Established in January 2007

Driven by a passion for the arts, a background in music, dance, drama, and an education in Journalism & Mass Communications,  Jasmine Rios, the founder of Mina Communications, established a private consulting business to create a tangible outlet for exercising her skills in these various areas of expertise.  Rios's training/education includes study with the Performing Arts Workshop (PAW) at Fort Mason in SF, the SF School of the Arts high school, San Francisco Ballet, and San Jose State University. Her professional background includes experience in... ALTERNATIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING services in sales and traffic coordination  ADVERTISING AGENCY services in media buying, account management, copywriting, production management, and traffic coordination BOOK PUBLISHING business services in manuscript generation, international business coorespondence and project coordination, media buying, creative direction, and production management DANCE COMPANY business operation services in group sales program development & management, public relations, copywriting, grant writing, media buying, and ticketing administration GRANT WRITING  Acquired grants from Sempra Energy, The California Arts Council, Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, and JPMorgan Chase FREELANCE WRITING with Dancer Magazine, ExploreDance.com, Dance San Diego Magazine,  San Diego Performer Magazine, SanDiegoRestaurants.com, SanFranciscoRestaurants.com, LasVegasRestaurants.com, the American Chronical, and the Espresso Newspaper  TALENT SCOUTING for casting/performance opportunities PANEL JUDGING for scholarship opportunities ARTS INITIATIVE AND CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT for August Dance Awareness Month 2008 . The campaign events included: "Sweet Charity" film presentation with dance performance pre-show. Featured dance advocacy lecture by celebrity guest artist, Nick Drago, of Bravo TV's "Step It Up & Dance." "The Red Shoes" film presentation with dance performance pre-show and silent auction Consultant/Proprietor, Jasmine Rios. The name "MINA" is pronounced MEE-nah.   Mina is short for Jasmina and Yasmina.   Mina Murray Harker is a character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.      In British English, it means Strong Willed Warrior.    In old German, it means love and resolute protector.     In Nepalese, it means precious.   In India, it means beautiful eyes.   In Hindu Mythology, it is the name of the daughter of the Goddess Usha and the daughter of the God Kubera. Mina with Count Vladislaus Dracula Dracula (1931) Bela Lugosi & Helen Chandler