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ABOUT Mina Communications serves as a voice for the arts, culture, and the climate crisis through writing and publishing stimulating, under-reported content; and as a facilitator of Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, and Grant Writing services for artistic, non-profit, and hospitality business sectors. Mission History Founded by freelance journalist and consultant Jasmine Rios, Mina by trade, Mina Communications was established in 2007 with the initial focus on providing the underserved San Diego arts community with solutions to their communications service needs. Having worked in a variety of communications business settings over the decade prior - from a corporate marketing department to two advertising agencies and two publishers - Mina Communications would serve as an independent facilitator of Public Relations, Marketing , Advertising , and Grant Writing services for local artists and arts organizations with staffing and budget limitations. During the company's first year of operation, Rios also found opportunity in freelance writing with the national publication Dancer Magazine - the motivation behind extending communications service offerings beyond the local San Diego arts community. Furthering her artistic range in arts news writing, Rios exercised her knowledge of cuisine, by writing for SanDiegoRestaurants.com and SanFranciscoRestaurants.com from 2009 - 2011 (now TableAgent.com), while also gaining momentum in international dance news writing in 2011 with the Vancouver, Canada based Dance International Magazine ; followed by Erding, Germany's Dance For You Magazine in 2012. That same year, Mina Communications relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Rios is originally from, to set up business operations in Sonoma Wine Country. Mina Communications remains on the global radar to date - continuously expanding its client base while developing and reporting content for a variety of print publications and online news platforms. ​ ​ ​ Born and raised in San Francisco, J Mina Rios found inspiration in the arts through film, live dance, music, and theater performance, and the local culinary experience. Rios opted to explore a variety of art forms during her youth beginning with the violin, followed by drama at the Performing Arts Workshop (PAW), and later dance. By age 14, Rios auditioned to attend the San Francisco School of the Arts High School (SOTA). She began her four year tenure at SOTA in Intermediate modern, ballet, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance forms and went on to Advanced dance during her sophomore and junior years. As a senior, she advanced to the Dance Production class. Following High School, Rios trained at the San Francisco School of Ballet with the intention of also pursuing a BFA degree in dance at a university. She began attending college in 1988. But the idea of pursuing a dance degree was vigorously contested at home. Her elders maintained that a BFA in dance would be risky due to job uncertainty. Encouraged to consider other college majors, Rios was conflicted. While considering her options, Rios continued to dance on the side while attending the College of San Mateo. Before long, she found guidance from an unexpected source - an English professor who observed she had a knack for writing; ultimately advising she consider journalism. To this end, Rios transferred to the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University - considered one of the strongest departments of its kind in the state - at the time. Choosing a communications concentration prompted an in-depth exploration of course work in news writing and editing, media ethics and libel law, marketing, and public relations. Once Rios learned that career opportunities in advertising were plentiful, she solidified her objective. As an advertising major, with a minor in humanities, Rios studied copywriting, broadcast media advertising, retail advertising, and business to business advertising. In her senior year, she excelled during the SJSU senior class Advertising Campaign Competition. Serving as copywriter and a key presenter during the competition for the team Kenton Lane, the team won the 1997 SJSU Advertising Department Competition. ​ While attending college, Rios also met her husband, a fellow SJSU Alumni, during which they had two children before Rios graduated from San Jose State University in 1997. From 1997 - 1998, Rios worked at Metro Newspapers in San Jose until she and her husband relocated to San Diego to raise their family. Rios worked in a variety of San Diego based communications business settings starting with the Marketing Department at Charlotte-Russe Corporate Headquarters in 1998, followed by Cordero & Davenport Advertising, Davis Marketing, Elsevier (a global publisher), and the California Ballet's PR, Marketing, and Ticketing Services departments through 2006. Beginning in January 2007, Rios established Mina Communications - becoming the sole proprietor of her own consulting business; while simultaneously launching her professional writing career. ​ In June 2022, Rios attended the Cl imate Reality Project (CRP) Leadership Corps Training in Las Vegas, NV - led by former Vice President Al Gore. Attending the Leadership Corps Training to become a Climate Leader was a life-changing experience, inspiring Rios to become a devout proponent of vital climate information and solutions for the San Francisco Bay Area community and beyond. Rios is a contributing writer for the Climate Reality Project - Bay Area Chapter and is in the process of launching the MinaCommunity column, a new source for climate news. The Founder

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Articles by J Mina Rios Portfolio via Muck Rack MiNAPRESS Column MinaCommUnity Column (Coming Soon) MiNAPRESS Advocate Nov/Dec 2023 Issue Holiday Gift Guide Topic: Cannabis Holiday Green for Your Highness May/June 2022 Issue Made Section Article: Major Play Sonoma Magazine July/Aug 2018 Issue Sonoma County Comedy Scene Pacific Sun, Marin County Pictured: December 2015 Articles by Mina Rios North Bay Bohemian Pictured: March 2015 Issue J Mina Rios contributing writer since 2013. The San Diego Reader Alternative News Weekly Comic-Con Spectators Combat Hotel Wars In Dance, San Francisco. A Dancers' Group publication. Author profile and articles by Mina Rios Dance For You Magazine, Erding, Bavaria, Germany Nov/Dec 2012 Issue Dance International Magazine, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Performance REVIEW: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, San Diego, CA Dance Life blog for DiscountDanceSupply.com The Espresso, San Diego's Coffeehouse and Cafe Newspaper, Publisher John Rippo TableAgent.com formerly SanFranciscoRestaurants.com TableAgent.com formerly SanDiegoRestaurants.com TableAgent.com formerly LasVegasRestaurants.com TableAgent.com formerly PhiladelphiaResturants.com ExploreDance.com, New York, NY, Publisher Robert Abrams San Diego Performer Magazine Jan/Feb 2009 Issue Making It Big Time featuring swing band Big Time Operator (BTO) Dance San Diego Magazine Dancer Magazine; Miami, FL and New York, NY; Publisher Owen Goldman Dance.com, New York, NY

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Live Concerts | Comic-Con | Dance Performances |and more Multi-Media All Videos Reproducir video Reproducir video 01:32 Rez/Cowgirl by Underworld at The Warfield 4.21.23 Rez/Cowgirl by Underworld at The Warfield 4.21.23. San Francisco, CA. Recorded by Mina Rios. #underworld #underworldlive #liveconcert #thewarfield #warfield #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscobayarea #sf #dj #electronicmusic Reproducir video Reproducir video 05:23 Comic-Con: Darth Vader's Theme Performed Live Comic-Con Int'l 2015: Live orchestra performance of Star Wars film score ("The Imperial March," Darth Vader's theme). Performed by the San Diego Symphony on Fri. July 10, 2015, behind San Diego Convention Center. Features a satellite message from composer John Williams and cast of J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Wars film. Reproducir video Reproducir video 01:41 San Diego Ballet's "Romeo et Juliet" - corps avec principes San Diego Ballet's "Romeo et Juliet" featuring Rachel Sebastian and Askar Alimbetov with the corps de ballet. Shot by J. Rios, March 16, 2008 in San Diego Ballet's large studio at Dance Place San Diego -- NTC Promenade/Liberty Station. Music by Prokofiev. Reproducir video Reproducir video 02:53 The Kooks. 8-6-08 001.avi FM94.9 event/promo: The Kooks performing live at Strate Sound Recording Studios. San Diego, CA. August 6, 2008. Reproducir video Reproducir video 01:02 Radiohead-Jersey-AllPointsWest08-ThereThere.avi Thom Yorke of Radiohead singing "There There" - Hail To the Thief album. Covering All Points West Music Festival in Jersey. 8/8/08. Shot by J. Rios. Reproducir video Reproducir video 00:43 Yorke/Radiohead-Jersey-AllPointsWest080All I Need.avi Thom Yorke of Radiohead singing "All I Need" - In Rainbows album. Covering All Points West Music Festival in Jersey. 8/8/08. Shot by J. Rios. Reproducir video Reproducir video 01:30 Underworld-BornSlippy-AllPointsWest08.avi Underworld performing "Born Slippy." Covering the All Points West Music Festival in Jersey City, NJ. 8/8/08. Shot by J. Rios. Reproducir video Reproducir video 01:36 Underworld-AllPointsWest08-KingOfSnake.avi Underworld performing "King of Snake." Covering the All Points West Music Festival in Jersey City, NJ. 8/8/08. Shot by J. Rios. MINA COMM on COMIC-CON Pro Bono Articles ​ BlastingNews.com Published 20 July 2017 "The wait is over: The king of Comic-Cons has arrived" by J Mina Rios ​ ​ Examiner.com by Jasmine (Mina) Rios "Memories of Comic-Con 2011" August 2011 "The 2011 Comic-Con Marathon Is On" July 2011 "Single-Day Pass Drama at Comic-Con" November 2010 "Facts Comic-Con Newcomers Should Know" April 2010 ​ ​

Crowdfunded book publishing efforts via InkShares Publishing . Waiting for Simone - a children's book by Mina Rios See the Music - A novel by Mina Rios. Details to come. Book Excerpt "Gabriella and her brother Andrew dreamed of having a dog their whole lives. Fueling this desire was the notion that everyone around them — all their friends and neighbors had dogs, and so it seemed." ABOUT "Waiting For Simone" Inspired by fond memories shared between a family and their beloved canine companion of 5 years, "Waiting For Simone" is a tribute to the family's Shepherd/Chow-Chow Simone, who sadly lost her life in 2010. In this first installment of the Simone Tails book series by Mina Rios, readers become acquainted with brother and sister Andrew and Gabriella, along with their parents, and their precious Simone. The story also serves as a commentary on responsible dog ownership and the importance of rescue center pet adoption. Following the publication of "Waiting For Simone" -- otherSimone Tails will include "Sneaky Simone" and "If Simone Could Fly" -- introducing readers to Simone's inherent silly-side, that made her the one of a kind character she was. See the Music - A novel by Mina Rios Details coming soon.

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SERVICES MARKETING Focus Groups Surveys Media List Generation Social Media Account Management ADVERTISING Copywriting Account Management Performance Program Advertising Media Buying PUBLIC RELATIONS Case Study Research/Documentation Campaign Research/Planning/Execution Public/ Media Outreach Newsletter and Press Release Generation ​ ​ GRANT WRITING Specializing in Grant proposals in the following program areas (preferred by most funding sources): Scholarships Workshops Collaborations Educational Outreach ​ Grant Acquisition History Client: San Diego Ballet (from 2007 - 2012) California Arts Council J.P. Morgan Chase Masserini & French Charitable Trust Sempra Energy ​ Other Grant Pursuits Client: Santa Rosa Salsa Productions Sought funding in July 2018 from CreativeSonoma.org for Pop Up Creativity project. ​ The Proposed Project: The Santa Rosa Day of Dance was a newly developed public outreach movement aimed at empowering those living with depression through an invigorating dance experience that instills joy, connection, and hope. ​ ​ ADVOCACY AUGUST DANCE AWARENESS MONTH The ADAM Arts Initiative Established in 2008 by J. Mina Rios ADAM INITIATIVE MISSION To create more dialogue in local dance communities; educate the public about funding limitations; and stimulate year-round dance performance patronage. ​ SYNOPSIS Mina Communications launched the August Dance Awareness Month campaign/initiative (ADAM) in San Diego in 2008. Aimed at stimulating local interest in dance, Mina Communications partnered with Dance San Diego Magazine to create an open/ongoing dialogue with the local dance community and establish partnerships with neighboring businesses and non-profits to help strengthen campaign efforts. Inspired by Eveoke Dance Theatre's 3-day Celebrate Dance Festival (CDF), held each August in San Diego's Balboa Park, ADAM would become an extension of Eveoke's weekend event, whereby performances, workshops, dance film presentations, and mixers would be held throughout the month of August. The launch of ADAM was very well-received among local media, businesses, the dance community, and Congresswoman Susan Davis, who kindly provided a written endorsement for the ADAM campaign/initiative (shown below). If you would like to introduce the ADAM campaign/initiative to your arts community, please inquire. Call 619.851.3920 or email m.rios@minacommunications.org ​ 2008 CAMPAIGN PARTNERS Fiscal Receiver: Eveoke Dance Theatre IN-KIND DONORS/PARTNERS IN TRADE Border's Trader Joe's San Francisco Ballet The Garfield Theatre, JCC La Jolla NTC Promenade/Foundation Karate USA Solare Ristorante Liberty Station Hotels ​ CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT A Global Initiative founded by former Vice President Al Gore In association with the 2006 Academy Award winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," followed by the 2017 documentary "An Inconvenient Sequel." Mina Rios, Climate Leader, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter SF Bay Area Chapter Member since 2021. Received Leadership Corps Training led by Mr. Gore in Las Vegas, NV from June 11-13, 2022. To learn more about the Climate Reality Project, click on the links posted below. ​ To follow the latest climate advocacy efforts by Climate Leader Mina Rios, subscribe here to the forthcoming MinaCommUnity Column.