MIAMI, Fla. — Today, Mercury announced a new addition to their Florida public affairs team, Danielle Alvarez, who is joining the team as Vice President. A Florida native with diverse and extensive experience in the culture and politics of the Sunshine State, Danielle will advance the ongoing expansion of Mercury and help build out the Florida team.
“Mercury continues to build Florida’s premier, bipartisan public affairs firm and Danielle brings a combination of communications and political experience that will be an asset to our team in the Sunshine State,” said Mercury CEO and founding partner Kieran Mahoney. “We’re excited about our growth and thrilled to add Danielle to our team of talented professionals.”
“Mercury has created an expert team and I am thrilled to be joining such an outstanding group of people in my home state,” said Danielle Alvarez. “I look forward to utilizing my expertise to provide successful outcomes for our clients.”
Danielle is a seasoned strategist and brings years of experience in communications, government relations, event execution, coalition building and grassroots mobilization. Most recently, Danielle served as the Director of External affairs at Enterprise Florida, Florida’s primary organization devoted to statewide economic development. She previously served as the Press Secretary for Florida Lt. Governor Carlos López-Cantera, where she managed all communication for the Lt. Governor in both English and Spanish. During the 2014 election cycle, Danielle was the Statewide Events Coordinator for the successful re-election campaign of Governor Rick Scott.
Mercury, a national bipartisan public strategy firm, first launched a Florida office in 2013. The company is led by Mercury founding partner Kieran Mahoney, with leadership of Managing Director, Ashley Walker.
“Mercury continues to put together the state’s most talented team of public affairs professionals,” said Ashley Walker, Managing Director at Florida. “Danielle has proven her ability to execute strategic communications and political tactics to achieve results and we are excited to bring her experience and knowledge to our growing team.”
About Mercury
Mercury is a high-stakes, bipartisan public strategy firm. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes federal government relations, international affairs, digital influence, public opinion research, media strategy and a bipartisan grassroots mobilization network in all 50 states. Our firm is not just led by top talent — we distinguish ourselves by having senior talent deeply engaged in each project from start to finish, a promise we keep to clients. The firm has an established global presence, with U.S. offices in Washington, DC, New York, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and North Carolina, and international offices in London and Mexico City.
Mercury is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. Omnicom is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.