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Popular Radio Personality Joins Mayor’s Staff
Mayor Appoints New City Attorney
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this week, Mayor Jane Castor ap- pointed a new City Attorney. Attorney Gina Grimes will begin her new role on August 12. She is replacing Attorney Sal Territo, who will remain in the City’s Legal De- partment after he steps down.
Mayor Castor said, “Gina is a formidable attor- ney with decades of experi- ence in both the public and private sector. Her innova- tive approach to running the city’s legal department will enable us to increase com- munication and improve city services, while ensuring that
ATTORNEY GINA GRIMES ... Newly appointed City Attorney
the City’s interests are pro-
tected. We welcome Gina while also thanking Sal Ter- rito for his years of dedica- tion to this great city.”
Attorney Grimes said, “It will be an honor to serve as City Attorney - and it’s even more meaningful to me because I began my career in the City Attorney’s Office in 1985 as a law clerk.
“After practicing law in the private sector for the last 15 years, I am returning to public service because Mayor Castor has a vision- ary plan in place for govern- ing and streamlining city services to ensure Tampa’s continued success. I look for- ward to working with Mayor Castor, City Council and the Tampa residents.”
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Several years ago, Ms. Ebone “Cruz” Clifton es- tablished herself as a much- in-demand, radio personality. Recently, she added another title to her resume, that of Neighborhood Coordinator for the City of Tampa.
Ms. Cruz Clifton is well known throughout the Bay Area as a radio personality. And, she has advanced her experience into other areas.
After earning her MBA from the University of Phoenix, in 2017, she transi- tioned from radio into an On- line Entrepreneur Marketing Coach. She ventured into pol- itics when she had the oppor- tunity to work on the All For Transportation Campaign. Her most recent experience in political campaigns took place when she worked on Mayor Jane Castor’s cam- paign earlier this year.
Ms. Cruz Clifton settled in Tampa while in middle school when her father re- tired from the military. She attended Robinson High School, but graduated from Middleton High School in Middleton, Tennessee.
She continued her educa- tion at Southwest Tennessee Community College, where
MS. EBONE ‘CRUZ’ CLIFTON Neighborhood Coordinator
she earned an A. S. Degree. She was awarded her B. A. Degree in Liberal Arts, with a minor in English and Psy- chology from the University of Memphis.
Returning to Tampa, Ms. Cruz Clifton is a former NAACP Freedom Fund Din- ner Committee member; for- mer radio personality of the Tom Joyner Morning Show in Tampa, 1150 AM WTMP; and currently serves as the Social Media presenter at the Tampa Black Heritage Festi- val, Building Your Business Yearly Seminars.
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