Alicia Evans presents 'The Living Room Experience: Where Meaningful Chats Change Lives'
to focus on the future of Diversity and Public Relations.

(AANEWSWIRE)New York: New York's Black Public Relations Society and its president Alicia Evans, president of Total Image Communications, Inc, will participate in the UnityFirst.com Business World Summit on September 23-24, 2005 in New York City. Evans will lead her signature, "The Living Room Experience: Where Meaningful Chats Change Lives" --an interactive, in-studio presentation to focus on the changing dynamics and trends in marketing and public relations. The session will be held on Friday, September 23 (8:30am - 9:45 am) at the Hilton Hotel (Call 413-734-6444 for tickets or send email to: info@unityfirst.com ).

Summit participants who attend Evans' presentation will hear from several experts, including members of the Black Public Relations Society of New York, as well as Juliette Mayers, Director of Sales Planning at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, who will share the newest diversity trends in the public relations industry and information related to the future of multicultural marketing.

Alicia Evans says, "Now is the time to experience first-hand one of the most engaging forums, "The Living Room Experience". This interactive session allows for exploring the world of public relations with the industry's top PR leaders in a captivating gathering designed to help your business or agency move beyond media barriers across both diverse and mainstream communities. I want attendees to meet top PR practitioners and understand how the promise, challenge and changes in this industry may affect your bottom line. The forum is designed to help you identify ways to reach ultimate success and long term visibility in this multicultural marketplace."

Alicia Evans, President of the New York's Black Public Relations Society and also president of Total Image Communications is a dynamic public relations consultant with a 15+ year track record in the industry. Most recently, she was vice president of diversity division for the New York's Lippe Taylor agency where her dynamic consultation garnered the Procter & Gamble's Pantene Relaxed & Natural account targeting African American women. Her work at the agency was also instrumental in securing several other key accounts.

Evans' firm Total Image Communication has managed top clients from the United States Conference of Mayors to African American hair care legend Dr. Willie Morrow who formulated the famed "curl" product and his daughter, Cheryl Morrow who is currently on tour with the family's famed hair care exhibit on behalf of Pantene. In addition, she hassupervised PR campaigns for a long list of clients including the Apollo Theater, Dunkin' Donuts, Ortho McNeil, Ford Motor Company, Maybelline, the United Nations and others. She currently handles speaking engagements for actor Charles "ROC" Dutton

Ms. Evans is also a major contributor in the college textbook, PR for NonProfits, published this Spring and "The Practice of Power: Finding Success in a Diverse World."

UnityFirst.com/African American Newswire is one of the top multicultural news services reaching some 1.5 million people of color in the U.S. and beyond and some 4,000+ members of the diverse press. The UnityFirst.com Business World Summit will bring together people, corporations and diverse businesses to focus on new success. With the theme, "New Information, New Success in Diversity and Business," this interactive Summit is designed to really move attendees from ideas to action -- as they seek bottom line success and increased effectiveness in their businesses, collaborations, knowledge-sharing and wealth-building. Network...Meet new customers....Do Business

For more information, contact: Janine Fondon, via email: jfondon@unityfirst.com or via phone, (413) 734-6444.