Wednesday, November 4, 2015

DNC Convention CEO Leah Daughtry Makes History, Represents Generations




The Rev. Leah D. Daughtry, the Chief Executive Officer of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, has a hard act to follow — her own.

She already has plans to make next July's Philadelphia gathering "the most diverse and the most forward-looking convention that we've had in recent history," she told NBCBLK in a recent conversation. "We've got so much technology at our disposal, so many cutting-edge things that are on the horizon that really reflect the way the way people live and work and play in the 21st century."

Daughtry had history on her side her first time as convention CEO in Denver in 2008, when Barack Obama was nominated to lead the presidential ticket. She understands the challenge ahead. 

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Source: NBC News

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