Kyle Bozentko (STH '10)
Kyle Bozentko graduated from STH in 2010. His research interests include public opinion research, health and economic policy and social movements. He has worked as a health policy organizer, a policy analyst and his most recent appointment was as Executive Director of the Jefferson Center and Jefferson Action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, an organization dedicated to making democracy work for everyone. Kyle received a B.A. from Hamline University in 2007 (Religious Studies and Political Science), Master of Theological Studies (MTS) from the Boston University School of Theology with an emphasis on sociology of religion and politics, and Master of Science from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud Minnesota in Aging Studies.
Bozentko’s experience includes a decade of political strategy and public policy expertise. As a health policy organizer, he initiated outreach activities among local social service, human service, religious communities and public officials in the area to promote health care reform. In his role as policy analyst at the Jefferson Center, Bozentko developed and designed intensive public-policy based civic engagement processes and agenda components to maximize the effectiveness of citizen voices in engaging, processing and contributing to public policy debates.
Bozentko moved quickly from Co-Director of the Jefferson Center to Executive Director due to his extensive outreach efforts with deliberation and dialogue organizations, local, regional and national media, as well as private and university-based public policy institutions to develop strong partnerships and coalitions for expanding the breadth and scope of civic engagement projects.
Currently in his role as the Jefferson Center’s primary public representative, Bozentko works to cultivate the Jefferson Center’s network, develop collaborative initiatives, and works directly with media partners, community leaders, partner organizations, policy experts, participants and staff to develop and implement successful civic engagement and deliberative projects. He continues his work in justice-seeking civic engagement.