Kelly Kirschner

Kelly Kirschner served as Sarasota City Commissioner and Mayor, where he led passage of local campaign finance reforms. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgetown University. In 1999 he joined the Peace Corps and spent four years in northern Guatemala, working with Mayan farming families on reaching new markets. He worked in sales at Bio-Pro Research in Manatee County and served as Vice President at Eckerd College, where he led executive leadership development and lifelong learning programs. He grew the nonprofit UnidosNow, which the campaign says has helped over 1,000 first-generation students gain debt-free admission to elite universities.

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