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Rich Atkins, Ed.D.

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Rich Atkins, Ed.D. is the Director of Improving Communications UK, a provider of Learning & Development services such as: Public Speaking, Customer Service, Leadership, Selling Skills, and Staff Development.

Since 2007, Rich has been a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Additionally, Dr. Atkins is a certified faculty member of the American Management Association (AMA) and a  Vistage-certified speaker.

Rich is a frequent presenter on MEDIA TERRORISM™ and has appeared on television as an expert on the subject. He has also been quoted in various newspaper and magazine articles. In the past, his  doctoral dissertation on canine learning styles was featured in an article titled “One Size Does Not Fit All” in the March 2006 issue of  Dog Fancy Magazine.

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Dr. Atkins’s other interests include: motorcycling (120K+ miles), cigars, cheese, theater, genealogical research (12 generations of family tree so far…), and music (electric bass guitar and the Chapman Stick Touchboard). His travel destinations have included most of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey.

Rich has had many travelogue articles published in BMW Owners News. He has interviewed and written about numerous celebrity personalities including Jay Leno, Billy Joel, Neil Peart, Matt Scannell, Jacob Slichter, Arnold McCuller, Kasim Sulton, Leland Sklar, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess, Pat Mastelotto, Carl Palmer, and Steve Morse.

Richard J Atkins lives in New York with his wife Patricia, children Ciara and Robert, and their dog, Roxy. The Atkins Family’s first dog, Casey was one of the pets used to provide comfort and solace to survivors at the Family Center for victims of the World Trade Center attack.

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