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Lina Broydo of STAR PR, Public Relations & Marketing consulting company in Los Altos Hills, CA joined the Fresh Dialogues team this summer. Lina previously worked for 22 years as the Director of Public Relations at The Fairmont San Jose and prior to that, she headed Executive Sports, Inc., a Public Relations and Sports Promotions company representing a number of corporations, the sports celebrities Joe Montana, Dwight Clark, Russ Francis; as well as international sport teams from the former Soviet Union. In her new consulting position, Lina will be raising the profile of the Fresh Dialogues online and TV show; and creating public relations, marketing and the sponsorships programs. Contact Lina at lina.star_pr@sbcglobal.net.

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Alison van Diggelen appeared on MSNBC, Dr. Nancy Show August 2009

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Newsmaker interview with Paul Krugman launches Fresh Dialogues on Huffington Post. Personal invitation follows from Arianna Huffington to cross-post and blog for the most linked to blog on the internet, December 2009.

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Front page story in The Mercury News, Business Section, July 3, 2009 by Mike Cassidy.

“Through preparation, determination and an irresistible charm, she’s become a one-woman media machine in Silicon Valley…Her guests? Martin Sheen, Charlie Rose, Maureen Dowd, Jack Welch and a host of Silicon Valley tech execs.”

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Featured at the Poynter Institute “One-woman media machine snags A-listers for podcasts”

Featured at Digital Journal “An interview with citizen journalist, Alison van Diggelen”

Featured at Open Salon “What kind of lofty media credentials do you need to nab interviews with…”

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Alison was interviewed by Ross McGowan on Mornings on Two, KTVU regarding her commentary, “Waiting for the IPO”

Interview on the Gary Robertson Show, BBC Radio Scotland re. Alison’s Scottish roots and her  commentaries

From Mike Cassidy’s Silicon Valley dispatches:

“Cambridge University education. Jobs in her native Scotland and in London and Paris as an international investment and real estate adviser. She and her husband would move to the United States to continue their fast-track careers…In 1994, they landed in Silicon Valley. Alison planned to find a big job in San Francisco’s financial district. And then van Diggelen discovered she was pregnant…”

KBay Radio Interview on South Bay Sunday with Sam Van Zandt to discuss Fresh Dialogues and some of the ways you can use social media to get the green message out. May 10, 2009  LINK

In 2001 Alison was nominated for a Women of Achievement Award in the Catagory of Communications.

The Herald feature: exploring Alison’s commentary on life in Silicon Valley

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“You were our first winner. One of the things I look for is a well designed site that demonstrates authority on the subject matter.” Scott Bromfield, Directory/Community Producer, Bayarea.com. Site of the Week Award, August, 2000; Site of the Year nominee, December, 2000 for Siliconmom.

“It is certainly an excellent set of pages.” Scottie, Editor of the Scottish Culture Guide at About.com