Institute of International Studies invites you to the open lecture The 2024 US Presidential Election – What to expect over the next 18 months, which will be conducted by Joshua Burgin and Chris Brennan.
The lecture is scheduled for May 31, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Polish local time). The event will take place online on the ZOOM platform.
Meeting ID: 856 3761 8907
Passcode: 267191
If you have any additional questions, please contact the organizer: dr Marek Musioł: marek.musiol@uwr.edu.pl
Joshua M. Burgin is a Senior Program Officer at International Republican Institute (IRI) in Warsaw. For nearly three decades, Burgin combined his professional interests in US domestic politics and international affairs, focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. Burgin led numerous political campaigns in Florida and Massachusetts and also ran for office. He has held many positions in state and local government. In addition, Burgin is an advisor to the European Academy of Diplomacy and coordinator of New Security Leaders program at the Warsaw Security Forum.
Joshua Burgin earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he received the Lucius Littauer Award for academic achievements.
Christopher Brennan has been a proven leader and problem solver for nearly a quarter of a century, with experience in advocacy, community organizing, intergovernmental relations, communication strategy, volunteer training, and many other assignments and responsibilities. Chris has worked in political campaigns, state and federal government, and the private sector.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Brennan began his professional career as campaign deputy manager for Congressman Michael Ferguson in New Jersey during the 1998 campaign cycle. In 1999, as a field representative for the New Jersey Republican State Committee, where he helped maintain Republican control of the state assembly, Chris worked as field director for Republican National Committee’s Victory 2000 program, helping elect the Republican seat in federal and local races.
After earning master’s degrees in American history in The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina) and The College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, Brennan served as political director for Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley in President Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign. In this position, he supervised the ten most populous counties in Pennsylvania and helped build a base of over 10,000 volunteers. Under Brennan’s leadership, a team of volunteers made contact with more than two million voters on election day alone.
After the election, Brennan served as the director of external affairs for Verizon in central Pennsylvania. From serving as Verizon’s liaison with local and county governments to representing the Verizon Foundation in its charitable endeavors, Brennan has served as the face of Verizon in the local community.
From 2013 to 2015, Brennan joined the administration of Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Corbett, as regional director for central Pennsylvania and then became director of communications for Lieutenant Governor, Jim Cawley.
Most recently, Brennan was director of projects at The Bravo Group, one of the largest public relations and law firms in the United States. He led many projects there, including a USAID-funded democracy-building project in North Macedonia.
After serving as political director of Defending Democracy Together in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election campaign, Brennan accepted a position at International Republican Institute as program director for North Macedonia. He currently lives in Skopje, North Macedonia with his wife and family.
Translated by Milena Topolska (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
