Fellows Profiles

Flinn-Brown Fellow Clare Aslan a leader in sustainability research at NAU

November 10, 2023

Clare Aslan leads a large research group focused on sustainability science at Northern Arizona University and offers training to the next generation of sustainability professionals, environmental scientists, hydrologists, and geologists. Aslan, a 2017 Flinn-Brown Fellow and Flinn Scholar alum, is…


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Fellow Fernando Shipley: a Gila County public servant

October 09, 2023

Fernando Shipley is dedicated to a number of public service roles in Gila County: Globe City Council for 15 years including four years as mayor plus the governing boards of Gila Community College and Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. He…


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Flinn-Brown Fellow Sean Berens serves as senior counsel for governor

August 03, 2023

Sean Berens works in the Office of General Counsel for Gov. Katie Hobbs, where he provides analysis of both existing and proposed policy in a wide range of different subjects, with a focus on housing and water issues. Berens is…


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Fellow Yvette-Marie Margaillan of Autism Pediatrics to lead global initiative’s Tucson hub

June 28, 2023

Yvette-Marie Margaillan serves as CEO and clinical director of Autism Pediatrics in Tucson, which provides therapeutic health-care services and advocates for public policy initiatives that help increase access to health care. Margaillan says her work focuses on bridging the health-literacy…


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Flinn-Brown Fellow Brittney Kaufmann advocates on behalf of Arizona’s largest health systems

May 26, 2023

I serve as CEO of the Health System Alliance of Arizona. The Health System Alliance of Arizona represents the largest health systems and employers across Arizona, including Abrazo Health, Banner Health, Carondelet Health, Dignity Health, HonorHealth, and Northern Arizona Healthcare.…


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Fellow Christina Spicer helping grow the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council

May 02, 2023

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,…


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Flinn-Brown Fellow John Garcia III brings expertise to federal agency

March 30, 2023

’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…


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