About David Ormsby
For more than 18 years, David Ormsby has developed and executed public relations campaigns in Illinois for government
officials, political candidates, non-profits, trade associations, and private business. He has a long and successful record
of helping organizations and individuals achieve their public relations goals. David founded David
Ormsby Public Relations Illinois, a sole proprietorship, on June 1, 1998.
David
earned a BA in political science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1984; a MA in public policy analysis
from the University of Illinois, Chicago in 1991; and achieved a Ph.D. A.B.D. in public policy analysis from the University
of Illinois, Chicago in 1992.
Prior to establishing his Illinois public relations consulting practice
in 1998, starting in 1990, David served as press secretary to State Rep. Ellis Levin (D-Chicago), press secretary to the Democratic
Party of Illinois, press secretary to Cook County Board President Democratic Candidate Aurelia Pucinski; served on the Issues
Development Staff of the Illinois House of Representatives & Illinois House Democratic Campaign Committee of Speaker Michael
J. Madigan, and as a public information officer for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's Office of Workforce Development.
During
his years at the Democratic Party of Illinois and the Illinois House Democratic Campaign Committee, David worked on dozens
of campaigns throughout Illinois, focusing on direct mail communications and news media relations. David brings this deep
public relations experience and 21st Century public relations skills and capabilities to his practice and clients today.
David,
born on May 4, 1962, resides in Chicago and Fuerteventura, Spain.
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