A longtime political aide to newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has been scooped up by the private sector. Yesterday, in an email sent to friends, Mira Oreck announced she's been hired as a senior account manager with communications firm Hoggan and Associates Inc. The firm's president, Jim Hoggan, recently - according to Vancouver Magazine's Frances Bula - "helped plan the roll-out of the Villegate media briefing."
Ms. Oreck was Mr. Robertson's campaign coordinator during his successful 2005 provincial election bid in Vancouver-Fairview and subsequently his constituency assistant. She was also Mr. Robertson's handler during his race to win the Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination and the recent civic election. Ms. Oreck, the Canadian Jewish Congress's former British Columbia director, is the second Visionista to have been hired by a public affairs cosultancy in as many weeks, the first being civic association executive member Marcella Munro. The following is a complete copy of her aforementioned email.
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From: Mira Oreck
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:10:01 -0800
Subject: Hoggan and Associates
Dear Friends,
I'm writing to let you know that I've started a new position as a Senior Account Manager at Hoggan and Associates.
I'm very excited about this new opportunity. Hoggan and Associates is a corporate communications firm that provides communications solutions and strategic advice to publicly traded companies, private start-ups, public institutions and individuals. I will be handling a wide range of public relations files.
You can find more information on Hoggan and Associates at www.hoggan.com and on our related blog: www.desmogblog.com.
I look forward to being in touch.
All the best,
Mira
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