AI have known Paul over a period of 30 years through his
leadership work in the conservation movement of the Northern Rockies.
With his deep personal commitment to the environmental cause, Paul=s
contribution is equaled by few. He is a highly effective advocate who
works persuasively with a gentle persistence that has successfully delivered
innumerable environmental campaigns.
"His experience as a writer, publicist and
legislator, combined with his conservation leadership, provide a truly
unique background, a background rarely matched in either private or public
sectors.
"Perhaps the single most important
of Paul=s attributes is his appreciation
and ability to motivate grassroots organizations, their membership and the
environmentally concerned public in our Western communities. He has mastered
the great skill of bringing together people of diverse background in support
of wilderness and wildlife causes.
"A highly effective advocate
who works persuasively with a gentle persistence"
His commitment, gentle persistence
and sense of humor serve him well as a leader of the preservation movement.
"Above all, Paul brings to any organization with which he is affiliated
a wide circle of friends in regional and local environmental organizations
who know his work and hold him in the highest regard."
Stewart Brandborg, Former Executive Director
The Wilderness Society (Washington, DC) 187 Tin Cup Road
Darby, MT 59829
Ph: 406- 821-3134
AIl have come to greatly appreciate
the extent of Paul's wealth
of knowledge and experience, and his many relationships within politics,
the media and the conservation movement.
" Very professional and has
excellent strategic sense, he also consistently treats others with genuine
warmth and respect."
AWhile Paul
is very professional and has excellent strategic sense, he also consistently
treats others with genuine warmth and respect. Perhaps as much as anything,
his personable and positive attitude accounts for his frequent successes
in the often challenging work of conservation advocacy and organizing."
Ted Lange, Former Communications Director
Northern Plains Resource Council 2807 Westridge
Bozeman, MT 59715
Ph: 406-582-0140
I have known
Paul for roughly 20 years, and vouch for his skill in the area of media
and outreach. He has a strong background in mobilizing sportsmen on behalf
of wild country.
"Well respected throughout the Northern Rockies"
"He is well respected throughout the state of Montana
and the Northern Rockies as a hard-core activist, but he also has significant
skills in reaching out beyond the choir to other constituent groups."
Louisa Willcox
Wild Bears Project Director
Natural Resources Defense Council
P.O. Box 70
Livingston, MT 59047
406-222-9561
PR Media
Consultants® provide a wealth
of experience and skill. PR Media Consultants®
are a one-of-the-kind operation that provides valuable information
about media to nonprofit groups throughout the western United States and
Canada.
"A
one-of-the-kind operation"
"Impeccable professionalism"
"PR Media Consultants'®
trainings are excellent. Paul is an engaging and effective public speaker,
using many stories to illustrate his points.
"Paul
came to Oregon as a speaker in the environmental law conference. During
the
same visit, he trained board and staff from several environmental
groups, as well as conducted in-depth consultations with three other local
organizations, including our own. Paul had to tailor his consultations on
the spur of the moment to the needs of these groups, and he did so very
well.
"In my experience working with PR Media Consultants®,
I found that Paul is a stickler for detail and planning. He does not shoot
from the hip. "Paul has an impeccable professionalism;
he also has a warm, open manner that has enabled our shared interests in
music, people and the natural world to deepen. I have developed a great
appreciation for the energy and focus that Paul brings to his life.
"I believe that Paul Richards would be a terrific asset
to your program."
Norma Grier, Executive Director
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) PO
Box 1393
Eugene, OR 97440
Ph: 541-344-5044
Fax: 541-344-6923
E-Mail:
ngrier@pesticide.org http://www.pesticide.org
"I have known Paul for over a decade. He has a broad
range of public interest experience and a deep devotion to the region=s
environment and the conservation of its natural resources. His length of
service, often with little or no compensation, is a striking tribute to
his commitment to protect the wild places and wildlife of this region.
"Paul=s strengths as a
community organizer, his outreach talents, his political savvy and especially
his decades of experience as a media expert are the complementary mix of
skills and experience that ideally suit him to be a public interest media
consultant."
"Political savvy and decades of experience as a
media expert"
"Paul has been of great help to our
Spearfish Canyon Preservation Trust here in South Dakota. I, personally,
have been
'around' for almost
80 years and I have had considerable experience in some historic activities
in the U.S. and I must say that Paul constantly gives us guidance, information
and advice that has been most helpful."
Jack R. Cole, President
Spearfish Canyon Preservation Trust, Inc. PO Box 882
Spearfish, SD 57783
Ph: 605-584-3778
"As former national field director and deputy executive
director of the Wilderness Society and executive director of American Wildlands,
I have known and worked with Paul Richards for 30 years. During these
years, my field staffs--with the help of many volunteers that they organized--were
instrumental in getting Congress to place over 20 million acres of outstanding
public wildlands in the National Wilderness Preservation System. And
Paul was deeply involved.
"I believe that you couldn't find a better person than Paul. He has
many years of experience in the news media, communications, conservation
work and the legislative field. Moreover, he is a hard worker.
"Paul is responsible for numerous exceptional conservation
accomplishments in our Northern Rockies
"Paul is responsible
for numerous exceptional conservation accomplishments in our Northern
Rockies."
"Articulate, an
excellent writer, and works well with others"
"Paul is articulate, an excellent writer, and works well with others.
He knows the Rocky Mountains, the people, and is successful in acquainting,
organizing and mobilizing them in support of a conservation cause.
"Finally, he is totally dedicated to protecting our public wildlands,
wildlife corridors and associated wildlife."
Clif Merritt, Founder
American Wildlands 842 Sawyer Lane
Hamilton, MT 59840
Ph: 406-363-1788
Fax: 406-363-1788
AI have a lengthy
journalistic background, working in the writing and editing fields for 30
years now. My service includes a lengthy stint at the Helena Independent
Record, daily newspaper of Montana=s
capital city.
"Well researched, concise, and professional"
"When I was at the Independent Record, I frequently
encountered Paul Richards, a fellow writer and editor. After I left the
newspaper and entered the private sector, we continued our constructive
working relationship.
"Paul Richards and his business, PR Media Consultants®,
have been prominent in public interest groups and issues for more than three
decades. When our paths occasionally cross, I enjoy working with him. Information
from PR Media Consultants® is well researched,
concise, and professional."
During the
15-year history of Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers, we have observed the professional
accomplishments of PR Media Consultants®,
owned by Paul Richards. PR Media Consultants®
are well known throughout the entire public interest sector.
"To my knowledge, they are the only professional media consultants
whose practice is dedicated solely to helping non-profit organizations develop
media skills and access to the media. "Paul and PR Media
Consultants® are a one-of-a-kind - providing
media training and skills that allow non-profit organizations to compete
for the public=s attention.
PR Media Consultants®
"Well known throughout
the entire public interest sector"
"Distinguished track record"
provide unique media services to the non-profit community.
They are a publicly recognized business with a distinguished track record."
Darrell Geist, Former Executive Director
Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers
PO Box 7941
Missoula, Montana 59807
Ph: 406-531-9284
AI have been a
working journalist for 40 years covering Western issues. My experience includes
working for seven Montana newspapers and writing countless articles for
a variety of state and national magazines.
"A helpful and
friendly ally with a distinctive proven and effective track
record"
"I have known Paul Richards, owner of PR Media Consultants®
and a media advisor to nonprofit organizations, during 20 of those years.
Paul has gradually built PR Media Consultants®
into a viable business, known throughout the West.
"Although I currently work in some
of the same specialties covered by PR Media Consultants®
C and we occasionally are in competition
C
I never-the-less consider Paul to be a friend
who conducts a highly-competent business.
"Since nonprofit organizations usually don=t
have large budgets to spend on advertising, they desperately need >inside=
information on how the media really work. By specializing in >free
media= assistance for nonprofit
organizations, PR Media Consultants®
are serving an important public function.
"The public recognizes PR Media
Consultants®
as a helpful and friendly ally with a distinctive proven and effective track
record."
Kay Hansen, Owner
Editor=s Service 322
Howie Street
Helena, MT 59601
Ph: 406-443-0228
"The
Western Organization of Resource Councils and its member groups have worked
closely with Paul Richards and PR Media Consultants®
for over a decade. PR Media Consultants'®
workshops have reached our staff members from North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. PR Media Consultants®
has developed a specific workshop syllabus concerning working with media,
accompanied by extensive printed information.
"WORC and its member
groups appreciate the unique niche filled by Paul Richards and PR Media
Consultants®.
We consider PR Media Consultants®
and Paul Richards to be well known among public interest groups of the West."
"Unique
niche filled by PR Media Consultants®"
Pat Sweeney, Regional Director
Western Organization of Resource Councils 2401 Montana Avenue, #301
Billings, MT 59101
Ph: 406-252-9672
Fax: 406-252-1092
E-mail: billings@worc.org http://www.worc.org
"After
37
years
injournalism
and
politics, I know that media strategies are
virtually unlimited - even in seemingly isolated areas
or in situations appearing to present few media players."
