News and Updates

CivEx: Running for Office

September 28, 2023

Flinn-Brown Fellow and Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission Voter Education Director Gina Roberts (Phoenix, 2019) facilitated a workshop for individuals interested in learning the essential skills and knowledge needed to run a successful political campaign.


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Gov. Katie Hobbs appoints Flinn-Brown Fellows to board of directors of the Arizona-Mexico Commission

September 07, 2023

In August, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the board of directors of the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC). The AMC was formed with the goal to support international relationships and foster partnerships between Arizona and Mexico. The AMC is a cross-border, nonprofit organization with…


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August 2023 Network News

September 07, 2023

Our newsletter is a little later than usual so that we can detail our adventures from the League of Cities and Towns Conference! For us, it is always exciting to see a Flinn-Brown Fellow, but it is rare to see…


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July 2023 Network News

August 08, 2023

Thoughts from Dawn Wallace Most of you know that for the last four years, former legislator and House minority leader Chad Campbell, and former legislator Stan Barnes, have served as the political duo in our annual Academy for Flinn-Brown Fellows. …


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Two Arizona political heavyweights to facilitate 2023 Flinn-Brown Academy

August 08, 2023

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation One may be a Republican and one a Democrat, but Stan Barnes and Rebecca Rios like to talk more about what they have in common than the inevitable policy differences. They were both raised in rural…


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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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