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Bill Lynch, founder and Chairman of Bill Lynch Associates, LLC, has more than 30 years of experience in local and national politics, government operations, labor, and public policy.

Mr. Lynch successfully managed the mayoral campaign of David N. Dinkins in 1989, serving as Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Affairs from 1990-93. In addition to his responsibility for everything from the Community Development Agency to the Mayor’s Action Center, he oversaw the mayor’s federal, state and municipal legislative affairs offices. He had earlier been Manhattan Borough President Dinkins’ Chief of Staff.

In 1990, he coordinated the mayor’s urban national agenda, convening a meeting of 38 of the nation’s mayors. In 1992, he was one of the leaders of the team that brought the Democratic National Convention to New York.

When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa in 1991, Mr. Lynch coordinated the massive New York welcome celebration for the anti-apartheid leader. He was a key adviser to Mr. Mandela during his election campaign for President when South Africa’s black majority was first able to vote.

Prior to his work in government, Mr. Lynch served as Director of Legislation and Political Action for District Council 1701 of AFSCME, and managed successful campaigns for Major Owens for Congress and Frank Boyland for Assembly as well as playing key roles in the Presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale. He was Deputy Campaign Manager for John Kerry for President in 2004.

President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Lynch to the Democratic National Committee in 1997, where he served as Vice-Chair until 2003 when he was appointed to the New York City Charter Revision Commission by Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Mr. Lynch serves on the boards of Advancement Project, Children’s Defense Fund, Long Island University, Museum of African Art, Shared Interest, the New York Organ Donor Network, and the Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Historic Commission.

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Advancement Project

Advancement Project, a policy, communications and legal action group committed to racial justice, was founded by a team of veteran civil rights lawyers in 1998. Our mission is to develop, encourage, and widely disseminate innovative ideas, and pioneer models that inspire and mobilize a broad national racial justice movement to achieve universal opportunity and a just democracy.

Advancement Project partners with community organizations bringing them the tools of legal advocacy and strategic communications to dismantle structural exclusion.

www.advancementproject.org

Children's Defense Fund

CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed. We champion policies that will lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation.

www.childrensdefense.org

Museum for African Art

The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. The Museum is recognized worldwide as the preeminent organizer of exhibitions and publisher of books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art.

www.africanart.org

National Council of Negro Women

Founded in 1935, the NCNW mission is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities. NCNW fulfills this purpose through research, advocacy, and national and community-based services and programs on issues of health, education, and economic empowerment in the United States and Africa.

www.ncnw.org

New York Organ Donor Network

The New York Organ Donor Network is dedicated to the recovery of organs and tissues for people in need of life-saving and life-improving transplants. We are committed to increasing awareness and fostering understanding of organ and tissue donation among health care professionals and the general public.

www.donatelifeny.org

Shared Interest

Shared Interest’s mission is to mobilize the resources for South Africa’s economically disenfranchised communities to sustain themselves and build an equitable nation.

www.sharedinterest.org