Miyamoto's Bio-Sketch

Education

• Hilo High School (Hilo, Hawaii), 1962
• University of Hawaii (in 1962-1964)
• Woodbury University (used to be in Los Angeles and called "Woodbury College," now in Burbank and called "Woodbury University"), 1967, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Journalism
• University of Southern California, 1972, Master of Arts in Journalism

Employment

• Pick 'n Pay Supermarket (Hilo, Hawaii), summer 1961
• State of Hawaii Forestry Division (Hilo, Hawaii), summer 1962
• Abbey Rents (Los Angeles, California), 2 months in 1965
• Copley Los Angeles Newspapers (Los Angeles, California), editorial trainee, 1967-1968
• Alhambra Post-Advocate (Alhambra, California), reporter, 1968-1969
• Monterey Park Californian (Monterey Park, California), editor, 1969-1970
• Southern California Publishing Co. (East Los Angeles, California), managing editor, East Los Angeles Tribune, 1970-1972
• Honolulu Board of Water Supply (Honolulu, Hawaii), director of public relations, 1972-1977
• Miyamoto Advertising & Public Relations (Honolulu, Hawaii), principal, 1977-1987
• Professional Communications (Honolulu, Hawaii), vice-president, 1987-1992
• University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Journalism (Honolulu, Hawaii), assistant professor, head of public relations sequence, 1992-May 1995
• Professional Communications (Honolulu, Hawaii), executive vice-president, June 1995 to August 1997
• Miyamoto Strategic Counsel, Principal & Senior Counsel, September 1997 to date

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• Public Relations Society of America, 1983 to date, accredited (APR) 1984, elected to College of Fellows 1994
• PRSA National Director-At-Large 1997 and 1998
• PRSA-Hawaii Chapter, various offices ending as president 1988
• PRSA-Hawaii, "Gregg Perry Professional of the Year," 1992
• PRSA South Pacific District (Now the "Western District), various offices ending as chairman, 1993
• PRSA Environment Section, charter secretary, 1993
• PRSA Environment Section, director, 1995-1997
• PRSA Counselors Academy, plain ol' member, 1987-1992, 1995 to date
• American Marketing Association, Honolulu Chapter, vice-president of communications, 1995-1996
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, + Public Relations Division, 1993-1995
• International Academy of Business Disciplines, + Public Relations Division, 1995 to date
• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC-Hawaii), 1972-1977
• Honolulu Advertising Federation, 1979-1980
• And a few more

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Volunteer Involvement

• East Los Angeles Community School, member of advisory committee, 1970-1972
• East Los Angeles College, honorary staff member, 1970-1972
• Honolulu Jaycees, various offices ending as president, 1973-76
• Governor's (Hawaii) United Nations Day Committee, publicity chairman, 1974
• Jaycees International (JCI), elected a senator for life, 1976
• 50th State Fair, various chairmanships and member of executive committee, 1973-1979
• March of Dimes, publicity committee, 1989-1990
• Alzheimer's Association, Hawaii chapter, director 1991, and treasurer 1992
• Hawaii Heart Association, Honolulu chapter, director, 1993
• Hawaiian Humane Society, fundraiser committee member, 1994
• Pacific Tsunami Museum at Hilo, Hawaii, publicity volunteer, 1995-1996
• Hawaii State PTA, centennial celebration public relations volunteer leader, 1995-1997
• And a few more

Publications

• Environmental Public Relations: A Primer on the Hottest Growth Area of the '90s, August 1990, Professional Communications
• Recycling and Environmental Attitudes: A Survey of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Field Leadership. November 1993, report for PRSA Environment Section
• Environmental Policy in Hawaii Corporations: A Survey of 'Hawaii Business' Magazine's 1992 'Top 250' Corporations, November 1993, white paper for PRSA-Hawaii Chapter
• U.S. Corporate Environmental Policy: Philosophy vs. Practice at the Dawn of a New Millennium, April 1995, annual conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, Redondo Beach, California. Abridged version appeared in Business Research Yearbook: Global Business Perspectives,; volume II, 1995, Abbass F. Alkhafaji, ed
• Environmental Public Relations and the PRSA Code of Ethics, October 1995, annual conference of the Public Relations Society of America Environment Section. Also presented in April 1996, annual conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, Rockville, Maryland. Abridged version appeared in Business Research Yearbook: A Strategic Approach to Globalization Through Technology and Diversity, volume III, 1996, Jerry Biberman. ed.
• Public Relations Ethics 201: Challenges We Just Can't Ignore, March 29. 1996, Mega Comm '96, Honolulu, Hawaii, annual combined professional development conference of PRSA-Hawaii, Hawaii Chapter IABC (International Association for Business Communicators), Hawaii Chapter WICI (Women In Communications, Inc.), and HSHMPR (Hawaii Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations)
• And a few more

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