years and developed programs to deal with the public and media reaction to enormous shifts in insurance and financial services during the past two decades.

In 1978, Mike was named as an editor and manager of the account services group at National Computer Software Services, Inc. and has served a wide range of industries including health care, high technology, and financial services.

He has addressed many college and business audiences and written numerous articles on public relations and marketing communications topics.  His work has appeared in trade journals as well as in publications that cover general business issues.
He received a BA in English from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and an MA in English from the University of Hawaii in 1974.

Mike is a past President of the Connecticut Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society, a member of the Counselors Academy and Accredited in Public Relations by the Universal Accreditation Program of the Public Relations Society of America.  He is a past member of the World Affairs Council, the Board of Directors of the Life Communicators Association, and Life Insurance Marketing Research Association's Publications Committee.

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Madeline Searle
Madeline is an account manager with over 16 years of public relations and advertising management experience.  Joining Pirozzolo Company in 1988, she has promoted Hellas, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Arthur T. Gregorian Oriental Rugs, Classic Post & Beam and Northeastern Log Homes.

Her marketing communication campaigns have resulted in coverage by Inc. Magazine, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Good Housekeeping, The Griffin Report, PARADE and Chronicle, a magazine format TV Program.

Prior to joining Pirozzolo Company, Madeline was with Ingalls, Quinn & Johnson as account coordinator.  Madeline is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan College.

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