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John (Chris) Skinner

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John (Chris) Christopher Skinner

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Date of Birth: 25-12-1940 Place of Birth: England

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Chairman: PRISA Accreditation Committee; He acts in an advisory capacity to the Durban University of Technology (DUT).; His consultancy work during 2005 involved special assignments for the Law Society of South Africa and Enforce Security who are the largest privately owned security organisation in South Africa.; Has recently been involved with WESSA helping to run the Educational Resource Centre at Umbogavango, south of Durban. He will be organising in-house training programmes for the Peermont Global Hotels and Resorts group.;

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Africa Coordinator Rotary Image Resource Group - Rotary International, Durban: (2008 - present)

Manager - Umbogavango Educational Resource Centre,WESSA, Amanzimtoti: (2006 - present)

Education and Training Adviser - Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA), Durban: (2005 - present)

PR Consultant - East and Southern African Management Institute, Durban: (2005 - present)

Fellow - Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa, South Africa: (2000 - present)

CEO - Interfile Services PR Consultancy, Durban: (1975 - present)

CEO - Interfile Services, South Africa: (1975 - present)

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District Governor - KwaZulu-Natal Rotary International, Durban: (2003 - 2004)

Past Chairman - PRISA Accreditation Committee, South Africa: (2000 - 2008)

Divisional Manager: Public Relations & PR Consultant - KwaZulu Finance and Investment Corporation (now Ithala), Durban: (1987 - 1995)

Director of Information and Public Affairs - University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: (1984 - 1987)

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Diploma - Cambridge University: Certificate in Education (1964); Education

Qualification - Joint Matriculation Board, UK: Nine Ordinary and five Advanced level subjects (1960)

Degree - University of Cambridge: BA and Masters (1963 and 1967)

Degree - University of Zululand: Masters (2004)

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Designed a new communication skills course for the Faculty of Management for students studying IS&T

Appointed the Coordinator for Africa for Rotary International Image Management Resource Group

Revised the Disaster Management book published by Oxford University Press in 2005 and researching the field of crisis communication for a doctoral study through the Department of Information Systems and Technology at the University of KwaZulu Natal

Written a new Guide on Protocol and Etiquette for the practising PR consultant

Completed 8th edition of the Handbook of Public Relations in 2007.Handbook now in its 25th year of publication

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Local Heroes award for service to nature conservation and the environment - Nedbank: Amanzimtoti

Book - Interfile Services: (2003); Author

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Book - Interfile Services: (2004); Author

Book - OUP: (2005); Co-author

Book - OUP 8th edition: (2007); Co author

Book - Interfile Services: (2008); Co author

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Fellow - PRISA Southern Africa: (2000)

Deputy Chairman - Athlone Park Civic Association: Durban (2007)

Manager Educational Resource Centre - WESSA: Amanzimtoti (2006)

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