N. Richard Lewis
CEO, Lewis & Associates

Dick Lewis is the founder and CEO of Lewis & Associates, now in its fifth decade as a public relations/advertising agency which provides a wide array of corporate development, marketing communications and graphics services to clients engaged in B2B and B2C businesses.

The firm has been recognized as one of the spearheading forces in the development of integrated marketing communications, which currently include public relations, advertising, online marketing and social media communications.

Over the years Dick and his firm have represented such large and small clients as Home Savings of America, Spice Islands, Lewis Homes, Grubb & Ellis, The Buckley School, Price Waterhouse, Coopers and Lybrand, numerous law firms and several leading architectural and construction firms including Turner Construction, Kajima International and Killefer Flammang Architects.

His firm introduced smoke detectors and low-flush toilets to America and created the image-building programs for the iconic Fox Plaza in Century City, Big Canyon in Orange County, and more than 50 other real estate residential and commercial developments.

Client experience also includes the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, Western Wall Covering Association and numerous building products.

On the personal side, Lewis has a reputation for being compellingly direct. He strongly believes no individual or firm knows everything and every industry. "If we can't help you, we'll tell you right up front," the firm's website states. Clients and media contacts attest to his firm's emphasis on professionalism, integrity and forthrightness. Lewis' creativity is reflected in numerous awards.

Over the years, the firm has won some 25 awards for public relations, advertising and graphics from the Public Relations Society of America, the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and the Sales and Marketing Council of the Building Industry Association of California.

Dick is the only PR professional to win the SMPS Leonardo Award as Outstanding Professional of the Year. He is a former chair of the Dean's Forum of the UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning and former communications chair of the Urban Land Institute Los Angeles chapter He is also an active supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project.

A graduate of Ohio University, Dick, a former decorated Army artillery officer, started his career as a newspaper reporter.

Kyrian Corona
Managing Director, Social Media

Kyrian Corona is an award-winning communications strategist with over 20 years experience in the B2B and B2C arena. Her expertise includes public relations, social media, marketing and arts management. She began her career at Lewis & Associates, a top Los Angeles public relations and advertising agency, where she worked on accounts ranging from high-profile commercial and residential real estate projects to professional services.

She later started her own consulting business, specializing in fashion, food, entertainment, healthcare and wellness. Over the years, she worked with national and international clients such as IHOP, Replay Jeans, Playboy Footwear and The Russian Magazine in conjunction with the City of Moscow. She has produced Red Carpet events for Oscar Week and worked with award-winning filmmakers at Sundance, Toronto and other film festivals.

Experience in healthcare and wellness include Dr. Neel Anand, a spine surgeon at Cedars Sinai; Dr. Bill Releford (founder of the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation); Dr. Steven Mulholland, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Canada;Solana Med Spas, Mary Grover, MA, voice and speech pathologist; and Veinwave, USA.

Other client experience centers on authors, including New York Times best-selling authors to Telly Award winning DVD producers, Harvard MBAs and Vanderbilt University MDs.

Kyrian's education melds her two passions in life: writing and music. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a major in Philosophy and Intellectual History. She later studied Piano Performance at California State University, Long Beach; Film Scoring at UCLA Extension; and Music Composition at Pierce College.

Kyrian has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes.com, AllBusiness.com, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Readers Digest.. She is president of the Burbank Chorale, one of the oldest performing arts groups in the State of California. She is also on the Board of the St. Francis de Sales Choir, under the direction of Jeannine Wagner, daughter of the world-renowned Roger Wagner. She resides in Studio City and is a member of the Studio City Neighborhood Council Bylaws Committee.