Lynn Hinkle

Experience

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  Hinkle Agency

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1995

  President

  Full service advertising, marketing and public relations firm with clients in a number of sectors, including hospitality, banking, health care, assisted living and retirement, government, tourism, and political media management.

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  Women of the World, Inc.

  Jan 1993 - now

  Founder and President

  NGO. Leadership development and training for women to encourage participation in emerging democracies worldwide. Trainings conducted in Russia, Ukraine, and for Native American and Hispanic women in the US.

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  ASTRA Enterprises, Inc.

  Jan 1995 - now

  President of Astra Enterprises Inc | Public Relations | Marketing | Political Media | Green Jobs

  I am the founder and President of ASTRA Enterprises in Kansas City, Missouri, and have more than 30 years experience in marketing, public relations, advertising and public involvement. I have been a small business owner since 1985, and my clientele includes the region’s largest financial institutions, engineering firms, and government agencies. As a professional communicator I have trained women candidates in the United States, Russia and Ukraine, working with corporate funders and USAID. My public involvement expertise include guiding complex government projects to fruition through a comprehensive planning approach that includes identifying and understanding key stakeholders, actively engaging the public in a pro-active process, and communicating positively through direct and mass media channels. The 10,000 Rain Gardens initiative created by ASTRA has received national recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities.Some of my major projects include: The 10,000 Rain Gardens InitiativeKansas City Sprint CenterKCI Terminal Improvement ProjectNegro Leagues Baseball Museum National USPS Stamp ReleaseClimate Sustainability Center Green Solutions for Overflow Control PlanEPA Web-castFaces of Change exhibition at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Show less