Citizen Relations Unlocks Next-Level Potential with Creative And Strategic Team Expansion

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Dave Forde
July 9, 2025

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Citizen Relations is having a hot summer with another round of promotions being announced, plus two new hires.  It was less than a month ago that the agency promoted 23 team members across several of its offices around the globe.  

Now Citizen is focusing on its Creative & Strategy team, led by Chief Creative Officer, Josh Budd.  Following the recent promotions of Travis Myers and Jess Richards to Creative Directors, Lindsay Page has been appointed EVP, Head of Strategy. The Creative team has also added two new creative duos to their roster: 

  • Jon Dick as Senior Copywriter + Heather MacDonald as Senior Art Director
  • George Hobby as Junior Copywriter + Grace Zhou as Junior Art Director



Citizen Relations Unlocks Next-Level Potential with Creative And Strategic Team Expansion

[Top L-R: George Hobby, Grace Zhou, Jess Richards, Lindsay Page; Bottom L-R: Jon Dick, Heather MacDonald, Travis Myers & Toby]

Neil Mohan, Sol Carmona, Citizen Relations

We're not just hiring individual talent, but building a roster of complementary skills and perspectives that make us collectively better creatives," said Chief Creative Officer, Josh Budd. "They embody the core characteristics we seek: good humans, good teammates, and great creatives, proven by portfolios that show they aren't afraid to swing hard. I love that.

Jon joins Citizen from McCann Canada and has worked on award-winning campaigns recognized at Cannes Lions.  Heather brings over a decade of experience to Citizen from Sid Lee, Anomaly, Ogilvy, and, most recently, Grey.

Grace and George come to Citizen fresh out of Miami Ad School, but already with impressive accolades under their belt. 



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Dave Forde
Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Profectio and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Profectio and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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