Nancy Lesic, Principal
A former journalist and press secretary, Nancy works with a diverse array of clients providing media relations, government relations, issues management, strategic counsel, community engagement, event planning and other communications services. She has worked on a long list of highly visible projects including the $500 million Flats East Bank project, the Cuyahoga Riverfront Master Plan, Cuyahoga County government transition, education reform, the rebranding of a major bank in its Midwest footprint, improvements at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse and the makeover of Progressive Field.
She has also worked on a number of statewide initiatives including communications efforts on behalf of The Pew Charitable Trusts to reform Ohio’s highest-in-the-nation payday lending rates. The bill, which many said was DOA due to the deep pockets of the payday lending industry and its army of lobbyists, was passed. Nancy and the firm secured significant and positive media coverage, and just about every Ohio daily newspaper exerted extreme pressure on the Ohio legislature to approve the reforms – some more than once.
From 1994 to 2000, Nancy served as press secretary to Cleveland Mayor Michael White. She directed communications for the nationally heralded campaign to bring NFL football back to Cleveland. A member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2000, Nancy holds a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University, where she studied political science and economics. She began her career as a journalist for the Lake County News-Herald. She splits her time between Cleveland and Akron.
Contact Nancy:
216.392.9634