{"id":108845,"date":"2026-01-07T10:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108845\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:18:08","slug":"edge-communications-promotes-david-cruz-ramos-to-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108845\/","title":{"rendered":"EDGE Communications promotes David Cruz Ramos to Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;David is the kind of leader every candidate hopes for: steady, strategic, and relentless in his pursuit of excellence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Top South Florida-based public affairs firm <a href=\"https:\/\/edgecommunicationsllc.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">EDGE Communications<\/a> is promoting David Cruz Ramos to Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Cruz Ramos is fresh off a win as Campaign Manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/769059-rolando-escalona-wins-runoff-for-miami-commission-denying-frank-carollo-a-trip-back-to-city-hall\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">newly elected<\/a> Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona. EDGE said his elevation reflects his expanding role across campaign strategy, client engagement and firmwide coordination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u201cDavid is the kind of leader every candidate hopes for: steady, strategic, and relentless in his pursuit of excellence,\u201d Escalona said in a news release. \u201cWe both came to this country from Cuba with a dream, and I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better partner to help bring our message of hope and integrity to the City of Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">EDGE Founder and CEO Christian Ulvert added, \u201cDavid has earned this promotion with his unwavering dedication and sharp political instincts. He leads by example and with heart \u2014 and in this new role, he will help guide the firm\u2019s continued growth and impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Since joining EDGE in 2023, Cruz Ramos has played a central role in several high-profile South Florida campaigns. Most notably, he managed Escalona\u2019s successful run, helping elect a first-time candidate who immigrated from Cuba and rose from restaurant busboy to community leader.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/partnersinassociationmanagement.com\/?utm_source=FloridaPolitics&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=2023_campaign\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-633536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2023-8-24_PIAM_Display_728x90-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">He also made key contributions across EDGE\u2019s 2025 portfolio. The firm helped secure wins for new Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins and Miami Beach Commissioner Monica Matteo-Salinas, as well as the re-elections of Miami Commissioners Laura Dominguez and Alex Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Born in Cuba and raised in the U.S., Cruz Ramos previously served as EDGE\u2019s Communications Special Projects Coordinator, where he worked on strategic messaging and outreach initiatives. He is currently pursuing a degree in international relations at Florida International University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\u201cI\u2019m grateful to work alongside such passionate colleagues and mission-driven clients,\u201d he said. \u201cEDGE does so much more than run campaigns \u2014 our team builds trust, elevates voices, and delivers results that matter. I\u2019m proud to continue that work in this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;David is the kind of leader every candidate hopes for: steady, strategic, and relentless in his pursuit of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[42604,55702,55703,28,30,29,4870,15335],"class_list":{"0":"post-108845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-christian-ulvert","9":"tag-david-cruz-ramos","10":"tag-edge-communications","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-florida-headlines","13":"tag-florida-news","14":"tag-personnel-note","15":"tag-rolando-escalona"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}