After six years at Teach For America-Phoenix, Christina joined the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) in 2014. She served as Deputy Director for three years with oversight of the programmatic operations (including girl program, product program, and camp), fund development,…

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of Jack (J.C.) Mutchler on April 10, 2023, in Hereford, Arizona. J.C. was in the inaugural class of Flinn-Brown Fellows in the spring of 2011.…

Dr. Eric Reiman, nationally recognized Alzheimer’s researcher, selected as new chair Dr. David Gullen, the longest-serving member of the Flinn Foundation board of directors, is stepping down as chair after 21 years of leading the philanthropic grantmaking organization. He will…

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace Technology becomes entrenched in our lives so quickly that it is sometimes hard to recall a world without even a recent change. Today, it’s unrealistic and unimaginable to think we could live a day outside the…

’m currently a senior advisor in the Office of Policy, Evaluation and Planning at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. In my office, we ensure alignment across the department with the secretary’s priorities, using evidence-based approaches to inform…

Fellows Spotlight Benjamin Taylor(Phoenix, 2019) Attorney, PartnerTaylor & Gomez Law, LLP LinkedIn | Twitter 1. Can you please describe your work and how public policy impacts how you manage your organization? I work as a personal injury, civil rights, and criminal defense…

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace Since late January, our team has been on the road recruiting for our newest cohort of Fellows. We began in Tucson with an info session hosted by Ted Maxwell and Nicole Barraza (Tucson, 2020) at Southern Arizona Leadership Council, followed…