Patrice Dickey is the founder and owner of PD Communications, a successful public relations consulting firm from which she transitioned in 2005. Former clients include British Airways, some of the world's top surgeons, health and wellness clients, and other high caliber, high profile organizations.

An award-winning educator of adults, Ms. Dickey is an author, speaker and entrepreneur. Her inspirational book BACK TO THE GARDEN: Getting from Shadow to Joy published in 2006, has won five awards in inspirational/ spiritual categories, including a Writers Digest honorable mention and a first prize for non-fiction. She has dedicated herself to serving others as a spiritual course leader and Registered Corporate Coach. For 15 years she was one of fewer than ten female Dale Carnegie Sales Training instructors in the world, consistently receiving outstanding ratings in Motorola University surveys.

Ms. Dickey is in demand as a speaker for corporate workshops and keynotes on Manifesting Your Vision and Influence Made Easy. Since 1999 she has been an instructor at Emory University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, teaching “Get the Life You Love” and “Yogativity™: Yoga to Tap Your Creativity.” She has been a Registered Yoga Teacher since 2003.

An honors graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communications, she regularly contributes articles to national and regional publications on wellness, health and top destination spas. In addition, she represents a botanical skin care and nutrition line.