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Q: What is one thing you wish you knew how to do?

A: Travel internationally with only a carry-on suitcase. No matter how hard I try, I just haven’t been able to master the art of packing light.

Likes: Traveling / Summer / Sleeping

Dislikes: Birds / Grocery shopping / Pumping gas

Rhiannon Hendrickson

Founder + Senior PR Consultant

Rhiannon Hendrickson is the founder of Orapin and a seasoned communications professional with diverse skills in strategic public relations and marketing. She founded the company based on her personal desire to do work that she loves for purpose-driven brands and leaders who are doing work that matters. She has worked with for-profit and nonprofit organizations of all sizes to develop memorable and effective communications programs that generate awareness, engagement, and, ultimately, support for brands that are making a meaningful impact.

Rhiannon leads business development efforts and serves as director of account strategy and support. She is dedicated to serving each client in whatever way possible and helping them generate awareness about the work they’re doing, leading to increased income and impact. Ultimately, Rhiannon believes in business as a force for good and is passionate about helping purpose-driven brands thrive.

Before founding Orapin, Rhiannon’s career path included serving as an account director at Big Fish Marketing, working as a publicist at Starz Entertainment, and leading the communications efforts for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. Rhiannon has worked within various sectors, including small businesses, non-profits, arts and entertainment, education, government, consumer products, restaurants, retail, and B2B professional services.

Rhiannon currently serves on the board for Florence Crittenton Services and is a former board member of Reach Out and Read Colorado and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rocky Mountain Chapter. She was previously a member of SVP Denver, where she offered pro-bono consulting to local nonprofits, as well as B:CIVIC, Social Enterprise Alliance, Colorado Nonprofit Association, Mile High Business Alliance, and the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). She earned an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Technical Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations from Colorado State University.

She lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with her husband, two children, and dog.