Commissioner Dr. Kelly Martinez Semrad
“Campaigns are hard. They are hard on the candidate, the family, the staff, and the volunteers who knock doors in the Florida heat. That is exactly why Lee Perry matters. She shows up ready to work and ready to help. Events, press conferences, website design, photos, canvasses, turf cutting, debates, the behind the scenes logistics that make campaigns run. Lee handles it. She is dependable, relentless, and fully committed to electing people willing to fight the good fight. Her guiding belief that people and the environment should come before profit is not just a slogan, it is how she operates every day. She rolls up her sleeves, does the work, and somehow manages to do it all with a smile.”
Representative Rita Harris- FL House District 44
“Lee is a dedicated advocate. She works hard to solve difficult problems and at the same time, she builds community. I know that whatever Lee sets her mind to do, she will do it.
Lee is an asset to any organization or to any client she works with.”
Eric Gray – CEO, Christian Service Center for the Homeless & Candidate for Florida House District 35
“Lee Perry has a rare ability to bring people together and turn emotional energy into real political momentum. She builds winning coalitions by making sure all who care about a cause have a seat at the table, and she fights relentlessly for the underdog campaigns and issues that others might overlook. If you want someone who can organize people, sharpen strategy, and help campaigns actually win, Lee is the person you want in your corner.”
Shaniqua Rose- Orlando District 5 Commissioner
“Lee does a really great job organizing, listening, and is very attentive to details.”
Carrie Black-Chief Sustainability & Resilience Officer
“Lee’s dedication and passion for environmental advocacy is inspiring. She is highly skilled in leading campaigns to educate and bring more attention to environmental issues. Her experience and insights from leading a successful environmental nonprofit for years would be an asset for any nonprofit or small business looking to thrive in Central Florida or beyond.”
Gabrielle Milch, Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, District 3- 2022-2024
“Campaign season 2021 -This was my first campaign and Lee’s help and design/branding skills made my life so much better. I enjoyed the logo which I used for my campaign signs. Her skills with social media got my name out there.
While my time as a Supervisor with the Soil and Water Board is done, Lee will be there to support and encourage me to run and keep me educated. Let her help and organize you!”
Aaron Emmanuel Lewis- Candidate for Orange County Commissioner District 7
“Lee has built a reputation for running campaigns that win, which is exactly why she was the first person I reached out to when I decided to run. She doesn’t just run campaigns, she builds winning strategies, organizes people effectively, and keeps campaigns disciplined and focused on what actually moves voters. Her leadership and strategic insight have been instrumental in building the strength and momentum of my campaign. Lee is the kind of campaign professional every serious candidate hopes to have in their corner. I strongly recommend her to anyone looking to run a competitive and successful race.”
Hannah Gutner- Legislative Director & Public Policy Strategist
“Lee does a really great job organizing, listening, and is very attentive to details.””Lee is brilliant, hardworking, and driven by a deep commitment to public service. She is a professional with incredible organizational and leadership skills.”
Craig Wilding- Data Engineer & Analyst
“I worked with Lee Perry on Carlos Guillermo Smith’s campaign in 2022. She was a great coordinator and organizer who was able to reach out over multiple social and community networks to bring people into the campaign. We worked with different organizations and activist groups each weekend covering multiple issues. She kept each group updated on the planned activities and coordinated promoting the events together.
She also has a talent for letting team members focus on what they are best at while guiding the effort overall to its goals. She is a team builder who can put together a working group of people to accomplish a goal.”
Stephanie Porta- Social Media Strategist
“Lee is incredibly driven, spirited and committed to organizing and building issue-based campaigns within frontline communities. She is a pleasure to work with and continues to give her full self even when against all odds.”
Seven Charlestin- Founder of Seeds of Pine Hills – Las Semillas
“Lee has helped my organization in multiple instances, one most notably, helping us get a website up to display all the programming that our organization offers! And not for any other reason than wanting to see our local community flourish! Also helped us organize our files and workspaces. Every organizer needs someone like Lee to help them on their way.”
Nezahaulcoytl Xiuctecutli, Ph.D – Senior Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator
“Lee has been a great strategist and campaigner on the issues we’ve worked together on, including identifying and recruiting key players and helping move issues forward.”
Jeremy Rodriguez- Campaign Manager
“Lee continues to show endless dedication and support while helping to form a data analyst team for FL campaigns. Her Leadership has brought candidates from all over FL to analyze the data in order to help provide the crucial parts of beginning steps towards successful campaigns in FL. Data has also been provided and used by FDP Chair Nikki Fried.”
Phillip Toledo- Campaign Committee Manager
“Lee is hardworking, passionate and dedicated. In her time at Orange County, she showed her commitment to the community and the environment. Her dedication to making a positive impact and her expertise in sustainability is a valuable asset to any organization.”
Kay Rawlins- Orlando City Soccer Club Founder
“Lee is passionate and hardworking and loves inspiring others to care, particularly about our environment. We’ve enjoyed working with Lee on many projects, all carried out to a high standard, she is an asset to any team.”
Wendy Oliver- Executive Director: VoLo Foundation
Who cares about climate change? Lee does! She’s an advocate for this important issue and fights towards social justice issues and climate change solutions. I met Lee years ago when she worked for a nonprofit organization called IDEAS For Us. It was fun to plant gardens in preschools and help youth learn about agriculture. Lee was in charge of the program and the org I worked with funded a few of these projects. I enjoyed working with Lee!”
Grace Castelin- World Bank Consultant
“Lee is a hardworking advocate of sustainability. I would highly recommend her for her interpersonal skills and dedication to the mission. Lee has been an absolute pleasure to work with, as she invited me to a Wake Up Wednesday/DEI rally. In advance, she thoroughly prepared me for what to anticipate, gave welcoming measures upon my arrival, and ensured that I was comfortable before speaking. Furthermore, she was an incredible star during the rally with her stellar speech, warming up the floor before I spoke–even amid a season of great despair and injustice, she was able to transform the space bringing forth a sense of optimism and hope with her wit and humor. Lee is indeed an inspiration; you can tell from a mile away that she is truly passionate about her work and will always be striving to advocate for individuals throughout the community.”
Sammy Conde- Political Campaign Leader
“Lee has been fighting hard for Central Floridians for years both as a volunteer and as a paid staffer for progressive campaigns and nonprofits. I first encountered Lee on a personal level in her role as Carlos Guillermo Smith’s campaign manager in his 2022 race for Florida House. At the time, I was a field organizer for the Florida Democratic Party who was assigned turf outside of his district, but was working directly with campaign coordination with local level races in East Orange County, FL and eventually throughout Orange County. As a campaign manager, Lee was one of the most helpful people I have worked with in order to coordinate intra-party campaign relations and went above and beyond to coordinate the efforts the campaign was making with those of the Florida Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign. To this day, she continues to have a data-driven approach, organizing efforts to bring progressive organizers together in Central Florida to plan for organizing in a way that hasn’t been institutionally supported and works hard as the Organizing Director of Florida Rising to ensure that marginalized communities, particularly working, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ Floridians and those who meet at those identities in intersectional ways. She is someone dedicated to making real change in Florida and I am proud to have worked with her during my time back home in 2022-2023.”
Cheryl Lasse- Right to Clean Water Campaign
“Lee is a hardworking advocate of sustainability. I would highly recommend her for her interpersonal skills and dedication to the mission.””Lee is a powerhouse. She is highly knowledgeable about environmental/climate issues and solutions, but easily communicates concepts clearly, succinctly, and in a way that makes you passionate about what she’s saying. That’s a rare combination. And it makes her an amazing climate advocate.
She is an innovator and entrepreneur, finding new ways of leveraging people, resources, and technology to drive results. For example, when my organization needed more volunteers, she suggested a job posting on LinkedIn.
Lee has an amazing way of connecting people, ideas, and organizations. And as a result, she is the person you want on your team, your side, or a partner in an initiative.”
Lisa Pearcy- Clean Energy Champion & CEO
“Lee is a hardworking advocate of sustainability. I would highly recommend her for her interpersonal skills and dedication to the mission.”
Frank Weaver- Regional Director of Latin America & Global Indigenous Affiliates
“I am happy to endorse Lee Perry, a dedicated climate advocate whose efforts have made a tangible difference in our community. I first meet Lee when her leadership at Fleet Farming mobilized volunteers to transform local lawns into thriving gardens, initiating an impressive wave of urban greening. This efforts was documented by National Geographic on the documentary Paris to Pittsburgh.
Lee’s unyielding commitment to clean water and preserving Split Oak truly stands out. Beyond helping organize, she is also an active participant, always leading from the front. Her work extends beyond professional obligations, resonating deeply within the community and motivating us all to be more ecologically conscious. You know it’s going to be a great event if Lee is there!
Orlando is undeniably better because of Lee’s passionate advocacy, and I am happy to see her leading the change at Florida Rising. Her work has positively influenced our environment and inspired individuals to engage more actively in environmental preservation. I know I am inspired! In short, Lee Perry is a beacon of hope for a more sustainable future.”
Natalie Branin- Community Partnership Manager
“Lee is a passionate, dedicated and hard worker. She is extremely skilled when it comes to organizing, as well as being open minded to various perspectives. I would want Lee on any team of mine.”
Christy Folk- Climate Change Educator– GenCleo
“I have had the pleasure of working with and learning from Lee since 2019, and she is one of the most inspirational and motivated individuals in the climate space that I know. Her commitment to standing up for nature and speaking out against injustice is unmatched, and we need more people in the movement like Lee. She has an incredible ability to mobilize people and bring them into community based on shared values and the need for collective action in the face of climate and ecological crises. Lee is an amazing leader and would be a champion of the people as an elected official if she were to run for office.”
Organizing to Victory 