Michael Delany

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Community and Economic Development Educator
Address

421 West Pines Road Suite 10 Oregon IL 61061

Program Areas
Community and Economic Development

Mike Delany joined University of Illinois Extension in August 2020 as a Community and Economic Development Educator serving Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. He is working to develop and deliver research-based programs, collaborate with community partners, and extend university resources in Northwestern Illinois.

Having grown up in Rockford, Delany earned a Bachelor’s degree in economics, an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. He has worked and studied in places as varied as St. Louis, Missouri; Stuttgart, Germany; and Santiago, Chile. Delany’s expertise is in corporate- and business development. He has been actively involved as a volunteer in Rockford’s recent community development initiative, “Transform Rockford.”