Christopher Dezzi - Vice President
A. Christopher Dezzi is Vice President of The Dezzi Group, Ltd. The Dezzi Group, Ltd. is a full service political and business-consulting firm located in Philadelphia that serves City and State elected officials as well as for profit and not for profit corporations in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Mr. Dezzi co-founded the Dezzi Group in 1995. While still working at The Dezzi Group, Mr. Dezzi also was the campaign manager for the Committee to Elect Judge Ben Lerner in 1997. In the latter part of 1997, Mr. Dezzi served as the Assistant to the Campaign Director for the Committee to Elect Lynne Abraham District Attorney. Since 2005, Mr. Dezzi has been the Treasurer for the Committee to Elect Lynne Abraham. Mr. Dezzi has worked on other Federal, State and Local campaigns including serving on the Finance Committee of John Street for Mayor.

Mr. Dezzi sits on several committees and boards in the Philadelphia area. Currently, Mr. Dezzi is the Chairman of the Patient Advocacy Committee at The Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Drueding Center, a homeless project of the Holy Redeemer Health System and a member of the Local Legislative Committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Dezzi is also a member of the Service Effectiveness Committee for the Holy Redeemer Health System and a member of the Development Committee of St. Ignatius Nursing Home. Mr. Dezzi is a member of the Advisory Board of the Philadelphia International Airport through an appointment from the Mayor of Philadelphia, John F. Street. Recently, Mr. Dezzi was elected to the Delaware Valley Family Association Board for the Gladney Center for Adoption.

In April of 2001, Mr. Dezzi was named one of "The 40 Under 40" by the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2002, Mr. Dezzi's profile appeared in "Triumphs of the Human Spirit." The book is a series of profiles of cancer survivors who have excelled after a cancer diagnosis. Since 2001, Mr. Dezzi has guest lectured at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine on Patient/Doctor Communications. Mr. Dezzi is also an elected Democratic Committee-person in Philadelphia. Mr. Dezzi is a regular commentator for political matters on Fox TV, Channel 29 - Philadelphia and NBC 10, Philadelphia.

Mr. Dezzi is a graduate of La Salle College High School and La Salle University. Mr. Dezzi received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from La Salle University in 1996 with majors in Political Science and English. In 2005, Mr. Dezzi received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Mr. Dezzi currently resides in the Roxborough Section of Philadelphia with his wife, Kathleen.