July 14, 2009
City Councillor Sam Yoon’s top aide in City Hall is moving over to the campaign. Mary Grissom, Yoon’s chief of staff, will be taking over as campaign manager, a campaign spokesman confirmed to the Reporter.
She is leaving City Hall at the end of the week, replacing Scott Sherman atop the campaign.
Previously, Grissom served a board member of Project HIP-HOP for three years and projects coordinator for the Union of Minority Neighborhoods for two years. Sherman had previously worked on a Congressional campaign in Florida.
Yoon is challenging Mayor Thomas Menino for corner office in City Hall, along with City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty and South End businessman Kevin McCrea.
The campaign shake-up comes as the four camps gird for the 10 weeks left before the Sept. 22 primary, when two candidates will emerge for the November final election.