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I dedicated my life to important causes and now I am sharing this journey with you!
One day I hope to run for office but until then, I am dedicating my life to championing issues that are important to me and the entire world. This website is one way to bring followers of the various activities I am a part of to one place where all the causes I try to highlight can be found with the hope of crossing audiences to raise awareness.
My Life’s Work: A Summary
Lee Perry Strategies LLC
July 2023- Present: I officially launched my own business supporting nonprofits, small businesses, progressive candidates and issue-based campaign organizers through mission -based consulting.
Founder of Organizing To Victory
June 2023-Present: Organizing for Victory is a youth-led coalition taking Florida’s Future into its own hands. They help support progressive candidates and campaign staff to develop community champions who want to run for office and facilitate better representation for the next generation in the political landscape of Florida.
Central Florida Regional Director of Florida Rising
Jan- June 2023: Florida Rising is a state-wide multicultural social justice movement needed to expand political awareness in BIPOC communities that are the most disproportionately marginalized. This work develops grassroots campaigns to build power in Black and Brown Communities.
Board Secretary: Foundation For Florida Environmental Protection
2019-Present: Foundation for Florida Environmental Protection is a nonprofit dedicated to funding and developing environmental campaigns throughout the Central Florida Region. They also are committed to activating their local communities with hands-on action projects such as tree plantings and community clean-ups.
Campaign Manager for Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith
June 2022-November 2022: Lee had the honor to support Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith during one of the most contentious races in Florida’s History. HD-37. This was a fight backed by Private Interests supporting his opponent and although he did not win, Lee and Carlos remain good friends to this day. She considers him a mentor in her aspirations to run for office.
Orange County Government: Commissioner Nicole Wilson Aide
2020-2022: Commissioner Nicole Wilson first worked with Lee during the 2020 fight for Clean Water and the campaign to Save Split Oak Forest when they organized for two charter amendments to pass in Orange County. Their work was victorious and for that, Commissioner asked Lee to run her office. Even though Lee left to support Carlos Guillermo Smith’s challenging race for HD37, they are still good friends to this day.
Board Vice President and Former Chief Operations Officer of IDEAS For Us
2012- 2024: IDEAS For Us is a United Nations Accredited NGO that develops, funds, and scales climate action projects worldwide. Lee first started as a volunteer, then the Fleet Farming Program Director, before building the organization as the Chief Operations Officer. She now is the Vice-President of the Board of Directors while she expands her political career.
Board Vice President and Former Director of Fleet Farming
2014-2024: Food sovereignty is an important part of Lee’s moral alignment and started her journey educating people about food independence when she volunteered for Fleet Farming, later becoming the Program Director. Now, she serves on the Board of Directors while still helping with programs, fundraising, and classes.
Board Secretary of the Lee Rd Safe Neighborhood
2021-Present: While moving to the Lee Road area and working for Orange County, Lee became the Secretary of the Lee Road Safe Neighborhood Board to combat some of the homelessness, blight, and pedestrian safety issues throughout her community. This organization is also a terrific way to bring residents together and show our neighborhood how much it is loved by cleaning the streets.
Geneva Wilderness Area & ED Yarborough Nature Center: Conservationist and Educator
2012-2015: While attending the University of Central Florida, Lee worked as an intern and eventually a youth educator during her time at the Geneva Wilderness Area. Although she thoroughly enjoyed conservation work, the threats to the protected natural lands pushed her into public policy and advocacy.
Florida Native Plant Society: Former Board Member of the Cuplet Fern Chapter
2011-2012: One of her first leadership opportunities was serving as a Board member for the Florida Native Plant Society: Cuplet Fern Chapter. Her passion for native plants was a gateway to developing her education, schooling, and the rest of her career.