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 Jonathan Kirch
e-mail: jkirch0303@aol.com
MPA 2007
Analytical Paper Title: “Public Policy Advocacy and Lobbying for the American Heart Association in Delaware”
Chair: Maria Aristigueta | Committee Member: Ed Freel
position:
Advocacy Director
Delaware and Philadelphia American Heart Association
Newark, Del.
Introduction
Jonathan Kirch is currently the State Advocacy Director for the American Heart Association in Delaware, where he also has responsibility for the City of Philadelphia.
At the American Heart Association, his responsibilities include directly lobbying the Delaware General Assembly, the Governor and Administration, the Philadelphia City Council, and the Mayor and Administration; public policy communications in Delaware and the City of Philadelphia; media advocacy; and strategic planning. In addition, he sits on the Chronic Illness Taskforce of the Delaware Health Care Commission.
Jonathan received his undergraduate degree in Leadership and Consumer Economics from the University of Delaware in 2005. Jonathan has also done government relations work for Verizon Delaware, Inc., and served as a Legislative Fellow with the Delaware General Assembly in the House of Representatives for both sessions of the 143rd General Assembly.
MPA, University of Delaware, 2007, Organizational Leadership
BS, University of Delaware, 2005, Leadership and Consumer Economics
April 2007–present
Advocacy Director, Delaware and Philadelphia American Heart Association
Newark, Del.
June–August 2006
Summer Intern, Verizon Delaware, Inc., Public Policy and External Affairs, Wilmington, Del.
September 2005–May 2007
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
January–June 2005 and January–June 2006
Legislative Fellow, University of Delaware & Delaware General Assembly, Dover, Del.
July–August 2005
Consultant, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wilmington, Del.
July 2003–October 2004
Collections Analyst, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Newark, Del.
January–June 2003
Financial Management Services Counselor, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Newark, Del.
August 2000–January 2003
Customer Assistance Account Manager, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Newark, Del.
February–July 2000
Mentor, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Newark, Del.
February 1999–January 2000
New Account Specialist, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Newark, Del.
Microsoft Office Applications, ArcGIS
Students of Promise Award, 2004 Panel of Outstanding Seniors Award, University of Delaware, 2005
Legislative Fellow Award, University of Delaware, 2005
Consumer Studies Student Award, University of Delaware, 2005
Helped coodinate planning for the international conference Third Transatlantic Dialogue: “Leading the Future of the Public Sector,” May 31–June 2, 2007, Newark, Del.
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