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PANEL MODERATOR FOR ABORIGINAL MUSIC PROGRAM (January 2011) -- RoseAnna loves to share her knowledge of publicity and media relations, and is often called upon to faciliate media forums. She has been asked to moderate several sessions for Manitoba Music's Aboriginal Music Program, and enjoys interacting with the many musicians who come out and take part in the panel discussions.

PANEL MODERATOR FOR FILM & TV INDUSTRY SESSION (November 2010) -- On Screen Manitoba held another All Access Forum, which explores television and interactive digital media. RoseAnna was asked to moderate a panel called Online Content: Principal or Co-star? and was proud to be part of this great industry event.

MEN WITH BROOMS... AND GOLD MEDALS! (July 2010) --- The cast and crew of Men With Brooms were thrilled to meet one of Canada's greatest curlers. Kevin Martin was on-set for a day to shoot some scenes for the series, and was gracious to pose for photos with his Olympic Gold Medal. Curling fans lined up to have their picture taken with Mr. Martin, including a very happy publicist.

GOLFING AROUND MANITOBA (May 2010) --- RoseAnna is thrilled to be appointed Travel Manitoba's golf blogger. Her task this past summer was to travel each week to a different Manitoba golf course, play it, and review the course in her blog called The Back Nine.

WORKSHOPS ON TRAVEL WRITING (April 2010) --- The tourism office in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, invited RoseAnna to deliver two travel writing workshops at the Riverland Tourism Conference. Then it was on to beautiful Detroit Lakes for a little rest and relaxation.

ROSEANNA SCHICK 'ON THE NIGHT TABLE' (March 2010) --- When not working for her many clients, one of RoseAnna's favourite things is reading. That's why her friend Morley Walker at the Winnipeg Free Press chose her for one of his On The Night Table features. Check out the article to find out what RoseAnna was reading at the time, including the most excellent book Paddle to the Amazon.

PANELS FOR MANITOBA'S ARTS & MUSIC COMMUNITIES (March 2010) - -- ACI Manitoba asked RoseAnna to deliver and moderate a ‘lunch-and-learn’ panel called Promotion Through Publicity for the ACI membership. She also moderated an Aboriginal Music & Media Forum for Manitoba Music’s Aboriginal Music Program.

GUEST PANELIST AT CWC EVENT (February 2010) --- RoseAnna was invited to be a panelist at the Canadian Women in Communications' Risktakers panel, along with other esteemed guests Larry Updike, Shelly Glover, and Georges Beaudry. RoseAnna spoke from the perspective of an entrepreneur who believes that, if you love what you do, and are driven by passion, then risks are definitely worth taking. Because the rewards can be even better than you had hoped!

RAS SHARES INSIGHTS ON MANITOBA'S #1 RADIO STATION (December 2009) --- Radio host Laurie Langcastor invited RoseAnna to join her live on CJOB's The Drive. The topic of discussion were the latest entertainment scandals involving Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen, and why each one was garnering a different level of public interest. RoseAnna provided her unique point of view as an entertainment publicist.

JURY TO HER PEERS (November 2009) --- The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) asked RoseAnna to be a member of their jury for the 2009 Showcase Awards. She gladly took up the challenge of jurying the non-fiction categories. You can find out more about the awards, the nominees, winners, and jury members here.

'IN THE KNOW' ABOUT MUSIC & FILM (September 2009) --- RoseAnna was selected as a panelist at the Western Canadian Music Awards conference, sharing her knowledge and know-how about networking in the music industry. She was also selected to moderate two panels about music in film, co-presented by Manitoba Music and Film Training Manitoba, featuring industry professionals considered experts on the subject. With RoseAnna's background in both the music and film industries, she was a natural choice for moderator.

RAS VENTURES INTO WORLD OF BOOK PUBLISHING (August 2009) --- A popular book publisher has contracted RAS Creative to provide publicity and promotion services for a well-known Canadian author. Being a writer herself, RoseAnna is particularly interested in learning all about the world of book publishing, with hopes that one day she'll launch her own books.

TWO THUMBS UP! (July 2009) --- While working as unit publicist on Keep Your Head Up Kid:  The Don Cherry Story, RoseAnna got to meet the man himself. As part of her job, she had the pleasure of conducting a one-on-one behind-the-scenes interview with Mr. Cherry for DVD special features. Oh how she loves her work!

FEATURED MEMBER OF ACI MANITOBA (June 2009) --- ACI Manitoba selected RoseAnna Schick as featured member for the month of June. With a vast membership of professionals spanning the arts, culture and entertainment industries in Manitoba, RoseAnna was very honoured to be chosen. Check out her ACI Manitoba profile at www.creativemanitoba.ca.

RAS CREATIVE CELEBRATES FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY (May 2009) --- Time flies when you love what you do! RAS Creative is proud to be celebrating five years of full-time operations in May 2009. RoseAnna first started the company as a part-time hobby in 1995 after graduating from Red River College, before turning it into a successful full-time venture in 2004. Thank you to everyone who has supported, encouraged, inspired, assisted, referred, recommended, and been there through the past five years... it's all been possible because of you!

WINE LABEL FEATURES A FAMILIAR FACE (December 2008) --- Wine lovers from Winnipeg may recognize the face on a new brand of wine. SmileVino hit the shelves this Christmas, and features 12 different women on 12 different labels. RoseAnna, who was hired by SmileVino to set up various scenarios and capture the label images, did double duty as a 'model' on the label dubbed 'challenge'. You can find her smiling face in liquor stores around Winnipeg and in the US. Check out the back of the label, too, for the photo that also features her good friend Bernice Sharples. Look for RoseAnna's label at www.smilevino.com.

BACK TO THE MUSIC (August 2008) --- RoseAnna is proud to be taking on artist management duties for Serena Postel, a talented musician from Winnipeg. RoseAnna and Serena met a year ago through a mutual friend, and unofficially began working together a few months later. In June 2008 they traveled to the North-by-Northeast conference in Toronto, where Serena showcased and made her first impressions on the music industry. With Serena's limitless talent and RoseAnna's innovative ideas, the sky's the limit for this blossoming music career.

RAS GOES TO TIFF (September 2007) --- An avid traveler, RoseAnna jumped at the chance to travel to the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival to assist with media relations for the world premiere of The Stone Angel. She also conducted an onsite inteview with the extraordinary and legendary Ellen Burstyn.

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARTICLE ABOUT LOVE FOR ROWING (August 2007) --- The Winnipeg Free Press featured an article about RoseAnna as a member of the Winnipeg Rowing Club. Committed to active living, rowing is one sport she trains for. Row, row, row your boat to a full-body work-out...

HONOURED WITH AWARD NOMINATION (April 2007) --- The Women Business Owners of Manitoba recognized RoseAnna with a nomination for the 2007 Manitoba Women Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. RoseAnna would like to personally thank everyone who provided her with letters of recommendation.

RED RIVER COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI (September 2006) --- Red River College's Distinction Magazine featured an article about RoseAnna being a Creative Communications' graduate, and the success of her company RAS Creative. All-around one woman show

COMMUNITY CURIOSITY ABOUT HER QUEST (June 2006) --- The Lac du Bonnet Leader wrote an article about RoseAnna's very entertaining Quest for the Bay presentation for their community council's anniversary celebration. A great challenge for reality TV star