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GCI Group Welcomes Four New Members to its Team

November 19, 2009 | gci news

GCI Continues to Grow Its Consumer, Technology and Public Affairs Practices

Leading public relations agency GCI Group announced today that four new full-time members have been added to their expanding team. Shelley Fremont and Maggie MacLellan come to GCI’s Toronto office as new Consumer Account Coordinators; Daniel Dufort joins the Ottawa office as a Senior Consultant with the Public Affairs team and Julia Perreria come to GCI’s Toronto office as a Technology Consultant.

“We are delighted to welcome these new team members as our business continues to expand,” says Marion MacKenzie, President of GCI Group. “This year GCI’s proposition particularly resonated with the introduction of our public affairs offering and the deepening of our social media credentials. As many businesses continue to move forward from a demanding economic year, so too does GCI relish the opportunity to develop.”

MacLellan comes to GCI after attending the Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, where she received her postgraduate diploma in Public Relations. In addition to this, MacLellan attended the University of Western Ontario where she graduated with an Honours B.A. in Media, Information and Technoculture. She comes to GCI from CTV, where she previously worked at The Comedy Network and SPACE.

Fremont comes to GCI from Public Relations firm DDB, where she aided in coordinating events for the Beaches International Jazz Festival and Moet Hennessy. Fremont holds a postgraduate diploma from Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning. She’s also a graduate from the University of Western Ontario (B.A.).

Dufort joins GCI Group with experience in political Public Affairs. Dufort has worked with the National Caucus Chair of the Conservative Party and has also been involved with political causes and campaigns at both a provincial and federal level. He attended Laval University and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).

Perreira comes to GCI Group from Strategic/Ampersand where she worked on Nikon and Sony BCS. Prior to that, she was part of the Marketing Department at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Julia is a graduate of Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, where she received her postgraduate certificate in Public Relations.