Thoughts from Dawn Wallace In the mid-1970s, my family immigrated to the United States. I have very few happy memories of living in my birth country or leaving it. However, one charming memory persists to this day from our 14-hour…

Twenty Flinn Scholars to attend an Arizona university The 2022 Flinn Scholarship, which provides a full ride for college at one of Arizona’s public universities, has been awarded to 20 of Arizona’s highest-achieving students. The Flinn Scholars Program, supported by…

Arizona’s bioscience sector is performing at historically high levels two decades after the creation of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap placed the state on a long-term trajectory toward success. The April 20 report, the latest performance analysis commissioned by the Phoenix-based Flinn…

Frances Sjoberg (Phoenix, 2012)Principal Attorney, Economic and Community Development Unit, Navajo Nation Department of Justice LinkedIn 1. Can you please describe your work and how public policy impacts how you manage your organization? I very recently left private practice at Lewis…

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace In the summer of 1995, alongside nearly 1,000 people, I attended a very special naturalization ceremony—my own. I remember so many intense feelings—everything between an overwhelming sense of relief and finality juxtaposed with a sense of…

Frank McCune (Phoenix, 2011), Director of Government Relations, City of Phoenix Bio LinkedIn 1. Can you please describe your work and how public policy impacts how you manage your organization?  I serve as the director of government relations for the…

Thoughts from Danielle Underwood, Arizona Center for Civic Leadership Program Coordinator   When I was younger, my dad would force—I mean strongly encourage—my siblings and me to create Black History Month presentations on an influential Black person we admired. More…