April McClain-Delaney
April McClain-Delaney[edit]
April McClain-Delaney is a regulatory lawyer and the Washington Director for Common Sense Media. She is the wife of former Congressman John Delaney who is seeking a bid for President of the United States of 2020.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
McClain-Delaney was born and raised in Idaho by her parents who were potato farmers.[1] After graduating from high school, she then proceeded to further her education at Northwestern University and Georgetown Law Center. [2][3][4]
She attended Northwestern University before continuing with her education at Georgetown Law Center, which is one of the professional graduate schools of Georgetown University. [2][5] At Northwestern University, she had received her bachelor's degree in communication studies; she then got her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown Law Center. [3][6][5][7]Along with her college degrees, she is officially licensed to practice law in Washington D.C. and in New Jersey because she is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association. [2]
Career[edit]
After her twenty five years in her field, she currently works as a director for Common Sense Media, a kid's media watchdog group, starting in 2000.[3][8] Before working for this establishment, she had worked for multiple non-profit organizations and private sectors, such as Orion Network Systems and Cohn & Marks. She worked for Orion Network Systems for five years as Vice President and Director. In her professional career, she had spent a total of three years as an Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attorney for Cohn & Marks, a boutique broadcast and cable firm.She also co-founded USAT in the 1990s which is an international satellite based company which focuses on internet services. [2][3]
With Common Sense Media, she hosted an event to educate parental figures about some technology issues that are prevalent today. Common Sense Media had seen the differences in knowledge about technology, and had wanted to rectify this issue. The younger generations have been surrounded by technology for most of their lives, and as they age, it becomes a vital part of their daily routine. The solution that the company had designed was to educate the parental figures so that they could be more knowledgeable about what platforms their dependent is utilizing. [9]
Advocacy roles[edit]
April McClain-Delaney is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Delaney Family Foundation Fund. Along with overseeing this, she spends the majority of her time on different boards for various organizations such as the Boy's and Girl's Club of the Washington Metropolitan Area and Family Life Services.[2] She has also received multiple awards and honors for her advocacy roles and distinct work ethic.[5]
April McClain-Delaney has devoted most of her time working on child issues in the non-profit sector; along with child issues, she is also known to be an advocate for women's issues. Some roles that she has played as an advocate include: a board member and nominating chair of the International Center for Research on Women, a member of the National Advisory Council for the Sun Valley Community School, and worked with Innocents at Risk, Meridian Center Women's Leadership Council, and Georgetown University's Women, Peace, and Security Institute. She was also one of the chairwomen in the last three National Player's Breakfasts' "Meeting of Women from the 50 states."[2][5][10][1][3]
April McClain-Delaney also worked with the "We Will" campaign with Northwestern University. [11] This campaign consists of four sections: For Discovery and Creativity, Integrate Student Experience, Connect Campus and Community, and Engage Locally and Globally. [12] April McClain-Delaney thinks that it is important to give back to your own school and community. She is so avid about this campaign because it is responsible for preparing the students for the complex world that they will face upon graduation.[11] In 2014, she was the featured volunteer for this campaign. [1]
Political views[edit]
April McClain-Delaney primarily supports the Democratic Party. Since 1990, she had contributed over $200,000 to United States campaigns; of the money donated, 93% was to the Democratic Party, whereas the Republican Party only received 2% of that total. [3] Although she provided funding for primarily democratic campaigns, she is a self proclaimed moderate, hosting more than fifty bipartisan events. [1]
Awards and honors[edit]
April McClain-Delaney has received multiple awards and honors during her professional journey. She had been honored by Georgetown Law Center as one of the outstanding women alumnae and was a recipient of the Paul R. Dean Award. [13][5] She was also awarded the Distinguished Alumnae Award from her alma mater, Northwestern University, and was also a John Carroll Society Awardee. [13] Along with these awards and honors, she had also received the Patrice Wallace Carnitas Service honor and the Champion Award from Common-Sense Media. [7]
Personal Life[edit]
At Georgetown, she met her now husband, John Delaney. He recounts his early relationship with her by explaining that he was so interested in her that he arranged his classes so that he would be in all of her first-year law classes. After their engagement, John Delaney was looking to move into a different estate with her. She had wanted to move back to the area which she grew up with, and he wanted to move to New York City; since these two locations are vastly different, they decided to compromise and make Potomac, Maryland, the area that they would settle down in.[1][14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dwilson, Stephanie (Jul 31, 2017). "April McClain Delaney, John Delaney's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "April McClain-Delaney". Meridian International Center.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "April McClain-Delaney". Little Sis.
- ↑ "April McClain-Delaney". Little Sis.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "April McClain-Delaney (L'89)". Georgetown University.
- ↑ "April McClain-Delaney". Little Sis.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Biddix, Monica (January 11, 2019). "MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa Women to Host Luncheon for April McClain-Delaney". Delaney.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Community School.
- ↑ Maloney, Lynn. "The Digital Divide".
- ↑ "Meet April McClain-Delaney". Delaney.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Featured Volunteer: April McClain-Delaney '86, '15 P, '18 P". We Will. August 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Campaign Overview". We Will.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "April McClain-Delaney, Washington Director". Common Sense.
- ↑ "April McClain-Delaney". Little Sis.
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