April Delaney Wiki, Age【 John Delaney Wife 】Net Worth, Education

Name April Delaney

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB May 25, 1964. As of 2024, she is around 60 years old.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

April McClain Delaney is an American communications lawyer and entrepreneur. She is also the wife of politician John Kevin Delaney, who was a Democratic nominee for the 2020 Presidential Elections.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

April Delaney (maiden name April McClain) was born on May 25, 1964, in Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, to parents – Laurie Kay (Hugie) McClain (mother) and Thomas C. McClain (father).
April’s father was a potato farmer, and her mother had a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and was involved in several boards, guilds, and social endeavors.
She was raised on her father’s farm along with two siblings – Sister, Kristen, and a brother, Alexander.

Education : April attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, from 1982 to 1986. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications.
She then relocated to Washington, D. C., to attend Georgetown University’s Law Center from 1987 to 1989. She graduated as a Doctor of Law (Juris Doctor).
While studying at Georgetown University’s Law Center, April met the man who would become her husband, John Delaney. The two were engaged soon after meeting.

Together with her husband, April has four daughters: Summer, Brooke, Lily, and Grace.
She is also an aunt to her brother’s son Alexander.
Currently, the Delaney family resides in Potomac, Maryland.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

In 1989, April began her career as a proficient regulatory lawyer in Washington, D. C. One of her first jobs was as a FCC regulatory lawyer for Cohn and Marks LLP, a role in which she remained until 1993.
She then worked out of Rockville, Maryland, for Loral Space and Communications as an assistant general council and regulatory affairs director of the Orion network systems.

In 1998, April worked for USAT, a satellite-based service provider for the Asian Pacific region.
In 2001, April became a board member for the Northwestern University School of Communications, a position she has since held.
Since January 2006, she has also been on the board of Georgetown University’s Law Center.

April became the Washington director for Common Sense Media in 2006. Common Sense Media is a non-profit organization that studies the effect of media on children.
In December 2012, she also became a board member for the International Center for Research on Women, and then also joined the advisory board of Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace, and Security.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

The day after they first met, April’s future husband John Delaney advised her on course selections for law school (being a year ahead of her), and then promptly changed his own selections to match her picks! John later proposed to April on her birthday.
April speaks Italian fluently and has spent a lot of time practicing the language during her travels.
Two of April’s daughters were also students of Northwestern University like herself.

John and April supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential election. They held a fundraiser for the campaign in their home.
April is passionate about women’s rights & children’s media literacy and has served on many boards to assist with these issues.