2017 Flinn-Brown Fellow Kyle Sawyer serves as the assistant director of public policy and strategic planning at the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). In this leadership role, he oversees federal relations, legislative affairs, strategic planning, and project management — bringing…

Since 1996, Flinn-Brown Fellow Richard Yarbough has served at Pilgrim Rest Foundation. His early work focused on real estate acquisition, site plan development, construction, and financing of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church campus. It was a dynamic period of growth.…

Though it’s been over half a year since voters approved the measure in November 2024, Proposition 479 remains a strong example of what can be accomplished through long-term planning, coordination across jurisdictions, and broad-based public engagement.

As Chief Executive Officer of Entrepreneurial College and Vice President of Workforce and Healthcare Programs at Arizona Western College in Yuma, the Honorable Reetika Dhawan leads efforts to align academic programs with the evolving needs of Arizona’s workforce.

After more than two decades in Lake Havasu City, Jaime Festa-Daigle is bringing her deep-rooted passion for public education and civic engagement to northern Arizona.

Christian Osmeña is a distinguished leader in higher education administration, public policy, and civic engagement. As the Vice President for Enterprise Planning at Arizona State University (ASU), he is instrumental in charting the university’s strategic direction.

To Oregon-born Mary Venezia, Arizona is home. After spending much of her childhood in Phoenix and graduating from Saint Mary’s High School, she escaped the heat by heading north to Northern Arizona University for her bachelor’s degree.