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Brad Lander Announces First Round of Hires to Mayoral Campaign Team

NEW YORK, NY — Brad Lander announced today the first round of hires to his campaign team for Mayor of New York City. The team includes a diverse mix of longtime and new staff members, who bring deep expertise in city politics and in their respective fields.  

The campaign is excited to announce: 

  • Alison Hirsh, Campaign Manager: former Chief Strategy Officer for NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Senior Advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senior Advisor to Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign, Vice President and Political Director SEIU 32BJ

  • Rebecca Rodriguez, Deputy Campaign Manager: former Campaign Manager for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, and Council Member Tiffany Cabán, Consultant and Advisor to MWBE, One Fair Wage, and many advocacy campaigns

  • Nora Brickner, Senior Advisor: former Deputy Campaign Director for Yes on NY Prop 1, Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager for City Council Member Shahana Hanif

  • Amy Sananman, Policy Director: former Senior Advisor to Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign, Groundswell Executive Director, Senior Advisor to the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Chief Impact and Strategy Officer for United Way of New York City

  • Dora Pekec, Communications Director: former National (and prev. New York) Press Secretary for House Majority PAC, Campaign Manager for Chicago City Council race, Senior Research Associate for JB Pritzker’s re-elect campaign, EMILYs List alum

  • Kat Capossela, Press Secretary: former Senior Press Officer for NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Communications Director for NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Associate at SKDK, Scheduler for Lucy Lang’s DA campaign

  • Sophie Ota, Digital Director: former Digital Director for NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Digital Director for Fetterman for U.S. Senate, Grassroots Fundraising and Digital Content Manager for Warren for President, Digital Writer for Warren for U.S. Senate

  • Jaime Lopez, Digital Organizing Director: former Digital Coalitions Director at Harris for President, Digital Director for For Our Future Action Fund, Social Media & Audience Engagement Director for Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team, Regional Digital Organizing Director, Biden for President, ACLU social team

Consulting Team

  • BerlinRosen, Paid Media 

  • Global Strategy Group, Research

  • Zeff Media, Communications 

  • Jenny Galvin, Finance

Additional hires will be announced in the coming weeks.  

All press inquiries can be directed to Dora Pekec at dora@landerfornyc.com or 919-525-8949. 

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Team Lander