News and Updates

April 2021 Network News

April 16, 2021

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace In a recent staff meeting, my coworkers and I were challenged to share our favorite sports hero. While I live with two sports fanatics—one I married, the other I birthed—I don’t know many current players in…


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Rep. Daniel Hernandez working alongside Fellows at Arizona Legislature

March 25, 2021

Daniel Hernandez, Jr. State Representative Legislative District 2 Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook 1.  What suggestions would you have for Fellows interested in running for office? I would suggest…


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March 2021 Network News

March 25, 2021

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace In 2011, the original vision of the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership imagined that building leadership capacity in Arizona should be paired equally with robust civic learning and community outreach to build a groundswell of support…


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Flinn-Brown Fellow Alberto Olivas leads ASU’s Pastor Center for Politics & Public Service

February 17, 2021

Alberto Olivas Executive Director Congressman Ed Pastor Center for Politics & Public Service Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook 1. Can you please describe your work and how public policy impacts how you manage…


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February 2021 Network News

February 17, 2021

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace While most of 2020 was epic in its challenges, the holiday season glimmered to me like an elixir for the darkness of our collective mood. The simplicity felt restorative in a year filled with chaos. For…


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A partnership to strengthen civic life

February 11, 2021

The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation and the Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) drive work across the state to strengthen civic education, build civic leaders, and increase our capacity to solve problems and create…


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Arizona executives named to lead statewide bioscience committee

January 26, 2021

A medical-technology executive and a former state legislator have been named the new leaders of Arizona’s statewide committee overseeing the advancement of the state’s bioscience ecosystem. Eve Ross, a retired W.L. Gore & Associates executive, is serving as chair and…


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