Christopher Dezzi - Vice President
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Christopher 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. Mr. Dezzi has worked on other Federal, State and Local campaigns.
Mr. Dezzi sits on several committees and boards in the Philadelphia area. Currently, Mr. Dezzi is a Trustee at Salus University (former PA College of Optometry), Chairman of the Patient Advocacy Committee at The Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Drueding Center, a homeless project of the Holy Redeemer Health System, Vice President of the Gladney Center for Adoption National Council, and a member of the Local Legislative Committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, and the Committee for the Holy Redeemer Health System. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Dezzi was a member of the Advisory Board of the Philadelphia International Airport.
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 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 and Daughter.