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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Swin, Rikki, 1947-
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Description area
Dates of existence
1947-
History
Rikki Swin was born in Chicago in 1947. An expert in polymer construction and design, she started Tec Air, Inc. in 1970, an American manufacturing business specializing in plastic injection moulding. This business grew to annual revenues of US$20,000,000 and, in 1999, she sold the business. Using the resources available to her, she founded the Rikki Swin Institute (RSI) in 2001. Her volunteerism has included work with the Land Conservancy of BC, Coats for Kids, PEERS (Prostitutes Empowerment Education and Resources Society), the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and the Art in Bloom Committee of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Rikki Swin has lived in Victoria, BC, Canada, and currently resides on San Juan Island, Washington, USA.