Mohamed Dhanani named on the Transition Advisory Team for Toronto’s Mayor-Elect John Tory

The team that will help transition John Tory into his role as mayor includes key members of his campaign team, mayoral candidate David Soknacki, and non-profit, business and academic leaders

“The best transition team is people that have the knowledge of city hall both at bureaucracy and the political scene. But also some outside people that will have a fresh perspective.”

– Case Ootes, former deputy mayor

The full list of the new teams:

Transition team Case Ootes, former deputy mayor Rod Phillips, chair of CivicAction Christopher Eby, chief of staff to the Mayor-elect Vic Gupta, principal secretary to the Mayor-elect Joe Halstead, former commissioner of economic Development for the city Nick Kouvalis, Tory campaign advisor Susan McIsaac, president and CEO of the United Way Toronto Arthur Lofsky, former advisor to Ontario Finance Ministers Sobara and Duncan Shirley Hoy, former Toronto city manager Teresa Di Felice, director of government and community relations, for CAA South Central Ontario.

Transition Advisory Council Geoff Cape, founder and CEO of Evergreen Ken Chan, vice-president of advocacy, research and healthcare for Cystic Fibrosis Canada Alvin Curling, former speaker in the Ontario Legislature Mohamed Dhanani, executive officer for Ismaili Council of Canada Michelle DiEmanuele, president and CEO of Trillium Health Partners Robert Foster, founder and president of Capital Canada Nikki Holland, director of public affairs for Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario Blake Hutcheson, president and CEO of Oxford Properties Sharifa Khan, board member for Metro Toronto Convention Centre Sheldon Levy, president of Ryerson University; Marnie McBean, Olympian; Eric Miller, University of Toronto professor Micheal Nobrega, former president and CEO of Omers Gail Nyberg, executive director of the Daily Bread Food Bank Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance Rod Phillips, chair of CivicAction; Saad Rafi, CEO of the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games David Soknacki, former Toronto city councillor Steve Upton, vice president of Tridel and chair of BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) Gordon Cressy, president of George Brown College Foundation

Via Mayor-elect John Tory names his transition team

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Mohamed Dhanani previously ran for Councillor in Ward 26 in 2010 and lost by only a few hundred votes.

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