Former Rob Ford Campaigner Signs on as Campaign Strategy Manager for 2014 Toronto Mayor Candidate Dewitt Lee III
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| Dewitt Lee III |
(Toronto, ON- March 5, 2013)- 2010 Toronto Mayoral candidate Dewitt Lee III, has appointed Tiffany Ford, a young community leader and former campaigner from Rob Ford's winning bid for Mayor as a senior member of his campaign strategy advisers.
In 2010, Mr. Lee joined the mayoral race 7 months into the campaign and long after the front runners were established, he broke through the clutter of candidates and finished 12th out of 55 competitors.
"During 2010 we were focused on running an efficient and effective campaign, to make sure we didn't do anything that would jeopardize our ability to run again," explains Lee III.No longer new to the experience and with a much larger and diverse support team, Lee feels much more comfortable in focusing on the message of hope, prosperity and transparency from all city run organizations.
Mr. Lee choice of Tiffany Ford, a young ambitious community member into his 2014 campaign strategy team is evidence that he wants the youth to feel involved, engaged and responsible for their city by giving them an opportunity.
"This campaign will change the attitude of people in Toronto about their role in government. We will empower our diverse citizens from all corners of the city to get engaged and become the change we would like to see."Tiffany Ford is a marketing communications strategist, crisis management consultant, speaker and founder of Ford Publicity ( www.fordpublicity.com ). Born and raised in Jane and Finch, her community leadership initiatives includes her keynote address "Beyond at Risk", which is targeted to empowering marginalized youth. Her recent experience working with Rob Ford's winning 2010 mayoral campaign was brief but effective and discussed on her blog: www.olivia-pope.com. She has had multiple experience working for political campaigns for city council candidates in the cities of Toronto and Atlanta.
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